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July 2009
- So how’s your week going? Compare it to Jari’s!
- Tecnu Extreme/Staphaseptic Loses an Earring, Forges Ahead
June 2009
- Bare Essentials Interviews PQ Badlands Course Designer
- Videos Look Back at Montana, Ahead to the Badlands
- Primal Quest Badlands Presented by SPOT – Final Competitor Newsletter #3
- Team Salomon/Crested Butte’s Top Five (Plus One)…
- Wide World Mag Reports on PQ!
- Primal Quest - Ropes Training in Utah
- Inside Primal Quest Now Showing!
- Teva Mountain Games, The Original Growler, and More!
- Photos Hint at Badlands Bike Challenges!
- Quest for PQ: The Dream of Major Bull Project #18
- Primal Quest Adventure Racing: Team South Dakota
- Quest for PQ: The Dream of Major Bull Project #17
- ONE SPOT LEFT FOR JAY SMITH’S JUNE ROPES COURSE!
May 2009
- Primal Quest Montana Presented by SPOT to be Aired on Three Networks
- Off the Road Again!
- Black Hills Fox News Previews PQ Badlands
- Quest for PQ: The Dream of Major Bull Project #16
- Hit the Road, Jack!
- Primal Quest is “Just Brutal”
- Primal Quest Adventure Racing: Why South Dakota?
- Quest for PQ: The Dream of Major Bull Project #15
- Springtime in the Rockies
- Quest for PQ: The Dream of Major Bull Project #14
April 2009
- May/June Issue of Bare Essentials Available Now
- A Birthday On the Road with Jari Kirkland
- Springtime in the Rockies…
- The Bare Essentials PQ 2009 Training Journal
- Primal Quest Badlands Presented by SPOT – Competitor Newsletter
- Quest for PQ: The Dream of Major Bull Project #13
- Primal Quest Adventure Racing: Not Just for Men
- Primal Quest Montana Presented by SPOT: DVDs Available to Order!
- Team Salomon Crested Butte: Finally, Some Real Snow in Colorado!
- Team Salomon Crested Butte: Eric “Sully” Sullivan’s Week
- Ropes Course Training Spots are still available, but going FAST!
March 2009
- Explore the Black Hills with Pre-Race Vacation Deals
- Ski Mountaineering National Championships in Jackson Hole with Jon Brown
- Important Announcement: PQ To Start One Day Earlier!
- Quest for PQ: The Dream of Major Bull Project #12
- An Excellent Week in Colorado Ski Country with Jari of Team Salomon/Crested Butte
- Quest for PQ: The Dream of Major Bull Project #11
- Team Salomon/Crested Butte Primal Quest Preparation Blog
- Quest for PQ: The Dream of Major Bull Project #10
- Primal Quest Adventure Racing: Training Involved
- Team South Dakota Blogs Primal Quest
- Quest for PQ: The Dream of Major Bull Project #9
- Project Athena in Costa Rica
February 2009
- Quest for PQ: The Dream of Major Bull Project #8
- Video Previews of Primal Quest Montana Presented by SPOT Now Available!
- Team Spotlight: St. Maartin Adventure Racing Team
- Bare Essentials
- Adaptive Athletes Climb Bridal Veil Falls
- Hip Resurfacing Surgery Helps Robyn Keep Racing
- Racing Green at Primal Quest
- An Update on Primal Quest on TV
- Here Kitty, Kitty, Kitty…
- Primal Quest Adventure Racing: Who is Don Mann?
