I’m giving away a pair of La Sportiva Exum Pros to the person who comes closest to guessing my and Wray Landon’s car-to-car time on Gannett Peak yesterday via Green River Lakes, Tourist Creek and Minor Glacier. (Click here for route description.) One guess per person please, but feel free to ask questions if you think it will help. Guesses will be accepted until noon MST on Thursday (Aug 13th) and the winner will be crowned on Friday (Aug 14th). Please leave you guess in this format, HH:MM:SS, in the comments section of this post.
36 miles total, 24 on trail, +/- 8600′
Exum Pro’s at work below Gannett Peak.
The La Sportiva Exum Pro is a hybrid trail running/approach shoe good for those light and fast days. They have a big heel which helps with braking and traction, and comes with FriXion XF rubber, Sportiva’s second stickiest and has a good combo of stick and durability. Lacing to the toe adds security when on the rock, and a breathable upper with a nice padded tongue keep your feet cool and comfortable.
For the past few years, I really wanted to climb Gannett Peak in a one day car-to-car push. I’ve summitted Gannett Peak in a day before with Jay Petervary around the year 2003, but we bivied on the way back. Coincidentally, Wray and I had this adventure planned prior to hearing about Peter Bakwins speed record set last weekend. While it did give us some motivation to keep things moving, we were unsure if our time would even be remotely close to his. Here are a few pictures and comments from the trip.
Reflections in Shoal Lake at 11,085′. After a 3am start, we were pretty much
in the dark or in the shade until just after this lake. The warm sun felt great!
Wray enjoying a brief moment of non-boulder hooping because
there was a ton of it. Like 12 miles of it…seriously!
Wray heads towards the West Couloir.
Since our shoes and feet had gotten wet earlier in the trip, and now being
in the snow, our toes were frozen by the time we reached the summit.
We saw so many of these spiders in the boulders…even changing course so as
not to disturb or destroy their webs. Anyone know what kind it is?
With about 12 miles left on the way back, our feet got wet again in Three Forks Park and were seriously pruned by the time we reached the trailhead. Sandals never felt so good!
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Hmm???? 14.5 hours ???
I’ll go with 14h 45m?
15.6 hr
Please use this format…thanks!
HH:MM:SS
Niki T- 14:30:00
Will- 14:45:00
Timm Noldy- 15:36:00
13:27:45
Holmes, I’m guessing 12:21:32
JTM
13:48:50
someone already took my guess so I will go with a bit longer lunch
16.25 hours
12:26:05
13:47:22
14:10:36
14:00 hours
13:45:30
13:15:30
Blast from the past Johnty…thanks for dropping in! Good luck!
14:51.26
13 hours and 50 minutes and 47 seconds
13:20:30
14h 26m
16:39:31
16:17:18
15:30:30
15:03:48
15:22:30
Hmmm….
14:30:30
12:59:59
8:48:28
12:32:47
13:55:00
15:17:18
14:29:33
I have to assume we are going with `The Price is Right` rules…? as in closest without going over?
Steve, please clarify.
13:47:34
Bob Barker (RIP) is dead Gringo…closest either way wins!
16:15:00
Nice work Steve!!
15:02:38
16:00:00
9:42
16:24:36
You made it back to the car before the sun went down at least. That’s a hell of a day, nicely done!
Good observation Colby…one of the hidden hints and objectives.
11:43:00
14:22:09
12:54:29
I’d say… 13:42:23
I don’t know you Steve…
15:30:42 if you smoke weed
13:02:15 if you don’t. I’m assuming the later…
Interesting analysis…Smokey.
15.15.15
I’d say it took you
15:37:00
Thanks for the info I called earlier to get some beta on the North Ridge.
I’m guessing 13:11:27
Well considering you started at 3am as stated and the prune foot picture exif data says it was taken at 7pm which is 16 hours apart (still sunny) and your foot still looks pretty freshly pruny, assuming you were dying to get into your sandles, and promptly did so after arriving back at your car. I’m going to say…
~ 15:45:30
14:56:22, sounds like a fun suffer fest
Josh T…assuming my camera is set for daylight-savings time.
How about 13:25:58
14:35:00
17:13:00
LOL
10hr 43min 22 sec
Can I modify my previous guess? I can’t figure out how to delete my last attempt.
I’m going to say, having looked at EXIF data and sunset calculations:
15:42:30.
Thad…one guess per person please. With either guess though…you wouldn’t win. Sorry…but thanks for playing!
12:23:37
You set the new record!
Cheers,
Colin
11:53:42
14:5:06
14:30:30
14 45 32
FWIW…the closest person so far is over 5 minutes away from the actual time.
12:26:00
16:05:00
14h 24m 34sec.
Your time would of been a ton faster if you had invited me
Thanks for playing Derek…but I didn’t think you checked out TetonAT anymore.
Good to have you back!
Oh SNAP Larry! What was your time?
Remember though…it’s not a race!
Just a guess - Orb Weaver
Thanks Dale…that’s where I was leaning. Interestingly, they sometimes build and eat their webs everyday. Pfft…should of just mowed the damn things over.
16:39:29
15:31:35
Thanks for stopping by store the other day Matt. Great to see you!
You need more female guessers. Rather than the analytical approach of mining exif data, I’ll take the psychological approach. Why are you drawing such attention to your trials and tribulations on Gannett Peak? Why this contest? Because you set a new car to car record, right? My guess: 12:38:00
Thanks Mary Jane…but who’s to say Gringo isn’t a female?
12:25:38
15:22:22
14:20:17
12:29:29 please?
14:44:29
11:38:42
cuz that would make me Gringa, not Gring-O…Rando Esteban.
plus few females (that I know anyway) talk as much doo-doo and stir up forums like the true Senor Gringo….
So true Gringo…so true. 24 hours left man!
14:42:35
14:14:14
13:35:00
13:12:26
Throwing out a guess at respectable, but still hampered by lingering (and fresh) snow, guess of 13:02:02
Interesting that you mention the snow. The Minor Glacier was very firm, with some pockets of ankle deep “new” snow. Having crampons and an ice axe was reassuring. There was snow and ice on the blocky North Ridge and we didn’t wear our crampons (Kahtoolas) on the way up it. We ended up having to chop steps up the final snow pitch to the top because our running shoes couldn’t get a bite. On the way down the ridge, we wore our cramps and it was more casual.
12:22:05
Win or lose, great post.
thanks man…btw, the cycling video on fb was fuuuunnny!
12:40:01!!! you can do it!
Had to have been 13:51:30
13:59:16
15:51:00
14:04:44
I hope is was fun.
13:37:38
13:21:08
Has anyone narrowed the time gap below 5 min?
Very much so Jerimy!!!
13:26:00
Here’s hoping you set a new standard! 12:38:30
I think everyone is being to pessimistic. 10:00:00
13:39:29
14:41:00
4:20:19
That sure would be impeccable timing Wick!
Mama needs a new pair of shoes!!!!!!!!!!!
14:04:43
15:11:19
14:03:03
15 hours and 15 minutes and 15 seconds
Thanks for playing everybody…and thanks to La Sportiva for donating the kicks. Know that someone came within 2 seconds of the actual time. Winner announced tomorrow!
13:15:30