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Ranking in 7summits list, either CP or K | : | 140 |
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Ranking in Carstensz Pyramid list | : | 0 |
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Ranking in Kosciuszko list | : | 104 |
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First name | : | Marshall |
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Family name | : | Ulrich |
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Gender | : | male |
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Country of origin | : | USA |
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Date of Birth | : | 1951-07-04 |
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Name of first summit | : | Denali |
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Date of climbing the first summit | : | 2002-06-16 |
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Name of final summit in Carstensz list | : | xxx |
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Date of final summit in Carstensz list | : | 0000-00-00 |
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Name of final summit in Kosciuszko list | : | Kosciuszko |
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Date of final summit in Kosciuszko list | : | 2005-03-10 |
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Date of climbing Kilimanjaro | : | 2003-07-02 |
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Date of climbing Elbrus | : | 2004-06-14 |
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Date of climbing Aconcagua | : | 2003-02-01 |
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Date of climbing Denali | : | 2002-06-16 |
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Date of climbing Vinson | : | 2005-01-12 |
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Date of climbing Everest | : | 2004-05-24 |
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Date of climbing Carstensz Pyramid | : | 0000-00-00 |
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Date of climbing Kosciuszko | : | 2005-03-10 |
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Climbed Carstensz Pyramid? | : | No |
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Climbed Kosciuszko? | : | Yes |
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Total time including Carstensz Pyramid | : | xxx |
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Total time including Kosciuszko | : | 02y,267d |
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Age when finished with CP | : | xxx |
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Age when finished with K | : | 53y,249d |
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Website | : | http://www.teamstraydogs.com |
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Additional Info | : | (photo: Marshall Ulrich on Aconcagua, courtesy of Marshall Ulrich)
7 summits comments
Kilimanjaro route: Machame
kilimanjaro partners: guide "Future," Gary Scott, David Lien, Heather Ulrich
Kilimanjaro remarks: A beautiful and unique mountain, offering the opportunity to pass through several ecosystems and the opportunity to "get up high" without requiring technical climbing skills. I especially enjoyed being able to reach the roof of Africa with my wife, Heather, as well as climb with old friends, and meet new ones - including David Lein who would later join me on Vinson.
Elbrus route: South Route via Pastukhova Rocks and Saddle
Elbrus partners: Guide, Baranov Sergei, Eugene Harrington
Elbrus remarks: An amazing opportunity to travel to Russia, our one-time enemies, and climb in the beautiful Caucus Mountains. Our international group, including "The Irish" was a good one! I especially enjoyed being able to visit my Russian friends from Everest, Alex and Dmitry after the climb.
Aconcagua route: Normal Route
Aconcagua partners: guides Juan and Gabriel Summited with Mari Hietala (Finland) and Mark Kirby (England)
Aconcagua remarks: We are never able to conquer any mountain, but absorb all that it has to offer us as mere mortals. That was the great reward...of climbing with a group from all around the world in the amazing Andes.
Denali route: West Buttress
Denali partners: Self guided
Summited with Gary Scott (who also summited Kilimanjaro with me)as well as Aron Ralston
Denali remarks: This was the first of the Seven Summits for me, and my first experience on a big mountain. I really enjoyed being self-sufficient, having to carry, and pull on a sled, all of my own gear. Much more of a "true mountaineering" experience. It's a beautiful mountain, and the reward of the view from the top - with the Alaska Range and glaciers sweeping out from all around - is awe inspiring. I learned a great respect for the mountains on Denali.
Vinson route: Standard - Branscomb Glacier
Vinson partners: guide Vern Tejas, Also summited with David Lien (who also summited with me on Kilimanjaro)
Vinson remarks: The remoteness of the icy continent makes this mountain most unique. A pristine, isolated, solitary mass of ice with huge mountains spiraling to the sky providing the only contrast to the sea of white. Seeing the curve of the earth from the summit was an amazing experience - one which I shall not forget. Climbing with Vern was a highlight of the trip, as he has been a "mountain mentor" for me, and taught me much - not only about climbing but about the strength and goodness of the human spirit.
Everest route: Northest Ridge, Tibet
Everest partners: Russian Adventure Team, with leader Alex Abramov. Summited with David D'Angelo
Everest remarks: Tears weld up in my eyes as I had realized a dream that I carried with me for 47 years. My heart was full of gratitude and, for a moment, I thought of everyone in my life that had supported me over the last 52 years. For whatever reason, I was graced with being on the top of Everest. I will never know the reason that I was given this gift. I do know that those who care about me and love me were with me in spirit, and that made it especially significant. Something that I will surely never forget.
Kosciuszko route: Kosciuszko Walk, starting from the base of the lift in Thredbo
Kosciuszko partners: Rory and Janis Vose, Heather Ulrich
Kosciuszko remarks: In some ways it was anticlimactic, but in other ways it was as sweet as I expected. This was it. The last of the seven. And what a journey it was!
As I descended, I became melancholy, feeling as if an old friend, a friend that had walked beside me on each and every climb, was passing away. I had become accustom to this friend – the familiar, lingering feelings of fear, anxiety, and uncertainty about whether or not I would summit, or even return from the mountains. All the time he was headed with me, climbing toward the summits, and back down. We walked and climbed hand in hand and became more familiar with each other each time we reached the top of another continent.
