Black Packing Light
  • Sections
  • Today’s Features
  • Subscribe
  • Sign In
  • Subscribe
  • Home
  • Email Newsletter
  • Membership Info
  • Articles
    • Recent Features
    • Gear Reviews
    • State of the Market Reports
    • Gear Guides
    • Gear Lists
    • Skills & Techniques
    • MYOG
    • Science, Technology & Testing
    • Stories
    • Calendar
  • Education
    • Podcast
    • Webinars
    • Masterclasses
    • Online Courses
    • Guided Treks
    • Education Portal
  • Forums
    • Forum Index
    • Recent Forum Posts
    • Gear Forums
    • Gear Swap (Buy/Sell)
  • Gear Recommendations
  • Gear Deals

Backpacking Light

Pack less. Be more.

Jeff Garmire Starts FKT Attempt on Colorado Trail Today

Home › Forums › General Forums › Speed Hiking and Fastpacking › Jeff Garmire Starts FKT Attempt on Colorado Trail Today

Viewing 24 posts - 26 through 49 (of 49 total)
← 1 2
Forums are supported by our merchant partners (disclosure)
REI (Coupons) • ZPacks • Hyperlite • Patagonia • Arc'teryx • RBTR • Drop • Backcountry • Feathered Friends • CampSaver • Gaia • Mountain Hardwear
Gear Deals • Gear Search
Login to post (Basic Membership required)
  • Author
    Posts
  • Sep 4, 2020 at 9:35 am #3674696
    Pedestrian
    BPL Member

    @pedestrian

    “I mean, there is nothing athletic about sleep deprivation. “

    (Not sure this is the place for a meta discussion FKTs etc but…..)

    There’s an argument to be made that there is nothing athletic about FKTs or for that matter most ultra races in the sense of a 100 m or a 5 k track race (to stay within the realm of running). FKTs etc are their own thing………

     

     

    Sep 4, 2020 at 9:58 am #3674697
    Greg Mihalik
    BPL Member

    @greg23

    Locale: Colorado

    FKTs can be for any configuration you desire.

    I, for one, am very impressed by someone who can complete this effort “unsupported”.

    I am no less impressed by someone with a small logistics team competing (informally) against others with similar support.

    When the “logistics team” includes a helicopter, IVs, masseur, and cook, I begin to lose interest.

     

     

    Sep 4, 2020 at 11:06 am #3674706
    Mike M
    BPL Member

    @mtwarden

    Locale: Montana

    I mean, there is nothing athletic about sleep deprivation.

    I’d disagree.  If you’re not sleeping, that means you’re moving.  Moving 50 miles at a chunk is athletic in my book.  Getting 8 hours of sleep a night is not a viable option for covering lots of country.

    Sep 4, 2020 at 11:43 am #3674715
    Monte Masterson
    BPL Member

    @septimius

    Locale: Changes Often

    I’d love to feel what Jeff is feeling right now. He’s entered a whole other realm, one where he’s on a hypnotic adrenaline high that doesn’t allow him to feel much pain. His feet will hurt for weeks afterwards, but right now Jeff is running in a semi hallucinogenic altered state that feels better than any drink or drug ever could (not that a little caffeine or ephedra would be bad along the way). Man I wish I had the youth and legs to do what Jeff is doing right now.

    Keep pushing Jeff, not long to go now.

    Sep 4, 2020 at 10:36 pm #3674776
    Gary O
    BPL Member

    @garyoddou

    Jeff is pretty incredible (afterall, his nickname apparently is “the legend” :) and I sincerely hope he accomplishes what he’s set out to do and without any harm to himself.  It will be a testament to the capability of people, Jeff, in particular.

    I have to say, though, to me hiking in the mountains isn’t and never will be about records–how fast I can fly by the beautiful views, flowers, interesting scenery, etc.  It will always be about those beautful views, flowers, interesting scenery and that I made the sacrifice necessary to witness them, and taking the time to savor them.

