Team Bones has departed Checkpoint 38 for the finish line, and are estimated to arrive in under an hour.

What is Primal Quest? Only the most demanding endurance competition on the planet. Don’t believe us? Check out this amazing video below to get an idea of what the racers have been dealing with over the past 6+ days.

This video comes courtesy of Bryan Thompson, a professional videographer who just happened to be on vacation in South Dakota this week and couldn’t resist getting in on the fun of adventure racing and Primal Quest. Thanks Bryan!

The third team to cross the finish line at Primal Quest Badlands presented by SPOT is none other than Team Merrell/Zenfel Adventure. The team was greeted by a crowd of enthusiastic fans who cheered them on and welcomed them to the end of their 600 mile odyssey.

The second team to complete Primal Quest Badlands presented by SPOT is Salomon/Crested Butte, crossing the finish line just moments ago. The team will also now wait to see where they will fall in the official standings once all of the time credits and penalities are taken into consideration. Congratulations to the entire team for completing the toughest adventure race on the planet!

Team OrionHealth.com is the first team across the finish line of Primal Quest Badlands Presented by SPOT.  They were immediately greeted with pizza and ice cream and interviewed by the local news stations. They will now await the arrival of the next teams and the awarding of time credits and assessing of penalties to see if they will be named the official winner of this year’s race.

Photos by Wouter Kingma

The past few days have been busy ones out on the Angostura Resvervoir. The teams have pretty much come and gone now, and have completed the swimmig and paddling orienteering courses. The weather has made this one of the more interesting CP’s on the course, ranging from sunny and warm to cold, with high winds, and torrential rain. Through it all the teams have stayed focused and in good spirits, as have the volunteers who have been manning the checkpoint. Below is a photo of the logistics team beginning the clean-up process and beneath that are a couple of volunteers trying to stay warm on one of the cold nights.