After 4 unsuccessful attempts since 2016 to beat my old 8x Dog record, I finally managed to get 9 climbs done yesterday. I started a 7:30pm on Fri, Jun 9, 2017, and it took me 16:24:30 for the 9 climbs. The average roundtrip time per climb was 1h49min (that includes the refueling times, breaks, etc.).
To the best of my knowledge, this presents a new Fastest Known Time (FKT) for both 8 and 9 climbs. In fact, as far as I know, no one has ever done 9 climbs. Of course people have done single, double, or more Dogs faster than I did, but that’s not the criteria here.
For a more detailed report, see http://www.christofteuscher.com/aagaa/r ... bs-162430/
I feel I have seen enough flowers for a while !
9x Dog Mountain
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That's absolutely nuts! What an accomplishment! Even for ultra that's an exceptional elevation gain/loss, isn't it? I don't understand how you survive the cumulative descent, even if you have the heart of a lion going up.
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good idea doing it at night when it's cooler
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That seems like a record that should be safe from being broken for quite some time.
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That's crazy! Gotta love the commitment!
I fully expect a South Sister report like this in one month! (or Mt. St Helens even better!).
I fully expect a South Sister report like this in one month! (or Mt. St Helens even better!).
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Good lord. I hope you had books on tape or something!
Believe it or not, I barely ever ride a mountain bike.
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Or maybe to avoid the flip-floppers as much as possible.retired jerry wrote:good idea doing it at night when it's cooler
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WOW! Very nicely done. Those tracks are crazy regular.
This was my thought too - easy to get stuck behind a clump.Chip Down wrote:Or maybe to avoid the flip-floppers as much as possible.retired jerry wrote:good idea doing it at night when it's cooler
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I do not know whether to congratulate you or recommend a good knee doctor.
You are in better climbing shape than I have ever been. I would think that sections of the PCT would be less boring than checking out the same flowers every two hours.
That's quite an accomplishment.
You are in better climbing shape than I have ever been. I would think that sections of the PCT would be less boring than checking out the same flowers every two hours.
That's quite an accomplishment.
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Your slowest round trip of 1:49 (when you past out for a while) is about the same as my best ever time for Dog 1X