Category Archives: Death Valley National Park circumnavigation July 2012

A Tribute to Michael Popov (1978 – 2012)

Michael and I first met after he invited me to a 50K put on by Pacific Coast Trail Runs about a year ago: “Come run our race and do a book signing! You are welcome, and we’d love to have you at … Continue reading

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“Harder than Everest”: Death Valley NP Circumnavigation complete

Death Valley, Calif., August 13, 2012 — Extreme endurance athlete Marshall Ulrich and fire fighter Dave Heckman have finished an unprecedented expedition, going on foot around the entire perimeter of Death Valley National Park during the hottest part of the summer, completely unaided and unassisted. They began on 22 July and finished 17 days later on 7 August. Continue reading

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Halfway around Death Valley National Park

Over 100 degrees, over 200 miles … with 200 miles to go On Monday night, July 30, Marshall and Dave finished day 9 of their Death Valley National Park expedition. I did a rough calculation of the ground they’ve covered … Continue reading

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