Word is 2 hrs, 54 minutes.
No snow (so no skiing down)
Jeebus fucking Christmas.
Most people do it as an overnight.
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Word is 2 hrs, 54 minutes.
No snow (so no skiing down)
Jeebus fucking Christmas.
Most people do it as an overnight.
So what is that? Starting where? Car to summit? car to car? Jenny Lake to summit? Facts please.
Dont know all details, but source is Zahan B, so I would imagine its car-car....(I personally can't even comprehend that as being possible)
Sick fuckers name is Killian...
I heard someone or a duo was looking to bust it. It seems like last year when going car to car was considered burly. That time is ridiculous.
I can almost make a Glory lap take that long.
Killian Jorent crushed it today, check out his blog. http://www.kilianjornet.cat/en/kilian-jornet
thats badass, but man it would suck to touch the summit and have to immediately turn around lol
I'm laying in a tent at lupine meadows right now. Maybe I'll give it a go. In other news, its so smoky here you can barely see the grand from the airport.
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Gimme a shout when you get out, Z!
That is amazing.
Car to car what is the distance and elevation gain?
Holy fuck.
Just what I needed to see on a Monday morning to make me feel even more worthless.
7038' gain and about 7-8 miles one wayQuote:
Originally Posted by hutash
Wait, is that time to the top, or to the top and back? (I don't know the area, just that there's a big mountain there).
He's an aerobic freak, won Western States 100M run in 2011, won the Mont Blanc ultra, dominated in the past several years ski mountaineering competitions (yeah, there are such things). We have some common friends. Word is that he is a really good guy.
Sick video from two weeks ago - looks like the time then was 3:23. Guess he improved on it a little:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z_Z1-smRsoU
ETA: More from 8/12:
https://www.facebook.com/kilianjornet
http://www.movescount.com/moves/move6829278
I don't know but I would guess car to car. 3 hours to the summit, while still insane, wouldn't be out of reach or a crazy goal for someone to reach.Quote:
Originally Posted by stuckathuntermtn
how exposed is that really at ~1:50 in the video? i really want to do this unroped and i know it's possible but haven't looked into it too much. is the climbing he did in that video the most technical that route gets?
Video was amazing. He did it even faster, an hour faster? wow, stud.
badass and in my book he outshines the Olympics.
Just sick.
http://www.mountainproject.com/v/owe...ding/105814121Quote:
Originally Posted by bestskieratsnowbird
Usually has some ice in it until late season, which can complicate things.
Awesome to watch. I climbed it via Exum as a "day" hike and it took 11 hours car to car. I was belaying a friend on the golden staircase and a couple guys walked by and said "hi". I was so amazed, and now this. I am such a pussy.
Pretty exposed (from the link)...Quote:
Originally Posted by bestskieratsnowbird
http://www.mountainproject.com/image...rge_d1628f.jpg
Just got home, too smokey for me up there. You literally couldn't see the valley floor from the top of the Grand, Moran was invisible. I have black lung now.Quote:
Originally Posted by rideit
i would have third degree burns if i did it without a shirt. i ran down the middle like that in the middle of an electric storm in 95. sky was orange and pink, hail was falling, thunder sounded like the sky was ripping open and i hauled ass down to the car. incredible. i loved running down mountains. half out of control from momentum, fearless rhythm finding the right steps to not snap a leg like a twig or fall a hundred feet.Quote:
Originally Posted by Meadow Skipper
Dang. That record didn't last long.
http://outerlocal.com/hiking/andy-an...on-in-253-news
The comments on that post about Killian's record not being legit because he used shortcuts are stupid, it's a mountain climbing record, you should be able to use whatever route you want. (If you can call a trail shortcut at the bottom a different route)
Cutting switchbacks on popular trails is not cool, so I think it is good Anderson beat the record. Shortcuts high on the route? fine, but not on a well established trail.
disclaimer: I have no idea how established this trail is at the bottom, but it sounds like a real trail.
Really established, multiple signs telling you not to cut switchbacks.Quote:
Originally Posted by hutash
So after setting a record on the grand the guy runs the pikes peak marathon.... Settin new record there.
While he is doing that, someone is beating his record on the grand.
Awesome.
Stravasshole?
some local needs to step the fuck up
So how are these verified?
Not that I doubt these athletes absolutely kill it, but is it kind of an honor system?
Impressive none the less as this former smoker would probably need an overnight trip.
It's not official with out a drug test...fuckers probably chug EPO like PBR.
No. These "records" are meaningless. For every one of these idiots, there's countless runners or adventure athletes who also "kill it", but never promote. Really, how can there be "records" like this when there's no standards? This shit's gonna continue though, seeing how many of you lined up to suck Killian's dick when this was first posted. Please continue this activity.Quote:
Originally Posted by AdironRider
Cutting switchbacks is pathetic. In 97, the leader at Hardrock 100 was pulled from the race for egregious switchback cutting. But the eventual co-winners doing the same fucking this, just not as blatantly. They were Brits, so it's not like they had any sense of self-worth anyway.
a trail or route is the only form of an established track on a mountain, or the constant. The runner is the variable and the time is what result we are all interested in.
Sincerely,Quote:
Originally Posted by Sluffy
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