With Primal Quest now underway, the race has begun to generate a lot of press. Here’s a round up of some of the great articles available on the race.

Primal Quest Rises To The Top (Denver Post)

The Quest Begins (Bozeman Chronicle)

Endurance race begins with quick jaunt – up and down a mountain (Billings Gazette)

232 Primal Quest racers head for Lone Mountain, 1st point on grueling 500-mile course (Billings Gazette)

Why yes, that is a grizzly bear headed this way (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel)

Nowhere to go but up, up and up (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel)

Merrill, Nike out to defend Primal Quest title (Summit Daily News)

Terrain will challenge athletes (Deseret News via Associated Press)

Braving the elements (Grand Haven Tribune)

Westport Man on a Quest, Participates in 500-mile Adventure Race (Westport News)

Photo by Andres Vargas

Team Archipela Kinetic continues Primal Quest 2008 as an unranked team after a racer was forced to withdraw from the race due to non-life threatening medical condition. The remaining team members are en route to TA3 where they’ll begin the river boarding section. 

After miles of trekking, the teams of Primal Quest 2008 presented by SPOT have begun to transition to the first paddling sections of this year’s race, a fast and furious romp down the icy Gallatin River. Checkout the conditions on the river in the video below, shot this morning as the first teams entered the river.

Video taken by Frances Fisher

On the River: Day 2, Part 1

Posted by Frances Fisher, Asst Media Director

At 4:30am, the sky just barely lightened, signaling daybreak and initiating Day 2 of Primal Quest 2008: Montana.  15 Teams had arrived overnight, and 3 more arrived by 5:30.  38 teams remained on the course, welcoming the sunrise after hours of cold, dark, nighttime trekking.  The top teams were raring to go after spending a restful night — since they arrived between 10:30 and 11:00 last night, they enjoyed hours in the comfort of tents and campers.  That will put them at a huge advantage as they enter the frigid and fast moving waters of the Gallatin River.

Continue reading ‘On the River: Day 2, Part 1′

Team #77 Racing With Giants continues in Primal Quest Montana as an unranked team following the withdrawal of one of the racers do to a minor, non-life threatening medical issue. The remaining members of the team are through Checkpoint 6 and are now making their way towards TA3 where they’ll begin the river boarding section.