Post by Peter Bakwin on Aug 25, 2014 16:26:57 GMT -5
Luke Nelson and Jared Campbell climbed all 9 Idaho 12ers in 1d4h18m, August 16-17, 2014.
There are 9 peaks in Idaho over 12,000', the "12ers". There is a website dedicated to tracking those who have climbed all 9 over any period of time, and also keeping track of the fastest times. The following "rules" are mentioned:
1.The clock starts when you leave from the first trailhead and ends when you return back to the last trailhead. So if you do Diamond Peak first, the clock starts there and continues as you climb that peak, drive to the Lost Rivers, go through them, drive to Hyndman, and ends when you touch your car at the Hyndman trailhead after having climbed that peak.
2.No motorized means of travel can occur once you leave the given trailhead for each peak. For instance, you cannot drive a motorcycle into Hyndman Basin, then bag the peak. You can't have a helicopter fly you to the top of each peak. You get the idea... Some mountain bike the flat section on Hyndman Peak, this is fine, but I must warn you that a BIG asterisk will go next to your name!
3.Traverses ARE allowed. For example, you can climb from Leatherman to Donaldson on the ridgeline if you so desire (and have the ability to).
4.No porter rule! You must carry your own pack. Someone can accompany you on the climb, but they can't lug your stuff around for you.
5.Drivers. It is acceptable for someone to drive you between peaks, cook you dinner, etc... However, no foot massagers are allowed, as that would provide an unfair advantage for any attempt at the record I might shoot for, as my wife refuses to rub feet and none of you freaks are touching them!
Ultrarunners Luke Nelson and Jared Campbell climbed the ID 12ers in just 1d4h18m on August 16-17, 2014, besting the previous record of 1d14h50 by Dave Bingham and Rob Landis (July 2005) by over 10 hours. Nelson wrote a detailed report for his blog.
Luke Nelson also holds the car-to-car FKT for Idaho's highest peak, Mt Borah, 2h21m11s, set October 22, 2010, beating the old FKT (1h36m13s up / 2h54m00s RT) held by the legendary Tom Borschel. Nelson's ascent time of 1h26m42s was bested on August 22, 2012, by Dan Kraft, who ran 1h20m07s. Kraft's round-trip time of 2h32m55s was slower than Nelson's.
Jared Campbell (left) and Luke Nelson on Mt Borah
There are 9 peaks in Idaho over 12,000', the "12ers". There is a website dedicated to tracking those who have climbed all 9 over any period of time, and also keeping track of the fastest times. The following "rules" are mentioned:
1.The clock starts when you leave from the first trailhead and ends when you return back to the last trailhead. So if you do Diamond Peak first, the clock starts there and continues as you climb that peak, drive to the Lost Rivers, go through them, drive to Hyndman, and ends when you touch your car at the Hyndman trailhead after having climbed that peak.
2.No motorized means of travel can occur once you leave the given trailhead for each peak. For instance, you cannot drive a motorcycle into Hyndman Basin, then bag the peak. You can't have a helicopter fly you to the top of each peak. You get the idea... Some mountain bike the flat section on Hyndman Peak, this is fine, but I must warn you that a BIG asterisk will go next to your name!
3.Traverses ARE allowed. For example, you can climb from Leatherman to Donaldson on the ridgeline if you so desire (and have the ability to).
4.No porter rule! You must carry your own pack. Someone can accompany you on the climb, but they can't lug your stuff around for you.
5.Drivers. It is acceptable for someone to drive you between peaks, cook you dinner, etc... However, no foot massagers are allowed, as that would provide an unfair advantage for any attempt at the record I might shoot for, as my wife refuses to rub feet and none of you freaks are touching them!
Ultrarunners Luke Nelson and Jared Campbell climbed the ID 12ers in just 1d4h18m on August 16-17, 2014, besting the previous record of 1d14h50 by Dave Bingham and Rob Landis (July 2005) by over 10 hours. Nelson wrote a detailed report for his blog.
Luke Nelson also holds the car-to-car FKT for Idaho's highest peak, Mt Borah, 2h21m11s, set October 22, 2010, beating the old FKT (1h36m13s up / 2h54m00s RT) held by the legendary Tom Borschel. Nelson's ascent time of 1h26m42s was bested on August 22, 2012, by Dan Kraft, who ran 1h20m07s. Kraft's round-trip time of 2h32m55s was slower than Nelson's.
Jared Campbell (left) and Luke Nelson on Mt Borah