THE LAST DESERT (ANTARCTICA)
ANTARCTICA'S ONLY MULTI-STAGE FOOTRACE

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• 17 Oct 2024 The Best Ever!

  4 Deserts Grand Slam Plus Competitor Sal Powell recaps her experience at RacingThePlanet: The 20-Year Race in Jordan. Sal will also be competing in The Last Desert.

• 11 Oct 2024 Less than 50 Days Until We Sail to Antarctica

  Make sure all your Mandatory Forms have been submitted, and that you have started to prepare your equipment and clothing for the expedition. Go to the Competitor Area (top right of website) for all the details.

• 28 Sep 2024 RacingThePlanet: The 20-Year Race in Jordan is History

  The race concluded on Saturday in front of the Treasury building in Petra, Jordan. Congratulations to Filippo Rossi of Switzerland and Maigua Ojeda of Spain, the champions, and all the partiticpants in the race which celebrated 20 years of RacingThePlanet.

• 22 Sep 2024 LIVE from Jordan: RacingThePlanet: The 20-Year Race

  HAPPENING NOW - follow our Anniversary Race LIVE as competitors traverse the deserts of Jordan beginning in Wadi Rum and ending in front of the UNESCO-heritage site, the Treasury.  Follow the GPS Tracking, see Photos and Videos, and read the Blogs and Stage Updates.  Sign up for Breaking News to get the first news straight from the desert.

• 12 Sep 2024 75 Days until We Set Sail

  All Mandatory Forms were due on 1 September 2024. Please email if these haven't been submitted so you don't miss your place on the ship.

• 05 Aug 2024 Heat Wave in Antarctica
  Like many parts of the world, Antarctica has been experiencing a heat wave in some parts.

• 30 Jun 2024 Gobi March 2024 - That's A Wrap

  The Gobi March 2024 as officially ended, You can see all the coverage from the week including the final  highlights video. Next up RacingThePlanet: The 20-Year Race (Jordan) on 22 September.

• 22 Jun 2024 Follow the Gobi March (Mongolia) 2024 LIVE NOW
   The 18th edition of the Gobi March starts on Sunday, 23 June.  See live tracking, photos, videos, results, blogs and more on the Gobi March LIVE page.

• 17 Jun 2024 Get Ready for Antarctica, Set up a Blog
  Read the most recent blog by Rob James, and set up your blog to document your preparations and journey to the Final Frontier of Antarctica.

• 19 May 2024 Check Out all the Updates in the Competitor Area
  Official participants can check out all the updates in the Competitor Area of the website. This area contains additional information on how to prepare for Antarctica, activities in Antarctica, and methods to survive the Drake Passage, among other information.