The participants took part in a week in Corsica of conditioning between July and August
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From September 11, 2019

As of September 24, 2019

UltraOps
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Location : Death Valley

Veterans of the French army will compete in the Valley of Death during the UltraOps (Resilience Operation Injured) from 11 to 24 September. The principle ? Eight former wounded soldiers, from the different corps of the army (land, air, navy, gendarmerie, firefighters of Paris, Foreign Legion and health services of armies), will walk on foot the Californian park (270 km), under 25 to 45 degrees Celsius.

The participants will have to camp in the field, without washing and without access to drinking water. A mission made possible thanks to an important logistics, the walkers being supported by many volunteers.

This challenge is the result of a meeting at the end of 2018 between Sergeant Vincent Dorival, a paraplegic equated with tetraplegic since an accident in 2001 who is also the president of the association "Ultra-Parcours Blessé Militaire", and Lieutenant-Colonel Lotfi. Nicolas Barbet, a partner in the fitness and mental fitness company Crossops.

Vincent Dorival then tells him about a dream, "The Badwater Ultramarathon, a Californian race known as one of the most difficult in the world because of its extreme weather conditions", recalls Lotfi-Nicolas Barbet. The idea of ​​the UltraOps was born.

Both men want to convey strong messages through this challenge: "The idea of ​​serving differently, the desire to draw attention to the plight of wounded comrades"while raising funds that will be donated this year to the Armed Forces Blood Transfusion Center. "This is the opportunity for our company to mount a universal project, bringing together all the operational forces of all armies"assures the lieutenant-colonel.

Even if the place remains symbolic for individuals who have come close to death, the next editions will not be American. The UltraOps team will visit the other four continents.

diary

From September 11, 2019

As of September 24, 2019

UltraOps
More information here

Location : Death Valley

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