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

The Last Desert, held around the Antarctic Peninsula, is unlike any other RacingThePlanet Ultramarathon – or any other ultramarathon out there! While racers still race up to 250km / 155 miles in up to six Stages, each taking place in a diffe ...

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  Including the first edition of The Last Desert in 2006, RacingThePlanet has visited the vast white desert of Antarctica nine times, with a tenth expedition planned for 26 November 2024. In that period, Antarctica, long considered a stalwart s ...

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If you only have time for one book, you must read "Endurance." In addition, we have listed what we consider to be five of the best books on polar exploration in Antarctica. #1. ENDURANCE BY ALFRED LANSING Experience “one of the best adventu ...

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For the last few years, I’ve lived in Vaasa, Finland so I’ve become familiar with how to train when 4-6 months of the year are in winter conditions. This experience has informed how I would go about my training and preparation if I were p ...

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