Half of the field in this year’s Wenger Patagonian Expedition Race is still racing, with roughly one third of the course completed at the end of Day Four. Two teams missed cut-off times today and have been withdrawn from the race.
All seven remaining teams have now passed through PC9 and have begun the mammoth 191 kilometre trek to PC13 for the final mountain bike leg.
The teams still chasing victory in this year’s race are adidasTERREX/Prunesco (UK), GearJunkie.com (US), Vaucluse Adventure Evasions (France), Roadrunners Adventure (Denmark), Ad Natura (Croatia), Perdido en el Turbal (US, UK) and EastWind (Japan).
The trekking leg between PC9 and PC13 – the longest single trek ever navigated in the nine-year history of the Wenger Patagonian Expedition Race – will push racers to their limit physically and mentally.
The teams are now entering some of the most remote regions of Patagonia, areas rarely seen by other humans and very difficult to access. During the first section to PC10, teams must trek 67 kilometres through mountains, river crossings and vast stretches of wetlands, one of the most challenging sections of the race.
Communication with the racers is not possible until the next checkpoint, but organizers, Nomadas Outdoor Services predict teams could take between 30-45 hours to reach PC10, depending on conditions, fatigue and team strategy.
This section of the race will showcase some of the most beautiful areas of Patagonia and is thought to inhabit Chile’s endangered Patagonian deer, the huemul. In conjunction with this year’s race, Nomadas Outdoor Services is supporting a conservation project to research and protect the rare species. Race Director, Stjepan Pavicic is a hoping racers will see traces of the deer during their trek to assist scientists from the Institute of Animal Sciences at the University Austral in Chile in their research.
Teams no longer competing in the 2011 Wenger Patagonian Expedition Race are Dancing Pandas (Canada, US, NZ), Todo Aventura (Chile, Argentina), Four Continents (Australia, Czech Republic, US), Selva NKS Kailash (Brazil), Joshiken (Chile), Xingu (Brasil and Argentina) and Dap Antartica (Chile).
All seven remaining teams have now passed through PC9 and have begun the mammoth 191 kilometre trek to PC13 for the final mountain bike leg.
The teams still chasing victory in this year’s race are adidasTERREX/Prunesco (UK), GearJunkie.com (US), Vaucluse Adventure Evasions (France), Roadrunners Adventure (Denmark), Ad Natura (Croatia), Perdido en el Turbal (US, UK) and EastWind (Japan).
The trekking leg between PC9 and PC13 – the longest single trek ever navigated in the nine-year history of the Wenger Patagonian Expedition Race – will push racers to their limit physically and mentally.
The teams are now entering some of the most remote regions of Patagonia, areas rarely seen by other humans and very difficult to access. During the first section to PC10, teams must trek 67 kilometres through mountains, river crossings and vast stretches of wetlands, one of the most challenging sections of the race.
Communication with the racers is not possible until the next checkpoint, but organizers, Nomadas Outdoor Services predict teams could take between 30-45 hours to reach PC10, depending on conditions, fatigue and team strategy.
This section of the race will showcase some of the most beautiful areas of Patagonia and is thought to inhabit Chile’s endangered Patagonian deer, the huemul. In conjunction with this year’s race, Nomadas Outdoor Services is supporting a conservation project to research and protect the rare species. Race Director, Stjepan Pavicic is a hoping racers will see traces of the deer during their trek to assist scientists from the Institute of Animal Sciences at the University Austral in Chile in their research.
Teams no longer competing in the 2011 Wenger Patagonian Expedition Race are Dancing Pandas (Canada, US, NZ), Todo Aventura (Chile, Argentina), Four Continents (Australia, Czech Republic, US), Selva NKS Kailash (Brazil), Joshiken (Chile), Xingu (Brasil and Argentina) and Dap Antartica (Chile).
The Race
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