My friend had kept me company and, more than that, had kept me always aware of my surroundings, my body, my choices. My friend, fear and anxiety, had kept me safe had allowed me to return to my wife, family, and loved ones.
Now my friend’s presence and company is no longer necessary to keep me safe on the tallest mountain on every continent. Out of respect, I will remember him and hold him in high regard; keeping him close to my heart to see me through should I ever need him again?
* climbing biography:
Marshall Ulrich, 53, dreamed of climbing Mount Everest since he was 5 years old. Differing climbing, he has been an ultra runner for more than 18 years, having completed over 110 events averaging over 100 miles each.
A native of Colorado, Marshall has always included high altitude running with his general physical conditioning, including running 14ers (14,000-foot plus) peaks on a regular basis.
He was the first person to complete a Pikes Peak Quad, having run the 13 miles from the 6,600-foot base to the 14,115-foot summit, and back down, four times – that is 104 miles (or four consecutive marathons) with 30,060 feet of elevation gain. He has also summited 14,494-foot Mount Whitney, the highest point in the continental US, 13 times, all after running 135 miles across Death Valley – in July.
As a part of his adventure racing career—Marshall is one of three people in the world to have competed in all 9 Eco Challenge adventure races, as well as 7 other expedition length adventure races—he learned climbing, mountaineering, and high altitude skills by summiting 11,722-foot Mount Tronador in Chile, climbing in the Southern Alps in New Zealand, trekking across Tibet and Nepal, and completing numerous repels and jumar ascents.
Based upon his ultra running and adventure racing training and experience, Marshall continued along a path leading him to his dream of climbing Everest. As a test, in June 2002, he climbed Denali and found that mountaineering agreed with him. He went on to climb Aconcagua and Kilimanjaro before the end of 2003. Then, he set his sights on his dream: Everest. On his first attempt, he reached the top of the world on May 25, 2004. As a natural progression, he continued his Quest for the Seven Summits, and summited Elbrus, Vinson, and Kosciuszko. Amazingly, he reached the top of all of Seven Summits on first attempts in a period of two years, 267 days.
Mountaineering and High Altitude Accomplishments
Besides the seven summits mentioned above:
Mount Whitney – Summit 14,494-feet, 13 times, all after 135 mile crossing of Death Valley – California
• Himalayas – biking at trekking at 17,000 feet as part of 2000 Raid Gauloises – Nepal and Tibet
• Colorado “14ers” – over 100 training runs over 14,000 feet – Colorado
• Mount Tronador – Summit 11,722 feet as part of multi-day 1999 Eco Challenge – Patagonia Region, Chile
personal biography:
Marshall Ulrich, 53, is a veteran of over 110 ultra marathons averaging over 100 miles each. He is the only person in the world to complete the Triple Crown of Extreme Sports: world class ultra runner, record setting adventure racer, and Seven Summits mountaineer. His specialty is competing in extreme conditions including desert and adventure racing, as well as mountaineering.
Marshall has reached the summit of each of the “Seven Summits” – including Mount Everest, the highest point in the world at 29,035 feet (north side, Asia), Aconcagua (22,841 feet, South America), Denali (20,320 feet, North America), Kilimanjaro (19,340 feet, Africa), Mount Elbrus (18,481 feet, Europe), Vinson Massif (16,067 feet, Antarctica), and Mount Kosciuszko (7,310 feet, Australia) – all on first attempts.
He has crossed Death Valley a record 17 times including a solo and quad crossing, and is a 4-time winner of the Badwater 146-mile race from minus 282 feet to the 14,494-foot summit of Mount Whitney. Marshall has finished 12 Badwater races and 10 Leadville Trail 100s, and is one of three people in the world to have competed in all 9 Eco Challenges.
He is the only person to have completed the Leadville Triple Crown of Racing – having biked, run, and kayaked 100 miles each on consecutive weekends at over 10,000 feet – and is the only person to have completed the Leadville Trail 100 and Pikes Peak Marathon on the same weekend. In 1989, he was the first person to complete all six 100-mile trail races – finishing top-10 in five of them – in the same year. With a personal best of 142 miles, he is a two time silver medalist in the national 24-hour championship.
He was named in the top 10 “2004 Outdoor Person of the Year Awards” by Hooked on the Outdoors magazine in February 2005, not only for his athletic accomplishments but for “giving back” – including raising over $220,000 for charity, including the Religious Teachers Filippini.
-> Marshal donates 100% to the charity that helps educate women and children. Please read more about this charity and how you can donate in this pdf file:
http://7summits.com/info/summiteers/RTF-Fundraising-Letter-July2005-lowres.pdf
He was on the cover of the June 2004 addition of Adventure Sports Magazine, and was highlights as one of the athletes “Over 50 and Kicking Your Butt.”
In December 2001, Outside magazine named Marshall “Endurance King” as part of their “A-Team – the 25 best athletes in their fields.” He was also on the cover of the June/July 2001 issue of Trail Runner magazine and was highlighted as one of the “Legends of the Trail – 10 runners with a living legacy.”
He has written articles for various publications, and is available for speaking engagements, including business-oriented and motivational speaking. He holds a B.A. in Fine Arts from University of Northern Colorado and is a successful business man, including being a wholesale dog food manufacturer. Marshall is the proud parent of Elaine 26, Taylor 21, and Alexandra 15. He and his wife, Heather, live near Idaho Springs, CO. |
