The toughest race on Earth?
Hells to the yeah.
The race is over 222km (137 miles) at 11,400+ feet of altitude in 60 hours. I think that barely qualifies as “Earth” since it’s mostly up in the clouds.
At least, to a flat lander like myself, that’s up in the clouds. They go over 2 peaks, one of them is called “Tanglang La” which is just over 17,500 feet. You just gotta watch the video to get the full effect.
Here’s a quote from the Kick Starter page:
Set in the high desert of the Himalayas and crossing over the two highest passes in the world (Khardung La 18,300ft. and Tanglang La 17,582ft.), we watch the battle against dehydration, acclimatization, hypothermia, and drops-outs. We follow the life changing experiences and near death challenges. We uncover the emotion of believing in yourself against all odds and in the end unveil the reward of uncovering a path that was believed to be impossible. It will leave you questioning the roads you’ve turned away from and challenge you to want to go back and make them possible.
They’re trying to raise up $5000 to complete the film, and they are almost there. Won’t you help them out?
This is some crazy shiznit.
Can’t seem to get my high. Foot pain is holding me back. Trying Orthotics, let’s hope it works.
Orthotics might help for a bit, but you may need to switch to minimalist shoes, or go barefoot.