STYR Labs Badwater 135

DEATH VALLEY, CA - JULY 11: Oswaldo Lopez walks with members of his support team, Carlos Vasquez and Ulises Sanchez, during the STYR Labs Badwater 135 on July 11, 2017 in Death Valley, California. Lopez, who is a past champion, was unable to finish the race and dropped out just past the 100 mile mark. The start of the 135 mile race is at Badwater Basin, Death Valley, which marks the lowest elevation in North America at 280 feet below sea level. The race finishes at Whitney Portal at 8,360 feet. The course covers three mountain ranges for a total of 14,600 feet of cumulative vertical ascent. Whitney Portal is the trailhead to the Mt. Whitney summit, the highest point in the contiguous United States. The hottest temperature in the world was recorded in Death Valley with a temperature of 134 degrees (56.6 Celcius). (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)