Route: John Muir Trail via Whitney Portal (CA)

This Saturday, 8/18/18 around 5.00 AM I’m headed out on an unsupported South to North run at the JMT.  Goal 1 is to finish, goal B is to go sub 4 days, and the tertiary goal is to match Andy Bentz’ time of 3d 10h59m from Portal to Happy Isles.  I’ll be tracking here:

https://spotwalla.com/tripViewer.php?id=1aa5d5b73196f2e4a7

P.S.  My SPOT is strapped to my pack, which I’m planning to leave at the trail crest junction when I go up and tag Mt. Whitney, so you won’t see any dots at the summit.  I’ll take some pics from the top in case verification is in question.

ADVENTURE!!

Sean Ranney

Hello, 

i will be this upcoming Friday at 10am PST time making a second unsupported FKT attempt NOBO after my first failure in 2017.

here is my tracker: https://spotwalla.com/tripViewer.php?id=1a2d15b4fd991cdc76

Like Sean, my primary goal is to finish, under 4 days, and we will see how close I can get to Andrew's time if I happen to succeed.

i will be taking videos on the trail and particularly at whitney summit.

aurelien sanchez

Admin Note:  Aurelien stopped at Tuolumne Meadows.  He did very well up to reaching Reds Meadow in about 60 hours, but had had only 1.5-2 hours sleep to that point, and he struggled thereafter.  His trip was followed here:  https://backpackinglight.com/forums/topic/aurelien-unsupported-jmt-attempt/

My JMT number 2 failure report is here

https://www.facebook.com/auresanchz/posts/10215668950944268

I copied below also:

Last year I quit at Red Meadows feeling miserably, after 260km, 65 hours, and 1h30 total of sleep. I was thinking nutrition was my biggest issue, but without any certitude, and this is what I was hoping to figure this time.

This year I started this second attempt with many doubts: physically trained but slowed down due to many knee injury, and long event nutrition not dialed in yet.

Start time at 10am is a first, but it made sense to me for several reasons:

• I would have a long good night of sleep before starting.
• I would be fresher to face the first night when sun is setting at 8PM.
• Finishing at Yosemite before a 4th night at 8PM if I match the record pace.

My strategy was to start strong, to always stay ahead of Andrew times, and then manage my advantage and my rest time depending my needs, trying to stay ahead of schedule.

My second John Muir Trail:

