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

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• 29 Jun 2025 Thirty New People Qualify for The Last Desert after completing the Gobi March
  There are 30 new qualifiers for The Last Desert after the spectacular conclusion of the Gobi March 2025.  Relive the action and see who may be joining the expedition to Antarctica.  

• 22 Jun 2025 Follow the Gobi March (Mongolia) LIVE NOW

  You can follow the race through Live Tracking, Photos, Videos. Results and more. It will give you an idea of how friends and family can follow The Last Desert. You can also send messages of support to competitors through the results page.  

• 13 Jun 2025 Sejin (Sarah) Oh's Journey to Antarctica

  Experience Antarctica through the eyes of The Last Desert 2024 competitor Sarah Oh from Korea (English subtitles).

• 08 Jun 2025 RacingThePlanet to Charter M/V Plancius

  We are excited to again charter the M/V Plancius Expedition Ship for our 11th Edition of The Last Desert, Antarctica's only multi-stage ultramarathon.

• 05 Apr 2025 The Atacama Crossing 2025 has Concluded

  HUGE congratulations to Anton Zyrianov and Elise Lagerstrom (USA) for their remarkable victory in this grueling 250 km (155 mi) footrace across the Atacama Desert. Kudos to the winning teams as well! Team Taiwan+ (Kevin Lin and Chang Wei Huang) triumphed in the Official Team Division, while The Guanacos (Ester Alves, Manuel Nunes, and Filipe Santos) claimed victory in the Group Team Division.

• 26 Feb 2025 Several Finishers of The Last Desert Set to Complete 4 Deserts Grand Slam (Plus) in April

  In March 2025, twelve remarkable individuals will finish the ultimate challenge: completing the 4 Deserts Grand Slam or 4 Deserts Grand Slam Plus at the Atacama Crossing (Chile). This monumental feat requires competitors to conquer all four (4 Deserts Grand Slam) or five (4 Deserts Grand Slam Plus) of RacingThePlanet’s gruelling ultramarathons within twelve months.

• 19 Feb 2025 CBC: Samantha Harper ran through snow, ice, and rugged mountains

  For Samantha Harper, a family physician from Happy Valley-Goose Bay, Antarctica wasn't just a bucket-list destination — it was her racecourse.

• 30 Jan 2025 Frozen Challenges, Warm Hearts: Natalie Yiu’s Antarctic Adventure for Youth Inclusion

  Exploring commitment and resilience in the face of extreme conditions, Natalie Yiu takes time to support “StarUp”, an organisation dedicated to supporting youth with intellectual disabilities (YID), which was a key aspect of Natalie’s journey.

• 29 Jan 2025 M/V Plancius Selected Again to Serve as Base Camp for The Last Desert

  We are pleased to announce that the M/V Plancius, a much-loved expedition ship, has again been selected to serve as the Base Camp for The Last Desert and Antarctica Ultramarathon in 2026.  Dates have also been set for 13 - 23 November 2026.

• 22 Jan 2025 Final Reflections from The Last Desert Bloggers

  Read some final thoughts about The Last Desert from bloggers as they try to capture in words what Antarctica meant to them.