Tag: extreme endurance athlete
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The Leadville 100 — Learning to Endure the Mountains Leadville, Colorado | 1983, 1984, 1988 In 1983, Ted lined up for one of the toughest endurance races in America — the Leadville 100. One hundred miles through the Colorado Rockies meant relentless climbs, icy stream crossings, thin air, and strict cut-off times. Runners who didn’t…
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Climbing Mount Vinson — The Top of Antarctica (1987) One Arm, 100 Pounds, and the Coldest Mountain on Earth Mount Vinson is the highest point in Antarctica, rising 16,050 feet above one of the harshest places on Earth. It sits 750 miles from the South Pole on the driest continent on the planet, where temperatures…
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Climbs Mt. Kilimanjaro – 1986 Before Ted ever set foot on Africa’s tallest mountain, he had to conquer a different peak — his fear of flying. Years earlier, Ted had been on an Air National Guard plane that suddenly lost cabin pressure. Passengers became violently ill, and Ted ended up in a San Antonio hospital,…