• 0h / 0 km / Whitney Portal:  I was suffocating by the stress and adrenaline the first 20min once I started, even more than last year, it was like if I was in an airplane, and I was about to jump out of it without wearing a parachute. I was then anxious to know my time at the summit, I felt fast last year doing this in about 3h35min, and I was scared to be much slower, so I continued uphill strongly until I reached the summit.
• 3h12min / 17 km / Whitney Summit: I am already at the top of the contiguous US in a personal record time, I now feel more confident, but the route is only starting.
• 9h / 52km / Forester Pass: I continued towards Forester Pass without any issues, alternating jogging and walking, and arrived there within 9 hours, which is 1 hour faster than last year again. I could not expect anything better than this, and I am gaining again more confidence. I was able to eat and drink properly every hour, did not take useless break, everything went perfect, so far.
• 10h / 60km / Vidette Meadow: It is now 8pm, and the sun is setting as I run down. It is getting colder, I still feel strong, and I get ready before starting a full night of hiking.
• 12h30 / 72km / Glen Pass: It has been full night for some time now, and I am starting to feel the exhaustion going up Glen Pass. I arrived at the top of the pass at 10:30pm, still making good progress, being 1h30 ahead of schedule.
• 15h20 / 90km / Woods creek: The way down to Rae Lakes then was even more difficult, the trail is technical on the top, with an uneven rock terrain hard to step on at night. This is how I lost about 20min going down to woods creek, but I was still able to keep a good pace regarding the freezing temperature and the dark environment.
• 18h15 / 99km / Pinchot Pass: Last year I felt very exhausted going up from woods creek to Pinchot Pass, and I was hoping to feel better this time. I felt better, but I felt more and more exhausted, and especially cold, it is around 0 degree Celsius out there now. I am still 1h15min ahead of schedule, and it is now 4:15am, I can’t wait for the sun to rise again.
• 19h45 / 107km / Kings fork creek: I kept pushing on my way down to keep my time advantage, until I reached the bottom at 5:45am. The sun was rising now, and I tried to have a nap next to the creek since I started to feel very exhausted after almost 20 hours of hiking, but it was still freezing cold, so I decided to keep moving a little more towards Mather Pass.
• 21h30 / 110km / Before Mather Pass: At 6:30 I am finally laying down just before Mather Pass for what was planned to be a 2 hour nap. Every time before each nap, I had a specific routine always in this order: free my feet from my shoes and socks, drink bunch of water, drink recovery powder, eat consistently, stretch and massage painful area, and try to sleep. With the sound of water flowing next to me, and the floor still feeling cold, I was barely getting asleep, and decided to move again after a break of 1h15, and maybe 20min of sleep total. Before leaving, I refilled my two 500ml soft flask full of water, but by clumsiness I dropped the cap of one of the soft flask into the river (I felt sorry about that by the way, so I picked up some trash I found on the way to compensate my impact). From this I would need to continue with only a 500ml container, which should be ok on this trail, but a bit risky and not convenient.
• 22h50 / 115km / Mather Pass: As the temperature was rising again, I felt my throat more and more painful, like if I got sick again this year due to the cold of the night. This was not very promising, but I made it to the top of Mather Pass anyway at 8:50am, hoping my throat would feel better later.
• 27h15 / 140km / Le Conte Ranger Station: The long descent towards Bishop junction was painful at the beginning because of the technical terrain but was getting easier in lower elevation. I arrived at Bishop junction at 1:15pm, making a big gap with my schedule, since I skipped a long 3h30min break that I did not feel the need yet, the sun keeping me awake, and the food keeping me in shape. From Bishop junction, the trail was starting to go up towards Muir Pass, and I was about to face one of the biggest suffering so far.
• 31h20 / 151km / Muir Pass: Temperature were getting higher than I thought, and my throat was now even worse: I felt like I had asthma, and when the cardio was going up as the trail was going up too, I was unable to breathe, in complete suffocation. I was unable to make any progress at all, stuck every few meters trying to get back my breath. Thus, I decided to take onehour break on the way up. I did my routine and tried to get some sleep … but now there were insects everywhere, enjoying my arms and legs, keeping me awake for most of the time. I maybe got around 15min of sleep this time. It was time to keep going, and I got motivated when I saw a lake, since I remembered last year there was a lake just before the top. I actually did not remember there were three lakes on the way, and every time I was thinking I was there, I was actually not, and my motivation was dropping very fast, while I was still in complete suffocation. I finally made it up to Muir Pass at 5:20pm, 3h20min ahead of schedule, keeping still a good advantage.
• 36h30 / 175km / Goddard Creek: I felt now confident about my throat, because a long descent was waiting for me, and then finally the night. This is the first time I am waiting for the night to arrive, because I hoped for the throat to clear with the cold temperature. I took a break of 45min just before Evolution creek at around 8pm, getting about 30min of sleep this time. And magically when I woke up, my throat was clear again!
• 41h50 / 197km / Selden Pass: The second night started, and I then continued towards Selden Pass. I was about 2 hours ahead of schedule before going up the pass, but the exhaustion started to be very present still I have not rested much in the last 40 hours. I had to make some short stop of the way up since the trail was steep, and I made it to the top of Selden at 3:50am not losing much time, staying 1h40 ahead of schedule.
• 45h30 / 210km / Bear Ridge: The night was long on the descent toward Bear Ridge, and I lost a little extra time due to exhaustion, but I was waiting for the sun to rise again to get some more rest. I then arrived at Bear Ridge at 7:30am, 1 hour ahead of schedule, with the sun already hitting my face. The return of the sun gave me some energy and kept me awake, since I did not feel the need any longer to have some sleep. I kept pushing towards Silver Pass for another day, which I knew would be again very difficult depending on my throat situation.
• 50h30 / 228km / Silver Pass: I skipped a planned 5hours nap and took only 40min instead, making sure to eat properly, but did not take any sleep at all this time. This gave me a big advantage in my planning that I would need later, since I was expecting the worst to happen.

I started to climb Silver pass at 9:15am, and as I expected, I was again not able to breathe due to the heat and the steepness of the trail, my throat being very painful again, even worse. It is now very hot around here, above 25degre C for sure. This climb was the worse I felt along the entire trail, I was suffocating every meter, and it felt like I would never get to the top. I lost much time, arriving at the top at 12:30pm, but now staying 5 hours ahead of schedule thanks to the break I skipped.

