FKT: Brad Leatherbarrow, Ritvik Mishra, Bret Jorgensen - Mt Rainier Northern Loop Trail (WA) - 2021-08-29

Route variation
Standard loop
Multi-sport
No
Gender category
Male
Style
Unsupported
Start date
Finish date
Total time
6h 58m 53s
Report

Bret Jorgensen, Ritvik Mishra, and myself (Brad Leatherbarrow) set off from the parking lot at 5:02 AM on August 29, 2021 and the stoke was high.  The three of us were trying to decide on a 30ish mile route for a training run and when we stumbled across the route, decided to give it a go! We headed counterclockwise and ran the route unsupported, with plenty of streams for water sources along the way.  We saw some meadows, glaciers, a black bear, several elk, and so many amazing views of Rainier! It got a bit hot over the last 8ish miles and eventually arrived back at the parking lot right at noon in a total elapsed time of 6:58:53.  Glad to have the opportunity to share the miles with friends, a lot of room for improvement on the route still but excited to shave off some time!