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| PREPARATION STARTS EARLY FOR 2011, 04.03.2010 10:00:00 |
| Preparations for the 2011 Wenger Patagonian Expedition race are already well under way after organisers set off on a route-finding expedition in southern Chile soon after this year’s race – and race director Stjepan Pavicic is hoping to find a spectacular route into a region where the race has never been before. |
| THE RACE IN NUMBERS, 01.03.2010 00:00:00 |
| The Wenger Patagonian Expedition Race is almost as much of a challenge to organize as it is to compete in – and after another successful edition of the world’s wildest and toughest race, here are the numbers that made it so special in 2010… |
| OFFICIAL RACE VIDEOS RELEASED AS TV PROGRAM DEVELOPS, 24.02.2010 23:00:00 |
| Q & A - HELLY HANSEN-PRUNESCO, 23.02.2010 17:00:00 |
| EMOTIONAL PROPOSAL AS CEREMONY ENDS SPECIAL RACE, 20.02.2010 16:00:00 |
| PAVICIC PRAISES TEAMS IN "SPECIAL" RACE , 18.02.2010 11:00:00 |
| JAPAN FINISHES, GERMANS HANDED EQUAL THIRD, 17.02.2010 10:00:00 |
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| SPAIN SECURE SECOND AS MAIN GROUP ARRIVES, 16.02.2010 20:00:00 |
| Spanish team Air Europa Bimont secured second place in the Wenger Patagonian Expedition Race in the early hours of Tuesday morning when they reached the finish line at the Beagle Channel to complete a gruelling near-600km battle through the stunning wilderness of Chilean Patagonia. |
| HELLY HANSEN-PRUNESCO WIN 2010 WPER, 15.02.2010 11:27:00 |
| Helly Hansen-Prunesco have become the first team in history to retain the title in the Wenger Patagonian Expedition Race after completing the final trek to the finish line on the Beagle Channel in the early hours of the morning on the seventh day of the race in Chilean Patagonia. |
| HELLY CLOSE TO VICTORY AS MORE TEAMS EXIT MOUNTAINS, 14.02.2010 22:00:00 |
| Helly Hansen-Prunesco are closing in on victory in the 2010 Wenger Patagonian Expedition Race after arriving on the Isla Navarino in the early afternoon and trekking into the night towards the finish line on the shores of the Beagle Channel in Chilean Patagonia. |
| HELLY HEADS INTO FREEZING KAYAK RUN, 14.02.2010 11:00:00 |
| Wenger Patagonian Expedition Race leaders Helly Hansen-Prunesco paddled into the frothing waters of the famous Beagle Channel on Sunday morning to continue their relentless race pace with the rest of the remaining teams still trekking to reach the put-in point after overnight snowfall in the Darwin Range. |
| HELLY ON HOME STRAIT AS FOUR MORE DROP OUT, 13.02.2010 22:58:00 |
| Team Helly Hansen-Prunesco continued their relentless pursuit of a second consecutive Wenger Patagonian Expedition Race victory after completing a gruelling 117km trek in southern Chile’s Darwin Range – but four more teams joined Britons Fast & Light in dropping out of the race. |
| KLOSER . ALL TO PLAY FOR IN THE DARWIN RANGE, 11.02.2010 20:00:00 |
| Top adventure racer Mike Kloser believes the battle for victory in the 2010 Wenger Patagonian Expedition Race is still wide open - but admitted Team Helly Hansen-Prunesco’s strong lead puts them at a significant advantage as the battle continues through the majestic and challenging Darwin range. |
| HELLY HANSEN-PRUNESCO PUSH ON THROUGH DARWIN CHALLENGE, 12.02.2010 23:00:00 |
| Helly Hansen-Prunesco continued to lead the field in the 2010 Wenger Patagonian Expedition Race last night as the lead teams continued to trek through the magnificent Darwin range on Chilean Tierra del Fuego – but the other British team, Fast and Light, became the first team to drop out of the race through sheer exhaustion. |
| HELLY HANSEN-PRUNESCO POWER AHEAD, 11.02.2010 18:50:00 |
| An awesome performance on the second long mountain bike section of the Wenger Patagonian Expedition Race pushed Helly Hansen-Prunesco ahead of the lead pack as the teams began what will be a gruelling 114km trek through the notorious Darwin range in the southern part of Chilean Tierra del Fuego. |
| TIGHT BATTLE AT THE FRONT ON DAY TWO, 10.02.2010 23:00:00 |
| The drama continued in the Wenger Patagonian Expedition Race on Wednesday as reigning champions Team Helly Hansen-Prunesco edged ahead after the lead changed hands three times on the long trek through wild rolling hills and dusty salt pans in Chilean Tierra del Fuego. |
