FKT: Aaron Diamond, Anton Sponar, Jordan White, Evan Pletcher - Alaska Range Big 3 (AK) - 2014-06-04

Route variation
Standard route
Multi-sport
No
Gender category
Male
Style
Self-supported
Start date
Finish date
Total time
31d 0h 0m 0s
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This is more proof on concept than FKT. It is also the slowest known time since to our knowledge this loop has only been completed once. We carried large packs, utilized many camps and no running was involved. The 4 of us climbed and skied this route using classic mountaineering tactics with a few days of rest in between each peak. Hunter and Foraker were climbed alpine style in 40hrs and 7 days respectively while Denali was climbed over 10 days with a cache and carry style below 14K and a summit from 14K via slight variations to the west buttress route in hopes of better skiing. We look forward to seeing a proper FKT attempt/success on this route.

Editor's note: it sounds like this was completed generally in an unsupported expedition style, but the team had a pizza delivered to base camp between Foraker and Denali, so we're classifying this as self-supported.