I completed the winter version of this and did the 2026 version which now includes the 8 towers. First person to complete this. I asked for a variation for winter to be added or to make a new route since the challenge is now 8 towers and not 5.… read more »

I had a great weather day. I did have 2 dogs aggressively come up to me on Reveille about mile four in. It took three separate squirts from my handheld water bottle to get them to back off. Not the best way to start the day but that was the only… read more »

To mention, there are also other points from the trek can be started such as Kotgaon, and Gaichwan Village. Trekking distance is almost same for all routes.

I will be attempting the supported FKT on sunday 1-3-26.

Thank you for bringing this to my attention. It seems like when this route was first suggested the "loop only" variation gpx file skipped the east rim trail despite no mention of it in the description. Therefore, I have decided to codify this as the… read more »