- Team South Dakota Preparing for PQ
January 2009
- Primal Quest Ropes Course Training
- AR Tips For PQ Success from Robyn Benincasa - Adventure Racing 101 (pt.2)
- Quest for PQ: The Dream of Major Bull Project #7
- Quest for PQ: The Dream of Major Bull Project #6
- AR Tips For PQ Success from Robyn Benincasa - Adventure Racing 101 (pt.1)
- Quest for PQ: The Dream of Major Bull Project #5
- Quest for PQ: The Dream of Major Bull Project #4
- Quest for PQ: The Dream of Major Bull Project #3
- Quest for PQ: The Dream of Major Bull Project #2
- Introducing Team South Dakota
- Quest for PQ: The Dream of Major Bull Project #1
- Peak.com Announces Primal Quest Blog Winners
- One More Reason To Get Primal Often!
- AR Tips For PQ Success from Robyn Benincasa - Navigation
- New South Pole Speed Record
December 2008
- New Primal Quest Discipline Revealed!
- South Dakota Tradition: The Buffalo Roundup
- PQ 2009 Newsletter #1 Released!
- AR Tips For PQ Success from Robyn Benincasa - Teamwork
- Primal Quest Badlands Media Partners
- BlackHillsVacations.com Travel Packages
- P3 Update Magazine Looks Ahead To PQ Badlands
- KOTA Radio Interviews Racer Doug Judson
- More AR Tips For Primal Quest Success!
- Primal Quest Christmas Shopping Sale!
- Tips For Primal Quest Success!
- Rapid City Journal Previews Primal Quest Badlands
- Happy Holidays to our Future Partners!
November 2008
- Primal Quest Badlands Preview
- PQ Seeks South Dakota Team
- Primal Quest In The News!
- Bare Essentials Magazine Covers Primal Quest
- South Dakota Radio Story on PQ Badlands
- Primal Quest Team Looks Forward To The Badlands
- Primal Quest Badlands 2009: Registration Now Open!!
- Primal Quest Coming to the Badlands of South Dakota
- Wanted: Tips For Primal Quest Success!
- Primal Quest Badlands Registration Opens In One Week!
- The Economic Impact of Primal Quest
October 2008
- MYTOPO ACQUIRES LAND NAVIGATION DIVISION OF MAPTECH
- Just One Month Until Registration Opens!
- Congratulations To Our Friends At KTVM Bozeman!
- Primal Quest Montana Television Episodes and DVD’s
- Black Hills Fox News Covers PQ 2009
- Rapid City Journal Reports on Primal Quest Badlands
- SPOT Wins Wall Street Journal Tech Award
September 2008
- Primal Quest Badlands Registration Opens November 10th!
- Primal Quest Welcomes SPOT Back For 2009!
- The Badlands
- The Black Hills
- Rapid City Named One of the “Next Great Adventure Towns”
- Coming To Primal Quest Badlands? Bring Your Compass!
- Man vs. Wild Visits South Dakota
- PQ In Adventure World Magazine!
- Adventure Racing Community Mourns Loss of David Boyd
- Roz Savage Completes First Leg of Trans-Pacific Row
- Want To Relive Shackleton’s Expedition?
August 2008
- Team Towanda In The Spotlight!
- Pole To Pole: Magnetic North to Magnetic South
- An Introduction To Adventure Racing
- Canadian Press Profiles Marlene Wiig of Team Stadium Dogs
- Primal Quest Montana: Photography Team Slideshow
- SPOT SATELLITE MESSENGER DELIVERS OVER 2.5 MILLION MESSAGE TRANSMISSIONS IN FIRST NINE MONTHS
- Appalachian Assault: Speed Attempt On The AT!
- Compass Adventure Racing Recaps PQ Montana
- More Post-Race PQ Articles
- Share Your PQ Experiences and Win $500!
- More Post-Race Coverage and Photos
- Badwater Ultramarathon Videos
July 2008
- PQ Makes News In Guam!
- Montana Shows It’s Support For Primal Quest
- The Wall Street Journal Covers Primal Quest Montana
- More press coverage for Primal Quest
- Primal Quest Still Making Headlines
- Lisa Smith-Batchen Completes The Badwater Ultra
- More Post Race Media Coverage
- Post Race Media Round-Up
- Team Blue Blogs Their PQ Experience
- Primal Quest Videos From Big Sky
- Thank You!!
