The Best Quest

Butter has moved rapidly through another seven marathons since our last update. After a muddy run in Belgrade, Serbia it was on to Podgorica, Montenegro. Arriving early, Butter was able to run almost as soon as he arrived. With little time to plan...(more)

Salopek has been making his way across the Chambal, a hilly area that covers parts of Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, and Uttar Pradesh. The region is crisscrossed with rivers and is infamously the home of India's much-feared bandits, know as the dacoi...(more)

Casey's suite of problems, as miserable as they are, sound remarkably similar to what he has experienced time and time again. And sadly, as is so often the case, Casey has lost another of his walking guides. Ever since Casey arrived in Peru, he ha...(more)

Davis has been feeling the results of taking a month hiatus and then kayaking more than a week straight. She has been struggling with fatigue and blisters. And the beginning of her paddling the Sudanese Nile was characterized by strong headwinds a...(more)

In our last update, Dykes was forced to make a detour due to the river region being impassible with steep cliffs, gorges and dense vegetation. He has reported back that even the detour area was challenging with many 40-45 mile days with 12 hours w...(more)