• 55h20 / 245km / Duck Pass: I then went down ok, but faced again same breathing issues going up Purple Lake, and from that, every small uphill were not manageable, were I had to stop every single meters as soon as it was slightly going up. I lost precious time. I was waiting to reach Duck Pass junction, since I knew it was then all downhill, and the 3rd night was coming again.
• 58h / 260km / Reds Meadow: It is now 7pm, the sun is going down, and I decided to take a 1hour break near Dear creek, getting about 30 min of sleep, before starting another full night. I finally reached Reds Meadow at 10pm, This is it!

I know now that I did a lot better than last year, covering the same distance, in a faster time, and feeling a lot better, I still can run, last year I was not able to walk. I am now 3 hours early compared to record pace, even 5 hours if I skip the next planned break, and I still feel very strong. I start to feel the adrenaline, getting emotional, this is getting real, I am maybe going to get this record in the end, and I start to believe it very strongly now. I was even considering chasing the time from Leor or Darcy since I felt in good shape, which was about 3hours faster than Andrew. I was sure it was going to be a piece of cake, I have done the most difficult high passes, and it is then all downhill, so my throat will not bother me anymore, there is no chance I will fail this time. I WAS WRONG!

• 76h45 / 302km / Donohue Pass: I did not know the Donohue pass segment, and it is not a downhill segment, and maybe I should have looked into a bit more to understand what to expect. I left Reds Meadow, and I was not racing anymore, I was just walking towards the finish, still 100km away, like if I was picking up some mushrooms, but I got time, who cares right ? I know I am going to finish in a record time already. I got bored on this trail by night that I did not know, and I saw my brain starting to wire differently due to the lack of sleep. I started wondering very weird things, the existence of this trail, where does it want to bring me, why is it going up and down, is there any project or purpose behind ? Where is north, where is south ? My imaginary started to play me tricks, replacing my two feet by something similar to two “minions”: my feet became two teammates, they were talking an unknown language in my head, “blablabla, blablabla”, I just understood that they were complaining about being out there on the trail, working for me, suffering a big amount of pain for me. I felt sorry for them. When I stopped for small breaks they stopped to complained, and they started again when I was moving. Then I felt being on a rollercoaster, I was driven by the trail, not deciding where I was going, my body moving forward by itself attracted by the trace of the trail. Everything on my side was moving away, and it all looked similar, trees and rocks, and I felt I was in an infinite circle, not making any progress at all. I was doubting I was in the right direction, how could I know? I stopped sometimes, and when I started again, I did not remember for sure the direction I came from. I don’t believe my watch anymore, it is trying to lie to me, I know it, since the green dot did not move much, but I know I made more progress than what it said. I don’t believe you watch anymore, you are trying to make me fail. But what can I do? I am going to follow what you said, even if I lost confidence in you, I have no other choice, I need to move towards somewhere, towards what you are showing me event if it looks very far. And you all trees and rocks, don’t watch at me like this, you are making yourself looking very similar to confuse me and make me think I was there already, but no, I am making progress, I know it. They annoyed me very much being all very alike. I am losing it all, I am not thinking straight anymore, I could not manage my pace anymore, could not make any calculation on where I am, and how fast I can finish. I am now running randomly sometimes, and stopped eating and drinking, this is for wise people, not for me anymore. I looked at my watch over and over again, and I try to analyze this, but I am losing faith, even though I was still making good progress, I was not aware of it. I then see a hiker at 5am next to a lake called “Thousand Island”. I remember this name, but no idea where Donohue pass is. He tells me about 7 miles, while I was hoping 2 at maximum. This killed me. I lay down on the frozen floor waiting for the sun to rise, I am done, I mentally quit. I wake up at 6:30am, “I cannot quit!” I am shouting to myself, “Go Get it!”. I start again moving, but it has been now about 6 hours I did not drink or eat anything, I have no energy anymore, I am extremely weak, and I am still not thinking straight, not doing my routine before a break. This is too late, I lost it all. I fall asleep again, and around 11am, I decided it was time to start quitting the trail. My legs felt now terrible, and the nearest road was at 35km! I make my calculation, it is about 10 more hours of walking. So be it. I made it over Donohue Pass miserably with no energy, but the throat is now cleared (really? Now that I gave up?).

