To The Adventure Racing Community:

For the past few weeks there have been a number of rumors circulating around the Internet regarding the possible return of Primal Quest in 2012. We can confirm that those rumors are true and that wheels have been set in motion to bring this legendary event back from its hiatus.

While we can’t share specific details at this time, we can tell you that the Primal Quest team is already in negotiations to hold the race somewhere in the western United States. We have high hopes that those negotiations will come to fruition, and that we will have exciting news to share in the very near future.

For now, stay tuned and start training. Because “the World’s Most Challenging Human Endurance Competition” hasn’t gotten any easier!

Back in 2008, Primal Quest Montana marked the exciting return of  ”the World’s Most Challenging Human Endurance Competition.” The top adventure racing teams in the world descended on Big Sky Montana, where they took on a course that was 500+ miles in length and challenged them with dizzying heights, wild whitewater, and some of the most remote backcountry in all of North America.

It was a fantastic race, filled with drama, intrigue, and intense competition. And now, you can relive the entire race at it begins airing on the Universal Sports network tomorrow as part of their Adventure Week. All four episodes of Primal Quest Montana will air over the course of the next few days with the complete schedule listed below. All times are Eastern.

[Photo credit: Andres Vargas]

The Primal Quest Badlands presented by SPOT DVD is now shipping courtesy of Legendary Randy Ericksen Films. You can place your order for the DVD’s, which run $31.50 including shipping, by clicking here.

Check out the trailer for the DVD below!

The tenth web episode from Primal Quest Badlands presented by SPOT is now online thanks to Adventure World Magazine and Randy Ericksen. In this episode, as the race draws to a close, a number of the racers share their endearing moments from South Dakota, with thoughts on the things they’ll take home with them from the race.

Adventure World Magazine and Randy Ericksen have posted another video from Primal Quest Badlands presented by SPOT. This time out we catch up with a pack of teams as they make their way through a variety of segments on the course, including the now infamous “Prairie Paddle”. Despite the fact that Team Orion Health completed, and won, the race in the last episode, these teams all compete hard to finish the World’s Most Challenging Human Endurance Competition.

Once again, we’d like to thank the good people in South Dakota and Rapid City – in particular the officials and citizens of the host city of Primal Quest Badlands presented by SPOT.  Attached is a letter from the Mayor of Rapid City, which exemplifies the rapport and relationship PQ develops with our hosts.