| WILD WINDS HIT OPENING DAY, 10.02.2010 18:30:00 |
| The wild and unpredictable conditions in Chilean Patagonian made for a thrilling opening day on the Wenger Patagonian Expedition Race – as organisers and competitors were both challenged to the limit both getting to and travelling through the remote region of Tierra del Fuego on Tuesday. |
| SWITZERLAND LEADS THE FIRST DAY OF THE WENGER PATAGONIAN EXPEDITION RACE, 10.02.2010 17:35:00 |
| Tierra del Fuego, Patagonia Chilena.- At quarter past noon of Tuesday, February 10, began the 8th version of the Wenger Patagonian Expedition Race, the most demanding adventure race in the world, and that this year will cross Tierra del Fuego and end in Puerto Williams, the world's southernmost city. |
| RACE ROUTE REVEALED, 05.02.2010 18:00:00 |
| There is less than 24 hours to go before the start of the Wenger Patagonian Expedition Race – and the course for the 2010 event has finally been announced to the teams gathered in Punta Arenas. |
| CHAMPIONS RETURN TROPHY AS RACE IS OFFICIALY OPENED, 08.02.2010 16:00:00 |
| The Wenger Patagonian Expedition Race was formally opened last night in a spectacular ceremony in the new Dreams Casino in Punta Arenas – where Helly Hansen-Prunesco team captain Nicola MacLeod returned the winner’s trophy to race organizer Stjepan Pavicic. |
| Race Route To Offer Turba Test, 29.01.2010 11:45:00 |
| The route for this year’s Wenger Patagonian Expedition Race will provide competitors with one of the toughest tests in the race’s history – with the course travelling almost the length of Chilean Tierra del Fuego before heading south beyond the world’s most southerly community on the Isla Navarino. |
| Reigning Champions Ready For Battle, 28.01.2010 09:00:00 |
| Reigning champions Helly Hansen-Prunesco are entering last minute preparations in their bid to become the first team in history to retain the Wenger Patagonian Expedition Race title – and they are hoping their experiences from last year will give them an edge in the endurance battle ahead. |
| Champions return to defend title, 27.01.2010 10:00:00 |
| Reigning Champions Helly Hansen-Prunesco will return to Chilean Patagonia in February in a bid to retain their title in the Wenger Patagonian Expedition Race – but a full field of teams will be battling hard to try and stop them in what will be the most southerly adventure race in history. |
| Ready for action again in Patagonia, 15.05.2009 20:00:00 |
The Wenger Patagonian Expedition Race launches its eighth edition of the annual ‘adventure at the end of the world’. |
| Going Beyond: the Story of 2009, 27.02.2009 09:29:00 |
| by Jordan Harvey The event tested wills, expanded horizons, broke down barriers, raised awareness; all of it bringing us closer to nature, ourselves, and one an other. |
| Three Teams Conquer the 'Last Wild Race', 18.02.2009 23:00:00 |
| by Aníbal Eduardo Ramírez Sepúlveda and Jordan Harvey The British team Helly Hansen-Prunesco arrived to Cape Froward conquering the ‘last wild race’ after six and half brutal days averaging only an hour’s sleep daily... |
| And the Winner Is..., 17.02.2009 17:00:00 |
| by Jordan Harvey The results are in! After a gruelling six-day battle including daily rain, ferocious winds and even hail... |
| Race Reaches Home Stretch, 15.02.2009 21:00:00 |
| by Aníbal Eduardo Ramírez Sepúlveda
Helly Hansen Prunesco from the United Kingdom seems invincible, finding themselves crossing the 120 kilometre trekking stretch, through peat bogs, dense forests and mountains. It seems that the only one who could beat them is... |
| 2009 Start Blows Away Expectations, 11.02.2009 15:00:00 |
| by Jordan Harvey The 2009 Wenger Patagonian Expedition Race blew away all expectations with wind gusts up to 70 kilometers an hour bringing meter high waves crashing against competitors kayaks as they embarked on the great journey. |
Nicola Macleod (Team HH-Prunesco, UK)
It was an amazing race. It is an amazing chance to explore Patagonia in depth, on your own, in an adventurous environment. It certainly met my expectations, and the fact we managed to win it blew them away! And I know that I speak for many of the competitors here when I tell you that I can’t wait to come back.
