4 DESERTS CLUB

4 DESERTS GRAND SLAM

Four deserts. One year. One extraordinary achievement.

In 2008, the legendary “Ultramarathon Man” Dean Karnazes of the United States set himself an audacious goal: to conquer all four races of the 4 Deserts in a single year. He crossed China’s Gobi Desert, Egypt’s Sahara, Chile’s Atacama and the frozen expanse of Antarctica, and in doing so created one of the toughest challenges in endurance sport: the 4 Deserts Grand Slam.

Today, the 4 Deserts Ultramarathon Series takes competitors through four of the most extraordinary landscapes on Earth:

• the Namib Race in Namibia
• the Gobi March in Mongolia
• the Atacama Crossing in Chile
• The Last Desert in Antarctica

Each is a six-stage, 250-kilometre (155-mile) self-supported footrace, which makes the Grand Slam 1,000 kilometres across the hottest, driest, windiest and coldest deserts in the world.

Since Dean’s pioneering year, just 97 people from around the world have completed the 4 Deserts Grand Slam and joined the 4 Deserts Club, and a remarkable few have conquered it twice. TIME magazine has twice named the 4 Deserts Ultramarathon Series one of the Top Ten Endurance Challenges in the World, alongside icons such as the Tour de France and the Vendée Globe.

In 2028, all four races take place within a single calendar year. Will you be the next to join this exclusive club? 

4 DESERTS GRAND SLAM RACE SCHEDULE 2028

RACE RACE START DESERT MEETING POINT
Namib Race 21 May 2028 Namib Swakopmund, Namibia
Gobi March  30 July 2028 Gobi Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
Atacama Crossing 1 October 2028 Atacama San Pedro de Atacama, Chile
The Last Desert 13 November 2028* Antarctic Ushuaia, Argentina

*Date subject to change.


Ready to take on the ultimate challenge? Register for the Namib Race (Namibia) 2028 to begin your Grand Slam journey.

 

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