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Athlete Route Start date Style Status
Aurelien Sanchez Pacific Crest Trail (CA, OR, WA) Supported Complete - New FKT pending verification
Antoine Clément Atlas 11 4000ers (Morocco) Supported Complete - New FKT!
Sophie Grant Via Alpina (Slovenia, Italy, Austria, Germany, Liechtenstein, Switzerland, France, Monaco) Supported Complete - New FKT pending verification
Karel Sabbe HexaTrek - crossing France (France) Supported In progress
Frédéric Splendore Via Alpina (Slovenia, Italy, Austria, Germany, Liechtenstein, Switzerland, France, Monaco) Supported In progress
Michael Strasser Seven Summits Austria Self-supported In progress

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  • ezabielski:
    I've followed the PCT FKT scene for a long time. A few things: The quandary of what to do about fire closures is not new. If you read the old forum thread (required reading really), the issue is discussed a lot more, with strong opinions. Karel had… read more »
  • McMuffin:
    "They didn't like their own out and back". It's a little too late for that as they have already chosen and completed out and backs (as well as the car scenario). This simply appears as though they now feel guilty. The common theme that continues to… read more »
  • hikertrash:
    In this day and age, high profile FKT’s on high profile trails should have live tracking public. That’s how people busted that British guy, Robert Young, on his run across the country. The RV was driving 5 miles an hour with him and his tracker… read more »
  • hikertrash:
    This is just pure nonsense. Am I the only one who remembers the uproar from Karel Sabbe’s PCT FKT? Trail Runner Magazine, August 31, 2016: “My feeling is that if he took fire detours, it’s not really the PCT,” says Peter Bakwin, who tracks trail… read more »
  • Buzz Burrell:
    Well said!  Yes, mother nature is the strongest player here, (and she's becoming increasingly pissed off ;-), so we don't always get what we expect, and we have to roll with it.