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Jul 4, 2023 · In 1994, Mauro Prosperi was running an ultramarathon through the Sahara when he was blown off course by a sandstorm. Alone and dangerously dehydrated, he found nourishment in unexpected places
- Paula Cocozza
In 2004, Prosperi's survival story was depicted on the National Geographic Channel in a documentary titled Expeditions to the Edge: Sahara Nightmare, and within episode 5 ("Lost in the Desert") of the 2019 Netflix series Losers.
- 13 July 1955 (age 68), Rome, Italy
- Former police officer and pentathlete
- Italian
- Endurance running
Nov 27, 2014 · 27 November 2014. courtesy Mauro Prosperi. Mauro Prosperi was 39 years old when he took part in the 1994 Marathon des Sables - a six-day, 250km (155-mile) race through the Sahara...
Apr 8, 2018 · After becoming disoriented by a sandstorm during the Marathon des Sables, Mauro Prosperi walked 180 miles through the Sahara desert and managed to survive.
Jan 1, 2022 · Mauro Prosperi spent 10 days in the Sahara desert after he became lost during a marathon. (Instagram: Mauro Prosperi ) He was out there, sitting alone on a high dune, waiting with a backpack full ...
- Rebecca Armitage
Jul 20, 2021 · The runner became seriously lost during the “marathon de sables” in 1986 in the African country, veering alone off into the desert; a desert that is nearly 400,000 square-miles larger...
Sep 28, 2021 · In 1994, 39-year-old Mauro Prosperi, an Italian police officer and former Olympic pentathlete, was up for the challenge and joined the marathon. Things were going smoothly until the fourth day, when an epic eight-hour sandstorm occurred (per the BBC ).
