Check out this video to see some of the horror stories from the trail on Primal Quest Badlands Web Episode 10. For more videos, check out http://legendaryrandyericksenfilms.wikispaces.com/

Check out this video to see the Chicken Story and hear some horror stories after the section on the Cheyenne River on Primal Quest Badlands Web Episode 9. For more videos, check out http://legendaryrandyericksenfilms.wikispaces.com/

Check out this video and watch as Team OrionHealth.com crosses the finish line on Primal Quest Badlands Web Episode 8. For more videos, check out http://legendaryrandyericksenfilms.wikispaces.com/

Check out this video and watch as Team OrionHealth.com heads for the finish line while Salomon/Crested Butte chases them on Primal Quest Badlands Web Episode 7. For more videos, check out http://legendaryrandyericksenfilms.wikispaces.com/

Check out this video which takes a look back at the first half of the race on Primal Quest Badlands Web Episode 6. For more videos, check out http://legendaryrandyericksenfilms.wikispaces.com/

Watch what teams do at a transition area on Primal Quest Badlands Web Episode 5. For more videos, check out http://legendaryrandyericksenfilms.wikispaces.com/

Watch Team Bones on the ropes course in Primal Quest Badlands Web Episode 4. For more videos, check out http://legendaryrandyericksenfilms.wikispaces.com/

We will be posting a new web episode each week from the 2009 Primal Quest Badlands race.

We are still following up with teams following Primal Quest about their mandatory gear for the race in South Dakota. We followed nuun-FeedTheMachine leading up to PQ focusing on their training for the event.

This is the first in a series of videos that we will post from this year’s PQ Badlands. Thanks to Randy Ericksen for these clips.

Team Salomon/Crested Butte finished in second place overall at this year’s Primal Quest Badlands. This year’s team was comprised of Jari Kirkland, Eric Sullivan (Sully), Jon Brown (JB) and Travis Macy (on Team Merrell/Zanfel Adventure in Primal Quest Montana-2008). We have asked several teams to send us their gear lists which satisfied the PQ mandatory list requirements. This list is from Travis Macy:

Rumors abounded before, during and after PQ Badlands as to whether there would be another event for Primal Quest. With participation at a definite low…the rumors were not unwarranted. However, PQ Media Director (and Adventure Blog author) Kraig Becker posted the below on The Adventure Blog to quell the rumors for now. I truly hope it is true as we need this epic event to continue.

Thanks to Kraig Becker for this most recent update on the Primal Quest Badlands site. Since the race started last weekend….Kraig and the PQ media crew have been keeping us in the loop with up to date information on the race. We will post the final standings tomorrow when they become available. Congrats to all that have competed in the longest expedition adventure race in North America.

This short clip has team members reflecting about their time on the course at PQ Badlands. Don Mann (Primal Quest Director), Travis Macy (Team Salomon/Crested Butte) and others discuss the magnitude of the race and some of the highlights of the event.

We highly anticipated a late night/early morning arrival last night when we posted about Team OrionHealth.com’s position in relation to the finish line. However, due to some navigational errors…it was actually later on Thursday when they finally crossed the finish line. And following in succession after them came Team Salomon/Crested Butte and Team Merrell/Zanfel Adventure. More teams will continue to migrate towards the finish line in the coming days. Congrats to the first three finishers.

Primal Quest Badlands is the 6th installment of the expedition adventure race. Founded in 2001, the adventure race has been dubbed the “The World’s Most Challenging Human Endurance Competition.” Its goal was to bring a world-class, multi-sport expedition race to the North American continent. Each race lasts up to 10 days with the top teams finishing in 5-6 days. Each team is required to be co-ed and have four members.

Primal Quest River Director Josh Galt discusses some of the challenges that teams faced swimming and paddling the designated course at this year’s event. Wind, no wind, dark and other factors have shown why adventure racing is not predictable.

Word from Primal Quest HQ is that Team OrionHealth.com may finish tonight around 11pm or 12 midnight. These are rough estimates based on time trials — they may come in ahead or behind them …

Two teams have been disqualified from Primal Quest Badlands presented by SPOT for numerous rules violations. Both Team SMART and Team Native Eyewear were pulled off the course last night following the infractions and a Search and Rescue operation by Primal Quest staff.

     The race has now been going for about 100 hours, and it has to be taking it´s toll.
     Orionhealth.com (OH) still at, recently got off the water and are trekking towards CP33 “Indian Creek Overlook”. Though the SPOT Tracking Pagedoesn´t show it, racers on the field report Salomon/Crested Butte (S/CB) should be up around 2nd or 3rd place. Merrel/Zanfel (M/Z) put in a strong effort last night and have currently jumped up to 2nd or 3rd, they will continue to remain strong contenders, you may remember they were second place finishers in last years PQ. Team Bones, just a couple hours behind them……

It appears that the climbing team did not disappoint the racers this year at Primal Quest Badlands. The ropes portion of the race each time has been an integral part of the race. …

Primal Quest River Director, Josh Galt catches up with Team OrionHealth.com on Saturday. It appears at this point in the race…he is the only one that can. The Kiwi team continues to dominate …