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Badwater Ultra Marathon
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Submitted by Sibylle on 16 August, 2005 - 20:59
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A
true "challenge of the champions," this legendary foot race pits
approximately 80 of the world’s toughest athletes – runners,
triathletes, adventure racers, and mountaineers – against one another
and the elements. Covering 135 miles (217km) non-stop from Death Valley
to Mt. Whitney, CA in temperatures up to 130F (55 centigrade), it is
the most demanding and extreme running race offered anywhere on the
planet.
The start line is at Badwater, Death Valley,
which marks the lowest elevation in the Western Hemisphere at 280’
(85m) below sea level. The race finishes at the Mt. Whitney Portals at
8360' (2533m). The Badwater course covers three mountain ranges for a
total of 13,000’ (3962m) of cumulative vertical ascent and 4,700’
(1433m) of cumulative descent. The Portals are the trailhead to the Mt.
Whitney summit, the highest point in the contiguous United States.
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