Run around Australia - Andre Jones
THE PLAN“An ordinary bloke that still continues doing the extraordinary – having successfully completed my 3,700km solo run from Melbourne to Darwin, I’m now expanding...
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Circumnavigation Death Vally - Marshall Ulrich, Dave Heckman
Jul 22, 2012
Badwater, CA, USA
Aug 7, 2012
Badwater, CA, USA
When 38-year old firefighter Dave Heckman came up with the idea to circumnavigate the US Death Valley National Park during the hottest part of the Summer, completely unaided and unassisted, even the 61-year old accomplished adventurer Marshall Ulrich thought it was crazy and impossible.Nevertheless the two men began their journey of 425 miles on 22 July 2012. No one has attempted to circumnavigate the park, and certainly not during the heat of Summer when the threats of dehydration and heat stroke are dire, with temperatures exceeding 120 degrees Fahrenheit. Imagine remote areas, immense sand dunes, rock formations, salt flats, steep...
29th crossing of Death Valley in 29 years
Jul 22, 2019
Badwater, CA, USA
Jul 25, 2019
Mt Whitney, CA, USA
On July 22, 2019, Marshall Ulrich went up to the 14,505 foot summit of Mount Whitney to complete his 146 mile crossing from Badwater to the top of the mountain. It took him 78 hours. It was his 29th crossing of Death Valley in 29 years. Not bad for 68 years old! He had a great crew joining him including two of his children, Pete Kostelnick, Greg Pressler, Catra Corbett and Faye Guastamacchio. Marshall has *always* completed the lowest (Badwater basin -282 feet) to highest (summit of Mount Whitney 14,505 feet) as done by Al Arnold back in 1977. It’s not a crossing if...