    We keep records for people who do things faster than anyone else and we put them on a pedastol.  Hours and minutes and days are things we can measure and so it’s easy to do that.  What isn’t so easy but is much more laudatory to me is measuring the deep appreciation someone has for the experience of being in the mountains (or sea or desert or jungle).  If we could measure that in the same way, I’d much rather highlight the guy who has the deepest appreciation.  However, it isn’t even about that.  Each one of us appreciates the experience in his or her own way.  That’s enough.  Maybe speeding through the mountains is the way Jeff appreciates them the most.  Who knows.

    Sep 4, 2020 at 10:48 pm #3674779
    Ryan Jordan
    Admin

    @ryan

    Locale: Central Rockies

    Jeff passed the North Fork Swan River a few hours ago. At that time he was about 7d 13h in and had covered 394 miles.

    He has 91 miles to go in about 48 hours to beat the current unsupported FKT.

    Right now he’s still on pace to beat the FKT by about 4 hours, he’s holding strong.

    The next day and a half will be interesting as “horse sees the barn” syndrome kicks in!

    Sep 5, 2020 at 7:35 pm #3674873
    Ryan Jordan
    Admin

    @ryan

    Locale: Central Rockies

    Down to the last 40 miles…

    Sep 5, 2020 at 7:56 pm #3674878
    rubmybelly!
    BPL Member

    @sleeping

    Locale: The Cascades

    Is he still on pace to break the record?

    Sep 5, 2020 at 8:18 pm #3674879
    Ryan Jordan
    Admin

    @ryan

    Locale: Central Rockies

    Yes!

    Sep 5, 2020 at 8:30 pm #3674880
    rubmybelly!
    BPL Member

    @sleeping

    Locale: The Cascades

    Excellent!

    Sep 6, 2020 at 8:11 am #3674905
    Ryan Jordan
    Admin

    @ryan

    Locale: Central Rockies

    Jeff had about 22 miles to go as of a little over an hour ago. Looks like he was able to get a few hours of sleep last night based on his tracking info, which bodes well for a strong finish.

    He hit the 9d mark at 6:30 this morning and has until 7:02 pm today to beat John’s FKT.

    I’m sure by now he’s hobbling on pretty mangled feet but barring any wrong turns, things are looking pretty good!

    Sep 6, 2020 at 12:02 pm #3674925
    wansun s
    BPL Member

    @songsta

    amazing effort.  Go Jeff!

    Sep 6, 2020 at 2:48 pm #3674937
    Ryan Jordan
    Admin

    @ryan

    Locale: Central Rockies

    One more mile.

    Sep 6, 2020 at 3:36 pm #3674942
    Ryan Jordan
    Admin

    @ryan

    Locale: Central Rockies

    Jeff did it!

    Best I can tell from his tracker the new Unsupported Colorado FKT is 9d 8h 22m 53s.

    Great work Jeff. What an unreal accomplishment.

    Sep 6, 2020 at 3:45 pm #3674943
    matthew k
    Moderator

    @matthewkphx

    I wonder if he had any food left…

    Sep 6, 2020 at 3:46 pm #3674944
    Ryan Jordan
    Admin

    @ryan

    Locale: Central Rockies

    I wanna know how much weight he lost!

    Sep 6, 2020 at 3:54 pm #3674945
    Mike M
    BPL Member

    @mtwarden

    Locale: Montana

    most excellent!  will be looking forward to hear the story :)

    Sep 6, 2020 at 6:32 pm #3674964
    Ryan Jordan
    Admin

    @ryan

    Locale: Central Rockies

    Official: 9d 8h 18m!

    Sep 7, 2020 at 6:38 am #3675048
    Monte Masterson
    BPL Member

    @septimius

    Locale: Changes Often

    2.16 miles per hour average or 51.9 miles per 24 hour day at 75,000 ft elevation gain? Wow! Jeff’s The Daddy. I know he was bummed about not being able to go for the PCT/AT FKT’s this year, but I believe the CT is at least a top 5 American FKT (correct me if I’m wrong).

    Sep 7, 2020 at 7:40 am #3675058
    Mike M
    BPL Member

    @mtwarden

    Locale: Montana

    that is incredible; there are a few (very few actually) people that could do that for a couple of days, 9 days straight- superhuman!

    Sep 7, 2020 at 9:18 pm #3675187
    Ryan Jordan
    Admin

    @ryan

    Locale: Central Rockies

    Here’s my post-trek video interview with Jeff from earlier today.

