Scott Bennett Posted June 28, 2018 Posted June 28, 2018 (edited) Hey all! Before this week I'd never climbed Tahoma, but after traversing the summit three times in five days and running all the way around the base, I can say I understand the special place this big mountain has in the hearts of all Cascade climbers. The combo of insane vertical relief, great access, well-established routes and stunning scenery make this one of the unique mountains of the world. A great way to experience this place, I thought, would be the "infinity loop". It's been done a couple times so far, and deserves more attention from the many dedicated mountain runners of the world. Though its certainly not a race, I think it's interesting to post times, to give others a sense of what might be possible and encourage motivated folks to train harder. Start (White River): June 22 3:23am End (White River): June 24 9:45pm Total: 66 hours and 22 minutes Mileage: 130ish Vertical gain: ~45 thousand feet Routes: up Emmons, down DC. Twice. One full lap of the Wonderland trail. Here's my trip report of the adventure: https://ropeandsummit.wordpress.com/2018/06/27/rainier-infinity-loop/ And my Instagram if you wanna follow along on future shenanigans: @ropeandsummit Thanks! Scott Edited June 28, 2018 by Scott Bennett Add photos 2 1 2 Quote
JasonG Posted June 28, 2018 Posted June 28, 2018 ummmmmmmmmmm...... That is just about the craziest thing I've heard in a long time. Wow!! OK, I'll have to read your blog now.... Quote
mthorman Posted June 28, 2018 Posted June 28, 2018 Thanks for posting Scott! And congrats on one big adventure.....man running until you are sweaty and then sleeping until your cold sounds awful! Quote
JasonG Posted June 28, 2018 Posted June 28, 2018 Oh, you're THAT @Scott Bennett.....OK, makes more sense now! Quote
AlecE Posted June 28, 2018 Posted June 28, 2018 Thats....thats a lot of vert. Very nicely done! Quote
Plan B Posted June 28, 2018 Posted June 28, 2018 I saw you walk by the ranger station at Paradise just before starting my own one-day push of Rainier. Figured you were up to something awesome...and I was right. Quote
Stefan Posted July 2, 2018 Posted July 2, 2018 that is impressive. No need for mosquito repellant moving like that. Quote
Phil K Posted July 10, 2018 Posted July 10, 2018 On 7/2/2018 at 11:09 AM, Stefan said: that is impressive. No need for mosquito repellant moving like that. Heck, you can arguably even skip the sunscreen. Quote
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