- Coffee With Giants: Robyn Benincasa Revealed
- The Werewolves Are Home!!
- And then there was one!
- Primal Quest Thanks Big Sky Resort
- Teams Still Arriving…
- Sticks, Stones, and Team Bones
- Images of Montana
- Teams Still Coming In
- Catching Up With Team Nike
- More Teams Streaming In…
- Partner Spotlight: SportRaxx
- Video of Three Teams Crossing The Finishing Line
- Day 8 In Photos
- PQ Media Round-up - Day 8
- Q&A With Primal Quest TV Director Tim Powell
- More Teams Trickling In
- Team True Grit Lives Up To Their Name
- Merrell Halti Multimania Finishes PQ!
- Nike ACG is Home!
June 2008
- Team Bones Claims Third Place!
- Keep on Keepin On: Day 8
- BaseCamp Crosses Finish Line in 6th Place
- Notes From The Field - Day 7
- Day 7 In Photos
- SPOT Messenger Keeps Racers Safe
- Two More Teams Drop From The Race
- More Video of the Werewolves
- Team MOAT/Peak.com Completes The Quest
- NBC Montana Continues To Cover the Race
- DART-nuun and Team Bones Cross Finish Line
- TravelCountry.com Discusses PQ Experience
- More Photos From Day 6
- A Note On The Leaderboard
- Team Pura Vida Goes On Unranked
- PQ Media Round-Up - Day 6
- Note From The Field - Day 6
- Video of Merrell Reaching The Finish Line
- Team Merrell/Zanfel Adventure Claims Second!
- Partner Spotlight: MyTopo
- Dirty Avocados Call Out Don Mann!
- Team Archipela Kinetic Withdraws From PQ
- More coverage of PQ From NBC Montana
- Day 6 In Photos
- Video of Nike Riding To Victory
- Nike Wins!!
- Notes From The Field - Day 6
- Then There Were Two?
- Overnight at TA8
- Media Round-Up - Day 6
- Two More Teams Withdraw From Race
- The Challenges of Adventure Racing
- Team PeakAdventure.com Update
- Moonlight Basin To Pamper Top Teams!
- NBC Montana Covers PQ08
- Day 5 in Photos
- GoPro Video of the Day #2
- Partner Spotlight: Montana!
- Team Big Sky/Flathead Beacon Withdraws From PQ
- Notes From The Field - Day 5
- Nap Time…
- Day 4 In Photos
- Traversing the Bridgers with the fastest in the field
- Into the Crazies for the Rest of the Pack: Day 5, Part 1
- Crazy Crazies: Day 4 Recap
- Breaking News! Team PeakAdventure.com Evacuated from Bridger Mountains
- PQ Media Round-Up - Day 5
- Team Status Updates
- Team Werewolves Lend A Helping Hand
- Team Travel Country Enjoying The Crazy Mountains
- Nike and Merrell In The Bridger Mountains
- PQ SAR Team On The SPOT!
- Notes (and Quotes) From The Field - Day 4
- PQ Thanks Local Ham Radio Operators
- GoFar Podcast Interviews Nutramendz Team Soar
- PQ Media Round-Up - Day 3
- Partner Spotlight: Tate Incorporated
- Video of Day 2 River Rescue
- A New Day of Racing Heats Up The Primal Quest Field
- Day 3 In Photos
- Hike and Bike: Day 3
- Team Radioactive Beagles Continues Unranked
- More Photos From Day 2
- Notes From The Field - Day 3
- GoPro Video of the Day #1
- More Shots From The Water
- On The Bikes At Last!
- Day 3 Brings Course Changes
- Primal Quest 2008 Course Video
- Primal Quest Media Round-Up - Day 2
- Day 2 In Photos
- The Spirit of Primal Quest
- Overheard on the Course…
- Partner Spotlight: Mindquest
- Extreme Whitewater: Day 2, Part 2
- So… About That Whitewater…
- Notes From The Field - Day 2
- 3 … 2 … 1 … GO!