1. 82h / 325km / Tuolumne Meadow: I am now starting to think better, seeing people on the trail, starting to eat and drink, and finally arrive at Tuolumne Meadow at around 8pm, before a fourth night. No, I did not continue towards Yosemite even If I was able to physically, mentally It was just impossible to go for another night after what had happened, and I knew I had 12 hours drive the day after. I had enough fun, I will come back next time…

I am very satisfied about how things went, I am now confident that I was physically ready for it despite my previous knee injuries, and I have for once made the nutrition a success. Sleep deprivation and lack of knowledge of the Donohue segment, and over confidence at Reds Meadow, were enough reasons for me to fail at finishing the JMT. I am going back next time, with the same gear, same food, same strategy, same everything, in 4 days 3-night length, trying to make it as far as possible. Just little extra knowledges on this last segment, little extra sleep at Reds Meadow, and being humbler and more careful, will help me next time I hope very much. And also, maybe some Vaporub to add to the gear list for preventing or curing the throat, or any advice?

Thank you again for reading this and for the support, the mental and physical suffering during the training and during the JMT are all rewarded by the support I get around me.

See you next time.

Hello,

I'm going back for a third unsupported attempt this tuesday sept 11th, starting again at 10am.

tracker is here: https://spotwalla.com/tripViewer.php?id=1b1565b92f5a5e6653

Third times the charm they say...

Aurelien

Hello! Tomorrow morning at 7 am I depart for a NoBo Sub-4 day unsupported attempt on the JMT.

My primary objective is to go sub 4 days, complete the trail and have fun! If I am feeling good I will shoot for the for the FKT that was hardened last week.

Kurt Achtenhagen - Thank you for influencing me that a march like this is a fun thing to do :)

My tracking link is below.

https://spotwalla.com/tripViewer.php?id=1b4165ba1402b4cca4&hoursPast=0&…

Wish me luck!

Nils

Hey all, 

On Saturday, 07/11/2020, at 10:00am PST, I will be starting my unsupported northbound JMT FKT intending to break Aurelien Sanchez's 2018 Unsupported FKT.

Link to my Garmin MapShare Live Tracking: share.garmin.com/jmtfkt2020

All the best, 

-Daniel Maya, Nomad Ventures Idyllwild, CA

hello! I'll be attempting a women's unsupported FKT northbound on the JMT starting september 1. 

my tracking will be located here if you'd like to follow along: https://share.garmin.com/abbyhall

I already have my first DNF out of the way on this route from 2016, so... second time's the charm? :-)

Hello everyone,

If conditions and regulations are permitting, I will be reattempting the Unsupported Nobo JMT FKT on Tuesday, September 15th. 
 

Live map tracking will be available during the event at share.garmin.com/danielmaya.

-Daniel Maya, Nomad Ventures, Idyllwild CA

While I didn't hit Amber's blazing unsupported FKT, I did finish the route unsupported in 4d11h20m this past September. I finally got around to writing my trip report which I wanted so share here if the information is useful for anyone! I've benefitted from studying the amazing trip reports here for years, so hope this is helpful. cheers!

Trip Report: https://www.abbyandcordis.com/blog/2021/1/27/abby-hall-unsupported-nuumu-poyo-john-muir-trail-trip-report

Gear Report: https://www.abbyandcordis.com/blog/2020/9/13/abby-jmt-gear-list

Unsupported Northbound Monday morning ✌? 

I'm headed out Tuesday Jun 29 for an unsupported JMT Yo-yo (Happy Isles to Mt Whitney and back).

Follow my progress here, if you care to:

https://maps.findmespot.com/s/VWRR

- Alex "Drop Dead" Darr

I'll be heading off to reattempt the Nobo Unsupported FKT on Wednesday morning, 7/21/21.

Tracking can be found at share.garmin.com/danmayajmtfkt2021

Kevin Westlake here sending a message to announce my attempt for the unsupported FKT South to north on the John Muir Trail. Starting tomorrow morning  8/19/21. Hopefully I’ll be happily arriving in Happy Isles in three days or less… regardless it’s all part of the experience no matter what happens. :)

Here is my link if you want to follow: https://share.garmin.com/JMTFKTkevAug19

Hello FKT world!

My name is Carly Moree and I will be attempting the unsupported men’s record. I will begin my thru-hike at Whitney Portal. I will share my Garmin in reach tracking link with the FKT website team and will take time-stamped pictures and videos throughout. I will not be wearing a watch becasue I never do. My strategy is the same for this hike as it is for all my other thru-hikes, including my 2016 sobo PCT FKT attempt  - to sing along to Spice Girls, Celine Dion, and Dr. Dre.

