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| James Daniels leaving the mountains in his wake, Gobi March 2009 |
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Gobi March 2010
See a preliminary course map of this year's Gobi March which will take competitors through a sea of sand dunes. Click here. Strength in numbers: find out about 16 competitors from Shanghai, China who are supporting each other in preparation for the Gobi March this June. Click here to read more. See who has signed up to compete, including a record number from China. To see the field, click here. This year's event sees competitors return to the Turpan Depression -- the second lowest place on Earth and the hottest place in China. Read about the location here.
Famous for the wonderful fruit grown in its oases, this part of the Gobi Desert is dotted with settlements with many opportunities to interact with the locals. To read more about the local culture, click here. |
Sahara Race 2010
The next recce to Egypt to scout the course and campsites will happen in just a few days. Having seen some of the initial pictures from the Valley of the Whales, this year's Sahara Race is going to be breathtaking.
Dave Annandale of the United Kingdom, along with his brother Steve, also of the United Kingdom, will be competing in the Sahara Race 2010 -- upon completion, Dave will become a member of the 4 Deserts Club. Click here to see the other members of this exclusive Club.
It's not just the blogs where you can interact with other competitors and RacingThePlanet experts, you can also use the forums. If you have a question you think lots of people will want to know about start a thread here.
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The Last Desert (Antarctica) 2010 Want to know what equipment you need for The Last Desert? Take a look at the mandatory kit list here. Nearly 45 people will join the 4 Deserts Club at the end of 2010 if they complete The Last Desert this year. That will be a new record. See who has signed up to compete here.
RacingThePlanet has chartered the exclusive Antarctic Dream expedition ship -- 60 competitors, family, friends and media will use the ship as its base during the 11-day expedition.
Click here to visit The Last Desert website.
RacingThePlanet 100 Another recce for the Taklamakan Ultramarathon will be taking place in March- expect some great photos and footage teasers. Look for the second event in the series to be announced soon...hint -- mountains. . For details on RacingThePlanet's new 100km series click here.
RacingThePlanet now carries the full range of the highly sought after Expedition Foods in its International and European stores
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There's loads of activity on the race blogs for the Atacama Crossing this year. Read how people's preparations are going here. A record number of competitors will be competing in the Atacama Crossing including several who hope to complete the 4 Deserts Grand Slam (completing all 4 Deserts in one calendar year). See the press release here for the 4 Deserts Grand Slam contenders. Multiple film crews will be onsite to document the unfolding drama. The competition at this year's event is stiff! We will see Ryan Sandes, champion of the Gobi March 2008 and the Sahara Race 2008 (Ryan also hopes to become the first in the world to win all 4 Deserts), as well as Eric LaHaie champion of the Gobi March 2009, and Sean Abbott who finished third in that race competing against each other. See who will be lining up at the start line here.
Competitors catch up on their emails and blog comments in the Atacama Desert.
4 Deserts Grand Slam
Paul Liebenberg of South Africa (left) was the first in the world to complete the 4 Deserts Grand Slam (finishing all 4 Deserts in one calendar year), followed closely by the Ultramarathon Man, Dean Karnazes of the United States (right). Multiple competitors will be trying to accomplish this in 2010.
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RacingThePlanet Alumni News
Gordon Oldham, veteran of four RacingThePlanet events, has named 2010 as his "Year of Adventure" and he plans to compete in RacingThePlanet: Australia, RacingThePlanet 100 and The Last Desert in Antarctica. Nick Ashley-Cooper, who has completed both the Sahara Race 2008 and Namibia 2009 has suffered a nasty spill from his horse, but will make a full recovery. We wish him a speedy one so that we can see him back in the desert as soon as possible.
Ted Hodgkinson, veteran of the Gobi March 2008 and Namibia 2009 who is racing in Australia this year, raised US$60,000 on 15 January for The David Seldrick Wildlife Trust here in Hong Kong. Congratulations! If there's some news you'd like to share, then please let us know at info@racingtheplanet.com and we will include it in the newsletter.
Ray Zahab and Team at the South Pole. Click here to visit Ray's expedition website. |
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RacingThePlanet: Australia 2010 One of the most exciting things about the annual roving race is that we get to explore and compete on new terrains, and The Kimberley is no exception. To see the equipment we recommend you bring, check the kit list here.
RacingThePlanet: Australia is unfortunately closed for applications. See the complete field here. The blogs are also heating up, check them out here. Visit the website here. |
Store News
RacingThePlanet stocks the world's most respected brands. Virtually all the clothing and equipment has been tested or recomended by competitors in RacingThePlanet evnets. For keeping warm while you clilmb Mt. Everest or during your training sessions, we stock Arc'teryx, Mammut, Outdoor Research, Patagonia, Mountain Hardwear and Marmot's winter technical apparel. We've got all the gear to climb the world's steepest mountains and to race across the world's harshest deserts. You can now buy gift certificates for purchases in the store as well. For more details, click here.
See a story about Course Director Dave Annandale in RacingThePlanet: Namibia and his encounter with a leopard -- he lists the equipment he wish he had here.
To keep track of the new products and brands, as well as to hear about offers and promotions in the store, sign up for our Gear Bulletin here. If you live in Europe, remember to visit our UK based online store at www.racingtheplanet.co.uk/store.
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HQ News RacingThePlanet is planning a recce in Nepal this month. To pre-register, just complete an online application here. RacingThePlanet's on-ground sherpa will be taking the RacingThePlanet flag to the top of Everest this spring. We'll be having a get together and Freeze Dried Food tasting session in Hong Kong before Chinese New Year - the invites will be in your inbox shortly. RacingThePlanet is taking part in Thomson Reuters new Insider project. The video news platform is in Beta testing, and we have been invited to produce our own channel. If your company has access to Reuters Insider, be sure to check us out, click on the icon below to visit the site. 
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