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Primal Quest MontanaAfter nearly a year of logisticalplanning and course designing, theorganizers of Primal Quest havereceived all the necessary greenlights to move forward with their2008 marquis event - Primal QuestMontana. Scheduled to run (literally)from June 23rd - July 2nd, PrimalQuest Montana will have morethan 60, four-person, coed teamswill converge on Bozeman and BigSky, Montana to compete in thisgranddaddy of all adventure races.Called the “World’s Most Challen–ging Human Endurance Event”and “The Super Bowl of AdventureRacing”, the race is legendaryfor its grueling courses set amongstsome of the most beautiful sceneryin the USA. From snowy summits,to verdant forests, to raging whitewaterrivers, Big Sky, Montana, andall the area’s surrounding mountainranges, are sure to serve up a breathtakingbackdrop to this adrenalinefilled,lactic-laden event.Over the course of the 10-dayrace, teams will run, kayak, climb,mountain bike, riverboard andnavigate their way non-stop acrossmore than 500 miles of Montana’stopographically endowed landscapes.Along the way, athletes willexperience sleeplessnights, blisteredfeet, bloodsugarcrashes andmore than 100,000feet of vertical gainas they compete formore than $175,000in cash and prizes.For more details onPrimal Quest Montana,go to ecoprima l q u e s t . c o m .You’ll find the latestPQ news, teamprofiles, a list of frequentlyasked questions,and more.Photos by Chris CaulAdventure World Magazine June 2008 8