Thank you to the following for being such a huge inspiration and for reaching, either on this trail or others: 

Aurélien Sanchez

Amber Monforte

Andrew Bentz

Abby Hall

Jen Pharr Davis

Kind regards,

Carly (Papi / Poptart) Moree

Greetings FKT Earthlings!

I wanted to share an update: WOW, what a BRUTAL adventure...exactly what I needed and wanted! I called off the attempt just before the Bear Creek Trail junction (around 126 miles in, just after Selden Pass), due to water filtration issues almost the entire time. This resulted in dehydration, not enough nutrition, and therefore slowed my pace to the point where it did not feel smart or safe to continue with the number of calories I had brought. If you want to know more about my attempt, you can read about it on my Instagram @carly.moree where I have provided a lot of detail. 

If I ever attempt an FKT again, I will absolutely reach high for what I think I can do based on my abilities, and not pay any mind to men's or women's times. I hope this effort inspires others to do the same. 

Happy Summer!

Carly

Greetings FKT community! On Friday September 24th, I be heading out to reattempt the Unsupported Northbound JMT FKT. 
During my last attempt this past July, I don’t believe I performed at my fullest potential, so we’ll give it another go. The link to the live tracking is share.garmin.com/danielmayajmt

happy trails! 

Possible tramping on a southbound unsupported attempt starting tomorrow pending smoke, organization, and fitness as per usual :) cheers! 
 

https://maps.findmespot.com/s/KVZ6

Hey FKT-ers!

I'm heading to Whitney Portal to attempt a supported run on this ridiculously magical trail. I don't know what will happen out there but I'm excited to immerse myself in the Sierra and see what happens. I have so much respect for everyone who has attempted a speed record on this trail - both successes and failures. I'll be recording my run on my garmin inreach, my coros watch, and if service allows, you may see an update or two from my small but mighty crew on instagram at @emilysweats 

Hey FKT community!

I somehow scored a last minute permit for the nüümü poyo (JMT) going southbound out of Happy Isles. I would be very disappointed in myself if I didn't give the southbound FKT a go, so I will be heading out tomorrow morning (time TBD) to attempt a fastpack of this glorious trail. I'm stoked. I'm terrified. I've been dreaming about this for years. Live tracking to come.

Hey, 

I’m heading to Whitney Portal to attempt my first unsupported JMT on 14th July. I have so much respect for everyone who has attempted this trail. 

All the best. 

-sky (Haneul Lee) 

On Monday evening, July 25th, I will be taking my 4th attempt at the John Muir Trail northbound unsupported FKT. My trip will be recorded via my Suunto watch, Strava, and Garmin InReach. I’ve had some weird technical problems with the garmin, but all should be good to go by Monday. The live tracking link will be share.garmin.com/danielmayajmt22

Happy Trails everyone, 

-Dan

Heading out now unsupported SB from HI.  7/25/22 about 6:30 ish.  

Headed out for a JMT sobo FKT tomorrow either in the morning or late evening. Big storms set to hit so that may affect my start time.

Much respect for Aurelian and Francois and hopefully I can do the trail some justice! Wish my luck. I'll try to be posting on IG @thestring.bean and have shared my Garmin with FKT admin.

Hi,

Congratulations to Joe on a new overall unsupported 3 day 1 hour trip! I'll be attempting a 3 day trip of the trail going NOBO. I've shared my Garmin tracking details with the FKT admin team. I'll provide a trip report following the hike/run. Last year I attempted the same thing and made it to Selden Pass in roughly 54 hours and bailed after that due to a variety of reasons. I was very happy with my experience last year - it was wonderful! I'm really looking forward to what new things I learn this year!

Kind regards,

Carly Moree (Papi)

Hi, this Kevin Westlake sending a message to announce my attempt for the unsupported FKT on the Nüümü Poyo John Muir Trail.

I will be leaving Whitney portal tomorrow Friday, September 2 at 2 PM South to north.

Below is a link for my tracker device on my Garmin inReach.

https://share.garmin.com/JMTFKTkevSep2

Decided to wait for a later date just didn’t feel right energetically / energy level not getting a good sleep past few nights prior.. strong believer in respecting mother nature/knowing when to respect your intuition/trust your gut instinct… i’ll be back sometime soon.

much respect to all the other people out there who have said FKT’s /anybody who has attempted this route.

