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Post by Peter Bakwin on Nov 3, 2009 20:14:30 GMT -5
Andrew Skurka set the FKT at 4h46m32s (CCW) on 16 August 2017.Anton Krupicka ran the loop CCW from Long Lake TH in 4h50m40s on 4 September 2010.The Pawnee Pass (12,541') - Buchanan Pass (11,837') Loop is a terrific, tough and super scenic 26-mile route in Colorado's Indian Peaks Wilderness. Here is a nice trip report on the route from Charles Danforth (from which I took the map and photo). More photos are here. Some reported times are below. The fastest so far is Andrew Skurka at 4h46m32s. This was running CCW and did close the loop (times should be reported for a closed loop including the short paved section.) Skurka gives some splits and a link to his GPS track below. Skurka's time beat that of Anton Krupicka (4h50m40s, 4 September 2010) by just 4 minutes. Krupicka's splits are also given below, along with a link to a short trip report.  route map from Charles Danforth  photo by Charles Danforth
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Post by charlesd on Jun 3, 2010 14:56:13 GMT -5
Thanks for the link, Peter.
I know it's not even close to fast, but our time was ~9 hours (Ehret/Danforth '09). Let any challengers come forward ;-)
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Post by Isaiah Janzen on Jul 11, 2010 10:36:32 GMT -5
I ran this loop yesterday. I was running pretty hard but not really red lining it because I was alone and didn't want to trip and hurt myself. I meant to announce it ahead of time on this forum but I only had Internet access on my iPhone and this forum wasn't really working with that. I'm claiming a time of 6:23:14. Here is my trip report: www.isaiahjanzen.com/2010/07/running-buchanan-pawnee-passes-loop.htmlSome background since I am new to this forum. I ran the Presidential Range in New Hampshire in about 8 hours in September last year with my college cross country team. I also ran a double marathon "fun" run on Cape Cod on May 9th 2009 because a few of my college track team members and I wanted to see how far we could run. I am really more of a "short" distance specialist with a 10k PR of 32:58 and half marathon PR of 1:17:06 on a hilly course. |
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Post by Kraig Koski on Jul 16, 2010 14:26:04 GMT -5
I ran this loop CCW on July 26, 2009 with poles in 6:00:43.
Here are my splits:
Start at 6:10AM from Long Lake TH
1:07 hr to Coney Flats TH
59:34 (2:06:57) to Buchanan Pass summit
1:05 (3:12:08) to Cascade trail
46:58 (3:59:07) to Crater Lake cutoff
1:05 (5:04:47) to Pawnee summit
55:56 (6:00:43) to Long Lake TH.
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Post by Ben K on Jul 26, 2010 10:35:55 GMT -5
Johannes R and I did the clockwise loop in 4:59 5:59, July 26 2009
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Post by Peter Bakwin on Jul 26, 2010 11:41:43 GMT -5
It would be helpful if you would give your full names. People want to know who holds the FKT!
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Post by Kraig Koski on Jul 27, 2010 19:50:07 GMT -5
Wow, that was on the same day as me. I remember seeing two pretty fast runners going CW near the base of the Buchanan Pass trail on the west side. That must have been Ben K and Johannes R.
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Post by Ben K on Aug 10, 2010 17:33:57 GMT -5
Johannes R and I did the clockwise loop in 4:59 5:59, July 26 2009 I apologize and need to correct myself, we did it in 5:59 on 7/26/09. This year we did the counter-clockwise loop in 5:47 on 7/29/10. |
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Post by Anton Krupicka on Sept 5, 2010 22:02:54 GMT -5
I ran this loop yesterday (September 4, 2010) in the counter-clockwise direction in 4:50:40. Started and finished at the Long Lake trailhead. Have a short trip report here ( www.runnersworld.com/antons-mountain-musings/the-buchanan-pawnee-pass-loop) (with photos from a previous run from earlier this summer in the Cascade Creek drainage). Putting some focused effort into it, I think it could definitely be run in the mid- to low-4hr range. However, it's a TOUGH and beautiful circuit! |
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Post by Anton Krupicka on Sept 5, 2010 22:11:17 GMT -5
Forgot to post my splits from yesterday's run, again, starting/finishing at the Long Lake TH.
Mt. Audubon TH: 6:35
Audubon Junction: 27:40 (21:05)
Coney Flats TH: 59:30 (31:50)
Buchanan Pass: 1:46:15 (46:45)
Cascade Creek Junction: 2:39:30 (53:15)
Crater Lake Turn-off: 3:15:?? (35:30)
Pawnee Pass: 4:09:00 (54:00)
Lake Isabelle turn-off: 4:33:45 (24:45)
Long Lake TH: 4:50:40
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Post by Lita on Jun 11, 2014 4:38:50 GMT -5
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Post by Brent Kocis on Jul 31, 2017 13:47:27 GMT -5
Had a go at Anton's FKT yesterday (7/30/2017), but came up just short. 4:54:32 CCW from Long Lake TH. Oh so close! Strava: www.strava.com/activities/1109597449 Splits: Audubon/Beaver Creek Jct: 25:24 Coney flats: 55:23 (29:59) Buchanan Pass: 1:44:12 (48:48) Cascade Creek Jct: 2:37:20 (53:08) Crater Lake Jct: 3:16:58 (39:38) Pawnee Lake: 3:40:38 (23:39) Pawnee Pass: 4:15:59 (35:21) Final descent to finish: 4:54:34 (38:34) |
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Post by andrewskurka on Aug 16, 2017 21:52:46 GMT -5
New FKT for a complete CCW loop, starting at the road junction to the Long Lake and Mitchell Lk Trailheads: 4:46:32. Movescount: www.movescount.com/moves/move171913737Lap 9 should be disregarded -- I pressed Lap instead of Stop when I reached my starting point. Splits: Audubon/Beaver Creek Jct: 23:27 Coney flats TH (western side): 50:42 (27:14) Buchanan Pass: 1:39:59 (49:17) Cascade Creek Jct: 2:25:33 (45:34) Crater Lake Jct: 3:05:15 (39:42) Pawnee Lake: - Pawnee Pass (2-post sign): 4:05:26 (1:00:11) Final descent to finish: 4:46:32 (41:07) |
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