Over the last week or so, we’ve bee
n updating you on Gregory co-sponsored adventure racing team NUUN-FeedTheMachine’s progress throughout Primal Quest Badlands. And around midday last Saturday, the team crossed the finish line in 8th place after nearly 170 grueling hours on the course.
According to Primal Quest’s blog, the team was ‘lost’ on Friday, which was made apparent by the SPOT tracker. But, after a bit of rest and a replacement bike delivered to the course, the team was once again found at the finish line.
The race officially ended on Sunday after teams ran, climbed, trekked, swam, and paddled 600 miles across the Black Hills and the Badlands. Congratulations to NUUN-FeedTheMachine for finishing 8th in the longest adventure race in North America!
It’s roundup Tuesday from GregoryGoesThere …
Over in the Badlands, Gregory-sponsored adventure-racing team NUUN-FeedTheMachine keeps hammering away in North America’s biggest adv
enture race, Primal Quest. Currently they’re in fifth place out of 32 teams.
If you’re not familiar with SNEWS, it’s one of the leading voices in outdoor retail … basically where a lot of outdoor retailers and others in the outdoor industry get their news. In addition to reporting the news within the industry, they also periodically review products that catch their eye. Today, they gave a pack from Gregory’s new Active Trail line, the women’s Maya, a 4 out of 5 review, praising the line’s Bio-Sync suspension. Apparently we lost some points for having a women’s pack in ‘Barbie Pink.’ We take issue, though. That color is Amethyst, thank you very much.
A site we like to read, SectionHiker, has a thoughtful post on things to make sure you do when you get home from a backpacking trip, in preparation for the next one - and to take care of your gear.
And via Backcountry.com’s fun blog, the Goat, comes a story of a ‘naked alpine walker’ and ‘another reminder that snow and alcohol don’t mix.’
A few weeks ago, we blogged about Gregory’s adventure racing team, Nuun-FeedTheMachine, and their winning start to the season. 
5 hours ago the team of 4 began Primal Quest, arguably the most challenging endurance race out there, and they’re in the lead. Teams will run, bike, paddle, and navigate their way across 600 miles of South Dakota’s Badlands over the span of 6-10 days.
Last year, the team finished 4th in the Montana race and they’re hoping to improve their standing this year- looks like they’re off to a great start!
You can follow their progress HERE. Or read their team profile on the Primal Quest website.
et a little perspective on the race. As they say, time is the greatest healer.
situations. Right now, Gregory’s packs are undergoing an extended test up at 
mber of years, thanks to Gregory northwest sales rep 