- PQ Website Sets Record!
- Join The Quest!
- Team CWC Stadium Dogs Continues Unranked
- Primal Quest Day 2: Cold, Wet, and Fast!
- More Photos From Day 1
- Primal Quest Media Round-Up
- Team Archipela Kinetic Continues Unranked
- Primal Quest Teams On The Water!
- On the River: Day 2, Part 1
- Team Racing With Giants Continues Unranked
- Day 1 In Photos
- At The Transition Area…
- Mind Quest Ultra Marathon: Day 1, Part 2
- Field Reports - Day 1
- Team Notes - Day 1
- Alternate Primal Quest Coverage
- Starting Primal Quest With A Bang!
- PQ Kickoff: Day 1, Part 1
- Team PeakAdventure First Into TA1!
- Track Your Favorite PQ Team Now!
- And They’re Off…
- Bozeman Chronicle Details PQ Course
- Foggy Morning At Big Sky
- Primal Quest Course Revealed! Live Blogging at OutdoorType.org
- Primal Quest Team Registration and Skills Testing Begins
- Bozeman Chronicle Triples Up On PQ News!
- Primal Quest and Rush HD Announce Partnership
- The Primal Quest Montana Team Hits Full Stride
- The Alex Lowe Charitable Foundation
- Thank You Media Outlets!
- Primal Quest and the Use of GPS
- Living In Bear Country
- The Tour Divide Is Underway!
- American Wildlands: Stewards of the Northern Rockies
- GoFar Podcast Interviews PQ Sponsors SPOT and Restop
- Course Update: Snow and Whitewater!
- Win A SPOT Messenger!
- Important: Gear Change For PQ08!
- PQ In The News!
- 810 Miles: Running and Biking For A Cause
- Navigating Your Way To Victory
- Team Tecnu Extreme/Esprit de Corp on the GoFar Podcast
- Is There A Doctor In The House?
- Team Big Sky Hopes For Home Field Advantage
- Expedition Earth: Trekking To The South Pole
- First Ski Descent of Dhaulagiri
- GoPro and Primal Quest present the “Be a HERO…GoPro” Primal Quest Adventure Race Video Contest!
May 2008
- Join The PQ Team!
- Primal Quest A Family Affair
- Everest 2008: Summits By 75 and 76-year-olds!
- National Geographic Adventure Reviews the SPOT Messenger
- Competitor Newsletter #4 Released!
- GoFAR Podcast Interviews Melissa Griffiths of Racing With Giants
- Media Registration Now Open!
- No Boundaries In Sight For Adventure Racing Tandem Scheerer and Hymes
- SPOT Messenger Saves Danish Trekker
- Team Spotlight: An Interview With The Dirty Avocados
- VisitMT.com Welcomes Primal Quest To Big Sky Country
- Conrad Anker Encourages Us to Return to the Outdoors
- Olympic Torch Blazes Atop Everest!
- SPOT INC. SPONSORS 2008 PRIMAL QUEST MONTANA ADVENTURE RACE WITH ONLINE PUBLIC VIEWING
- Hiking the Caminito del Rey in Spain
- There and Back Again!
April 2008
- Insane Snowboard Clip - First Descent of Peak 7601
- Annapurna IV Expedition: What Goes Up, Must Come Down!
- GoFar Podcast Interviews PQ Volunteer Director Susanna Greever
- Ed Viesturs and John Stetson Going Back To The Arctic
- Certification required to enter Primal Quest triple-event race
- Primal Quest Proudly Supports Adventure World Magazine
- Primal Quest Coverage at the GoFAR Podcast!
- PQ in the News: Team Spotlight
- Primal Quest Winter Adventure Racing Training Report
- Why Primal Quest is the Superbowl of Adventure Racing
- GoPro Sponsors Primal Quest Expedition Adventure Race with Wearable Digital Cameras
- Hammer Nutrition partners with Primal Quest!
