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Athlete Route Start date Style Status
Antoine Clément John Muir Trail via Whitney Portal (CA) Supported In progress
Lila Miller Appalachian Trail (AT) Self-supported DNF
Francis Vachon Traversée de la réserve faunique de Matane par le Sentier International des Appalaches-Québec GR A1 (QC, Canada) Unsupported DNF
John Kelly Appalachian Trail (AT) Supported DNF
Karel Sabbe HexaTrek - crossing France (France) Supported Complete - New FKT pending verification
Sophie Woods Via Alpina (Slovenia, Italy, Austria, Germany, Liechtenstein, Switzerland, France, Monaco) Supported Complete - New FKT!
Aurelien Sanchez Pacific Crest Trail (CA, OR, WA) Supported Complete - New FKT!

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  • marcy_beard:
    I'm planning to try this tomorrow (supported), love the concept!
  • derek darby:
    Hey Luke, well done, fair play it's a hard route huh, I appreciated your very thorough route report, I attempted it today, man it was tough, the cows were a nightmare and even Father Brown was out filming and blocking off roads, once again we'll… read more »
  • jamiesonhatt:
    I will mention that there are some short cuts one could take on this trail. This FKT isn't to get to the top in any way that you want, it's following the purple blazes and staying on the main trail. You have to take all the man made steps whether… read more »
  • kuhnanator:
    I’m going to do this route unsupported today. There is a David Sinclair strava route that is slightly different (and faster by 1 hour) than the route shown here so ~5:30 is maybe the proper time to beat for the FKT? (https://www.strava.com/… read more »
  • pseltzer:
    Ok let’s try this again. I haven’t gotten poison ivy this week…yet, and it doesn’t appear that it’s going to be hot and 100% humidity. Presuming I don’t break a pole, gaiter and compass and end up in the river up to my shoulders with all my stuff on… read more »