TEHRAN (Kayhan International sport desk) - The Italian expat Max Calderan plans to explore Dasht-e Lut, known as the Lut Desert, a sandy and muddy salt desert plain with recorded surface temperatures as high as 71 °C (159 °F)—the hottest surface temperature recorded on Earth. As a post in The National noted, it is "not the kind of place you should be trekking – but that is not going to stop Max Calderon.” He has decided to cross the harsh terrain. Because of the extreme heat condition and ever-shifting terrain, this desert presents one of the biggest survival challenges yet. However, with Max being a well-known desert explorer, he can overcome the limitations of these extreme environments. His trip to Iran and explorer moment is designed to promote public awareness about Conservation of the Asiatic Cheetah Project (CACP) to save the endangered animal. Calderon is the project’s ambassador.
Extreme desert running is no obstacle to Italian marathon runner Max Calderan. He has the ability to survive alone in the desert without food or medical help for unusually long periods. Some people may think Max is only one of its kind, but "[he] came to believe that we all have an inner strength and that with strong belief we can go beyond our normal limits,” he said.
Forty-eight year old Max Calderan is defined "Son of the Desert” for his several record explorations in which he discovered amazing new horizons while surpassing his own limits to defy reality and proving that humans can continually progress beyond their imaginable limits.
To discover more about Max Calderan, visit his website at http://www.maxcalderan.net/. Many will discover how they can too push their mind and body past limits once thought impossible.