- WINNING FIX TEAM GOES TO PRIMAL QUEST MONTANA!
March 2008
- Adventure Racing to Better Health
- Primal Quest 2006 Logistics Video
- Local Adventure Racing Enthusiasts Navigate their Way to Primal Quest 2008
- Primal Quest Newsletter #3 Released!
- Endurance Planet Talks Primal Quest!
February 2008
- Notes From The Field: PQ’s Climbing Dream Team
- Primal Quest, One of the The Seven Most Spectacular and Hardest Sporting Events in the World
January 2008
December 2007
- Weekly News Round Up: Primal Quest to Reach Next Level in Montana
- Primal Quest Montana: Weekly News Round Up
- Primal Quest is Going International
- Montana Selected for 5th Edition of Primal Quest!
- New Primal Quest Partner Level
- Stockings Need Stuffing? Shop PQ!
- Announcement of 2008 Race Location Imminent
November 2007
- Team #40 CWC Stadium Dogs: Training Day Report
- Adventure Blog: Tasman Sea Kayak Crossing Update
- Salomon Crested Butte’s Jari Kirkland
- PQ in the News: Athletes over 40 hurtle past records, stereotypes
- PQ 2008 Racer Profile: Bob Miller
- Adventure Blog: Ranulph Fiennes Returning To Everest!
- Don Mann Interview on The Adventure Blog
October 2007
- Primal Quest Slot for 2007 Champions
- Registration Update
- Notes from the Field: Everest vs. PQ Edition
- 2008 Team Profile: Orion Health
September 2007
August 2007
- PQ in the News
- Michael Tobin’s Balancing Act
- Help Support the Patron Saint of AR
- PQ Director Don Mann on GoFAR Podcast
- SleepMonsters Interview with PQ CEO Don Mann
- PQ Teams In The News
- Staff Highlight: Catching up with Danelle Ballengee
- Send Us Your Stories!
July 2007
- Holmstrom Joins Primal Quest
- Announcing 79 Teams (with more on the way!)
- Shop PQ: The Store Is Open
- Volunteers + Nineteen Countries = International Flavour
- PQ in the News
- Friday Morning Update
- Happy Independence Day!
- 2008 Race is Sold Out
- Who is racing in ‘08? Meet a team.
June 2007
- Registration Open!
- This Date in PQ History
- Sneak Peek Race Details!
- This Date in PQ History
- This Date in PQ History
- Primal Quest Begins June 21, 2008
- Primal Quest, Redefined
- This Date in PQ History
- Interview with the Mann!
- Primal Quest Unveils New Look
May 2007
March 2006
February 2006
- Competitor Blog - Team Tango, February 27, 2006
- Navy SEAL/Gerber Gear Captain Shares PQ Experience on Navy Webcast
- Competitor Blog - Team Tango, February 12, 2006
- DART dominates Pacific Northwest; can it step up against the best in the world?
January 2006
- Competitor Blog - Team Tango, January 30, 2006
- Competitor Blog - Team Tango, January 17, 2006
- Competitor Blog - Team MindOverMountain.com v.4
December 2005
- Competitor Blog—Team Tango, December 29, 2005
- Competitor Blog - Team MindOverMountain.com v.3
- Competitor Blog - Team MindOverMountain.com v.3
- Team Profile: Strike Anywhere/ATP Center
- Competitor Blog - Team Tango
- Competitor Blog - Team Tango December 4, 2005
- Team Profile: Team Dancing Pandas
- Competitor Blog - Team MindOverMountain.com v.2
November 2005
- Support Crews Are History at Primal Quest 2006
- Team Profile: MindOverMountain.com
- Team Profile: Team Nomad
- Team Profile: Gerber Gear
- Competitor Blog - Team MindOverMountain.com v.1
