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Post by messenger on Jun 11, 2017 6:39:23 GMT -5
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Post by vancleave on Jun 30, 2017 22:20:53 GMT -5
As is de rigueur for FKT attempts, I am posting my intention to do a double SCAR July 2-4. I hope to finish in under 3 days. I see (above) that Scott Simcox just upped the ante. Congrats on that. Unlike Scott, I plan to start/end at Davenport Gap. I completed the single back in December of 2016 and so am familiar with the terrain. Looking forward to this epic journey.
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Post by vancleave on Jul 7, 2017 7:30:54 GMT -5
Quick report: I ended up needing to bail at Clingman's on the return. First day went perfectly (made it 49 miles from Davenport to Derrick Knob in a fairly leisurely 16 hours). Second and third days it rained a lot. This made the trail conditions considerably more difficult. On top of that, by day 3 I hadn't been able to get any food in (or keep it down) for quite a while. As I was throwing up along side the trail (nothing in my stomach) I serendipitously encountered two trail angels who ended up (ultimately) getting me back to my car. Much more detail than you'd ever want in a post I've written here. |
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Post by messenger on Jul 17, 2017 7:17:42 GMT -5
Small world. I was running with Jason this last weekend and he said he had helped someone who was doing a double SCAR.
I kinda figured I'd have more than 3 weeks before the record was in jeopardy!
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Post by gavinmckenzie on Oct 4, 2017 3:21:12 GMT -5
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Post by randomforestrunner on Feb 5, 2018 0:18:45 GMT -5
I'm planning on attempting an FKT sometime between March 17-20. I'll post more details once I have them, but the exact date might depend a bit on the weather forecast.
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bluebonnet2
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Got a 4am start at Davenport shut down at newfound by snow n ice and 27 degrees windchill
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Post by bluebonnet2 on Mar 11, 2018 20:37:21 GMT -5
I'm looking to make an attempt on the SCAR APril 7 weather permitting is there a desirable route that is perferred
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Post by randomforestrunner on Mar 16, 2018 11:48:02 GMT -5
I'm planning on attempting an FKT sometime between March 17-20. I'll post more details once I have them, but the exact date might depend a bit on the weather forecast. I'm going to go ahead with this, and it looks like the weather should be decent on Sunday (March 18). Plan is to get a start at Davenport Gap just before first light. I will be completely unsupported. |
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Post by thinairdesigns on Mar 18, 2018 13:22:57 GMT -5
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Post by thinairdesigns on Mar 19, 2018 12:46:33 GMT -5
Congratulations John Kelly on setting the new SCAR Unsupported FKT! 15:31:37
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Post by Peter Bakwin on Mar 19, 2018 15:38:09 GMT -5
The Delorme track seems to show a slightly longer time, with the first point at 05:25:00 and last one at 21:07:15. Did you get the time you report from John? Either way a pretty small margin! Anyway, we look forward to his full report! Congrats.
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Post by randomforestrunner on Mar 19, 2018 16:00:25 GMT -5
The Delorme track seems to show a slightly longer time, with the first point at 05:25:00 and last one at 21:07:15. Did you get the time you report from John? Either way a pretty small margin! Anyway, we look forward to his full report! Congrats. I started the tracker a bit before starting to make sure it was working (I had never used one before) and didn't get around to turning it off until a bit after finishing. The time shown here from my watch is correct (the elapsed time, not the moving time): www.strava.com/activities/1460412454I'll do a full report sometime in the next few weeks and post it here, but definitely an incredible route, and much tougher than I had anticipated! |
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