Hello wonderful mountain folk!

I have so much admiration and respect for everyone here. Thank you for the inspiration :)

Tomorrow (September 7th, 2022) at noon I will be starting at Whitney Portal and heading north! This is an unsupported effort. 

Live tracking can be found here: https://www.sps2022.com/

I have never done a multi-day effort before, or even run more than 50 miles in a single push but I figured why not start now!

As Peter Croft once said "better the magnificent failure than the mediocre success."

Whether I finish or not I'm sure it will be magnificent !

Rock on,

Travis

Hello! I’ll be setting out tomorrow morning with Mikael Jackson on 9/24/22 heading southbound from Yosemite Valley on a supported attempt at the FKT on the Nüümü Poyo/John Muir Trail. I’ll share tracking info with the fkt webmaster and post the track and Strava file here after if successful. 

Hello All! Starting to prep for an FKT effort on this summer on the JMT and am seeking guidance on the bridge outage at MM 111.7 (SoBo). Assuming the bridge is not replaced, the current guidance is a trail detour that adds ~2 miles of trail + a 12 mile road segment. Would it still be considered a valid FKT effort hitching/driving that road segment, or will there be a requirement to hike the road as well?

Hello! 

September 7th, I’ll be taking attempt at the JMT SOBO unsupported FKT. It’s my 2nd attempt, but it also 1st attempt for the SOBO.

My trip will be recorded via my Garmin and Garmin InReach. https://share.garmin.com/stellaonthetrail I have so much respect for everyone who has attempted this trail. Wish my ruck. 

All the best. 
 

- Haneul Lee (Sky) 

In a few days I'll begin a self supported JMT Yo-Yo attempt, beginning at Happy Isles to Mt Whitney & Back, following the same format as Catra Corbett in her 2004 JMT Yo-Yo. I'll be carrying all my own gear and food, filtering water, traveling by foot to resupply locations, and receiving no outside support. I'll track the journey on Strava, as well as capturing photos & video content along the way, and producing a trip report after the journey. 

Aaron Fleisher 

Hello! I’ll be setting out on 9th July heading NOBO from Whitney portal on unsupported FKT on the Nüümü Poyo/John Muir Trail.  My trip will be recorded via my Garmin and Garmin InReach. I’ll share tracking info with the fkt page. Wish my luck🍀

All the best. 

https://share.garmin.com/mapshare/stellaonthetrail

- Haneul Lee (Sky) 

Setting out on Sunday 7/28 for a Nüümü Poyo/John Muir Trail SOBO Unsupported FKT attempt. I'll be tracking with my inreach and garmin watch for verification. I'm excited to go feel a lot of things out there and embrace the wild ride, bear canister and all.

Dot watching: https://share.garmin.com/ilanajesse

HI, I'll be making an unsupported attempt going SOBO either on August 11 or 13th. I had a little cold develop earlier this week and going to base my start date on how I'm feeling. I've never gone this direction so it will be like a whole new trail. I'll be recording on my watch as well as on an inreach. 

https://share.garmin.com/ambermonforte

Will be starting an unsupported SOBO attempt on Sunday, August 18th. Will be tracking with watch and Garmin inReach. Will send tracking link to FKT privately. Looking forward to some beautiful days in this beautiful mountain range!

This evening (August 18th) I will be starting an Unsupported attempt at the John Muir Trail Yo-Yo. Starting at Happy Isles, SOBO to Whitney, then from Whitney summit NOBO back to Happy Isles. I'll be carrying two bear bins to hold all my food for the duration of the trip. I will be tracking with my Garmin InReach as well as my Garmin watch. Kudos to Catra who came up with the idea and completed the Yo-Yo supported. Here's to the adventure!! Garmin InReach link: https://share.garmin.com/carlofacchino. 

Starting again this Sunday the 25th. Going SOBO unsupported. Will have inreach and watch to record. 

I'm starting an unsupported northbound fkt attempt on August the 28th on the jmt. I'll be starting in the morning, maybe around 10am and carrying a garmin inreach and gps watch for verification. This is a big swing, I'm excited to see what happens. Shoutout and respect to every who has unsuccessfully and successfully attempted this route.

Nick Cornell

https://share.garmin.com/nickcornell