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Photo by Luis Escobar The 2010 AdventureCORPS Badwater Ultramarathon began today, with runners from 14 countries battling it out in the infamous furnace of Death Valley, California. At time of writing, Jorge Pacheco (California) held the lead with an approximate thirty minutes over Marco Farinazo (Rio De Janeiro) followed by Zach Gingerich (Illinois).As night falls over Panamint Springs with crew headlights winking on the replica Corum Romulus watches steep valley descent, tension has mounted among racers as they buckle down for the long night ahead. The lead runners have hit the72 mile mark (the equivalent of three back-to-back marathons) but the Worlds Toughest Foot Race has only just begun.

During the tragic 1996 climbing season on Mount Everest, there was only one medical doctor at Camp III: Ken Kamler. Kamler spoke at TEDMED last October, but the video was finally released online today. Its a long video (twenty minutes), but well worth replica Omega watch. Not only does he discuss the type of conditions the climbers faced that season, he uses technology to show how Beck Weathers survived 36 hours in the storm.For more on the 1996 tragedy, check out our 1996 Summit Journal and Jon Krakauers article, Into Thin Air.-- Jonah Ogles.