Badwater Ultramarathon 2005
a photo essay by Luis Escobar
The starting line is at Badwater, Death Valley, California which marks the lowest elevation in the Western Hemisphere at 280' below sea level. The race finishes at the Whitney Portals at 8,360'. The Badwater course covers three mountain ranges for a total of 13, 000' of cumulative vertical ascent and 4700' of cumulative of descent. The Portals are the trailhead to the Mt. Whitney summit, the highest point in the contiguous United States.
On this page you will find a small sample of the photographs that I made during the 2005 race. All of these images were taken of the 10:00 AM starters on Monday, July 11 and Tuesday, July 12. When the race started in Badwater at 10:00 AM the temperature was well over 100 degrees.
Curt Maples - Devil's Golf Course - Mile 5.5
For complete information visit the official Badwater site www.badwaterultra.com