Leave your feedback Share Copy URL https://mypepack.gophersport.com/video/?vid=pVB6J2wAwuM Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Badwater 135: The Race from Hell to Heaven 🏔️💀 [PgtIo4EwvOm] Health Updated on August 06, 2026 EDT — Published on August 06, 2026 EDT It is a geographic anomaly that creates the toughest footrace on Earth. Bonus Fact: The proximity of these two extremes is due to the unique geology of the Great Basin. The Earth's crust here is being pulled apart, creating massive fault-block mountains (Whitney) right next to sinking valleys (Death Valley). The Badwater 135 race takes advantage of this by forcing runners to endure temperatures up to 130°F (54°C) in the valley before climbing over two mountain ranges to finish at the Whitney Portal. It is widely considered the hardest footrace in the world. Subscribe to Fact Foundry for more geography anomalies! #Geography #MountWhitney #DeathValley #Badwater135 #Ultramarathon #Running #California #HighestPoint #LowestPoint #FactFoundry #Shorts #ExtremeSports OQAlUD8Sd25 ZpFxniaPq3u JEJjYDOqlkK 9fw4vngrprE OY0O3IjQAUI CeqymntzbyS xHleTwgkbVs 0GM2gghtUNw
It is a geographic anomaly that creates the toughest footrace on Earth. Bonus Fact: The proximity of these two extremes is due to the unique geology of the Great Basin. The Earth's crust here is being pulled apart, creating massive fault-block mountains (Whitney) right next to sinking valleys (Death Valley). The Badwater 135 race takes advantage of this by forcing runners to endure temperatures up to 130°F (54°C) in the valley before climbing over two mountain ranges to finish at the Whitney Portal. It is widely considered the hardest footrace in the world. Subscribe to Fact Foundry for more geography anomalies! #Geography #MountWhitney #DeathValley #Badwater135 #Ultramarathon #Running #California #HighestPoint #LowestPoint #FactFoundry #Shorts #ExtremeSports OQAlUD8Sd25 ZpFxniaPq3u JEJjYDOqlkK 9fw4vngrprE OY0O3IjQAUI CeqymntzbyS xHleTwgkbVs 0GM2gghtUNw