speed record [TR] Mt. Olympus Speed Record - 7/31/2007

[jared_j]

That is impressive! What was your footwear choice?

[To_The_Top]

Nice work, and I thought 24 hours was fast.

TTT

[JayB]

Wow. Impressive.

[scottgg]

Wow, great job! Do you have any aspirations to run the Wonderland Trail around Mt. Rainier?

[jessbee]

Congrats!!! I was one of the "party of 6" you saw that day--actually we were 7 . You certainly were cranking out miles and I was jealous of your teeny pack. Glad you made it, what an awesome day to climb!

[off_the_hook]

Jessbee, glad you had a great time on the mountain as well!

 

Hydration: No filter. I started with a 2L Hydration bladder, refilling at a stream on the slabs just before the ascent to Snow Dome.

 

Footwear: Trail runners from the North Bend Factory Stores.

 

Camera: The 3.5 year old Nikon 5600 has been great for scenery shots; light and simple. The new Nikons with greater MPs and features are tempting though.

 

Wonderland: I have thought about it, but I only want to do it when I feel adequately prepared to do 94 miles very fast, which is not yet.

 

 

[zoroastr]

i am without speech...

 

nice one! this definitely tops any of my puny efforts. please take me on the next one. I can just grab one of your pack straps when i start to wither.

[PhilU]

Nice job!

 

What did the ranger have to say, prior to your start and then upon return?

[XXX]

two words Dan h@#$^#tt

Edited August 18, 2007 by XXX

[off_the_hook]

The ranger was very supportive prior to the start, telling me conditions were great and I should go get it. After the climb, he congratulated me.

[clintcummins]

Leor,

 

Wow, way to choose your own ultras this summer! What most of us can only dream about, you can pull off.

 

What a killer summer you had, in spite of the WA weather (with your day trip abilities, the weather is not fast enough to catch you out...).

 

I wish I had some perspective on mountain running, but you are so far out beyond what I've ever done. Back in 1977 I [rope-]soloed the direct N Ridge of Stuart (w/o gendarme), but managed to crush my foot in a loose talus field when descending the NW Buttress. That was the start and end of my "mountain running". So I guess all I can say is don't go down that NW Buttress!

 

Thanks for sharing.

[matt_warfield]

I was waiting for zoroaster to weigh in as I know he is also a fan of light, fast, and long.

 

Keep it up and keep posting!

[setnei]

Amazing work, Leor - very cool to see how fast a trip like Oly can go. I spent four days up there at the end of July, so mentally a sub-12 hour is just insanity defined. Very inspirational, keep it up!