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Make the most of your visit to Mongolia by checking out these zoom calls, articles, books, social media influencers, podcasts and blogs.

ZOOM CALLS

Check out "Tips and Advice from RacingThePlanet Alumni" which was recorded on 19 January 2025, and a Zoom call titled "Get Prepared for the Gobi March" which was recorded in December 2024. This provides practical information about participating in the Gobi March.

READING

To make the most of your visit to Mongolia, the Land of the Eternal Blue Sky, we have provided a reading list below. We hope you enjoy our wide selection of good articles and books about one of the most wildly beautiful and cultural places on the planet.

ARTICLES

National Geographic: Why Mongolia Should be You Next Wellness Escape

Introduction: Six times the size of Britain but home to fewer than 3.5 million people, Mongolia is the least densely populated country in the world. Sandwiched between Russia and China, it’s an otherworldly mosaic of steppes, arid desert, valleys and forested mountains, where people have lived a largely nomadic, pastoral lifestyle for centuries.

BBC: The Changing Face of Mongolia

Introduction: It's home to vast, open steppes and an ancient nomadic culture, but as the nation rapidly urbanises, can the landlocked nation hold onto its roots?

BOOKS

Jack Weatherford: Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World

Introduction: The name Genghis Khan often conjures the image of a relentless, bloodthirsty barbarian on horseback leading a ruthless band of nomadic warriors in the looting of the civilized world. But the surprising truth is that Genghis Khan was a visionary leader whose conquests joined backward Europe with the flourishing cultures of Asia to trigger a global awakening, an unprecedented explosion of technologies, trade, and ideas. In Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World, Jack Weatherford, the only Western scholar ever to be allowed into the Mongols’ “Great Taboo”—Genghis Khan’s homeland and forbidden burial site—tracks the astonishing story of Genghis Khan and his descendants, and their conquest and transformation of the world. 

Liza F. Carter: Moving with the Seasons: Portrait of a Mongolian Family

Introduction: This stunning book is a unique portrait of a Mongolian nomadic family. Filled with photographs and information on daily life, Moving with the Seasons: Portrait of a Mongolian Family documents a way of life that is under tremendous pressure to change. The family blends ancient ways of living that have survived since the time of Genghis Khan in AD 1200 with elements of the modern world. 

SOCIAL MEDIA

Instagram Photographers and Influencers

Follow these Instagrammers who post incredible photos of the landscape in Mongolia.

Erdenebulgan Battsengel, @erdenebulgan_photographer

Introduction: Beautiful photographs and videos of Mongolia.

Gan-Ulzii Gonchig, @ganulzii_photographer

Introduction: Landscape photographer in Mongolia.

YouTube

Don't forget to check out our YouTube Channel with thousands of videos and useful advice. You can also watch videos and podcasts from Eva zu Beck and Tania Carmona who both completed the Gobi March last June.

Eva zu Beck

Introduction: The biggest female travel Youtuber, Eva completed the Gobi March 2024 and put together a video about her experience.

Tania Carmona

Introduction: Tania Carmona has currently completed 4 out of 5 RacingThePlanet / 4 Deserts Ultramarathons in an attempt to complete the 4 Deserts Grand Slam Plus. She has put together a podcast called "The Ultra Happy Podcast" detailing experiences from her races.

BLOGS

Follow three bloggers from Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia as they prepare for the Gobi March: Tsatsralt Dorjsuren, Arsbold Erdenetsetseg and Ananda Baatar, and follow Gobi March competitor Francesca Castri. Set up your own blog to get additional exposure for a charity or team, or to keep your friends, family and colleagues updated on your progress.

Mongolia -- Nomadic by Nature!