When he finally went to the Gobi Desert, he was able to overcome such challenges as a poorly marked route, a lack of topographical maps, and thickets of camel thorn plants as tall as a man. He took first place in the Asia region and third over all.
結果戈壁一役，他克服路徑標示不明、沒有地形圖、勇闖高及人身的「駱駝刺」叢林區後，再度成為台灣的驕傲，穩坐亞洲第一，同時衝進世界第三席次。