    Sep 9, 2020 at 6:09 am #3675340
    Adam Kilpatrick
    BPL Member

    @oysters

    Locale: South Australia

    Very interesting the tactic of aiming to finish his food with 12 hours to go. 12hrs is a long time… I guess he weighs up the slightly reduced pace from having to run off burning muscle and body fat, for that period, over the lighter pack for the duration of the attempt. Certainly finishing food before finishing is probably optimum, though I would have thought that aiming for only a few hours would make more sense. He’s certainly a tough cookie especially with how it panned out!

    Sep 9, 2020 at 2:07 pm #3675410
    dirtbag
    BPL Member

    @dirtbaghiker

    NUTS I tell ya!!! Hahahaaaaa. I am amazed by this. When I am trudging a 10 mile day.. The Legend will burn thru my head and give me motivation to continue on and finish what I started.

    Sep 14, 2020 at 8:21 am #3676017
    Murali C
    BPL Member

    @mchinnak

    Amazing accomplishment! It shows what a human  body is capable of.

    Some may not understand why people do FKT’s. But, do we really need to understand everything? or judge? Just know that what was accomplished was extremely hard and superhuman.

    Everything in life it relative. To the person who is doing 10 miles a day, 20 miles seems crazy. To the person doing 20 miles a day, 40 to 50 miles a day seems crazy.

    I for one, love these hard efforts and the people who seek out such efforts. Takes a special kind of person to set out and accomplish these seemingly impossible tasks.

    Congrats Jeff!

  • Author
    Posts
Viewing 24 posts - 26 through 49 (of 49 total)
← 1 2
  • You must be logged in to reply to this topic.
Log In

Join our Community Today

A Membership is required to post in the forums.

View Membership Options

Forum Menu

Backpacking Light forums are moderated and here to foster helpful and positive discussions. View the guidelines.
  • Main Forum Index | Recent Topics
  • Gear Swap | Gear Deals | Chaff | BPLTrac
  • Forum Support Docs | Posting Guidelines

Latest Online Course

trek planning masterclass title image Trek Planning Masterclass - now available on-demand.
View all online courses »

Want outdoor gear and skills info you can really trust?

Get our Handbook - the resource you need to make intelligent decisions about gear, safety, comfort, and pack weight.


Gear Recommendations

  • Publisher’s Gear Guide
  • Staff Picks
  • Guide’s Gear Recommendations
  • Our Lightweight Gear Recommendations for REI Members
  • Today’s Gear Deals
  • Search for Gear on Sale

Subscribe Right Now

Receive new Members-only content, gain access to 2,000+ articles in the archives, and become a part of the most passionate community of backpacking experts in the world.
Subscribe Now
  • Backpacking Gear Reviews
  • Backpacking Skills
  • Backpacking Trips
  • Backpacking & Outdoor News
  • Outdoor Recreation Science & Technology
  • Backpacking Courses, Webinars & Other Events

Follow Us

Get outdoor skills and gear info you can trust.

Download the Backpacking Light Handbook to help you make intelligent decisions about gear, skills, ultralight philosophy, and reducing your pack weight.

Join Now: Support fair and objective product reviews.

Something for everyone: Basic, Premium, and Unlimited Membership options available.

View Subscription Options

More @ Backpacking Light

  • About Us
  • Jobs
  • Advertise with Us
  • Write for Us
  • Submit a Product for Review
  • Diversity Grants
  • Help / Support / Contact
  • Terms & Policies

Call Us

Membership Sales & Support: 406-640-HIKE (406-640-4453) | About

© Copyright 2001-2021 BEARTOOTH MEDIA GROUP, INC. | U.S. Library of Congress Serial Registration ISSN 1537-0364
BACKPACKING LIGHT® and the FEATHER/MOUNTAIN icon are registered trademarks granted for exclusive use to Beartooth Media Group, Inc. Subscribe here.

  • Subscribe
  • Log In
  • My Account
  • Forum Profile
  • Private Messages
  • Newsletters
  • My Course Enrollments
  • Unlimited Membership Portal
  • Help / Support / Contact