Such an epic day with Rehn on what might be the quintessential Cascade route?! After doing this with Andrew two years ago, I’ve really wanted to come back and give it a “speed run”. Everything went pretty smooth besides some wasted route finding on the glacier and waiting for a roped party for a bit at the base of the buttress. (Oh, and rehn refilling two tiny flasks infinite times 😅) Also the Park Creek trail had dozens of massive trees downed across the trail and is getting overgrown.
Saw about 25 bear poops but no bears this time, just a fat porcupine and a fat toad. Overall, psyched to take over an hour off the record and spend it suffering with a great friend! Big Shoutout to Keenan in 2017 and Jenny in 2022 for putting up big efforts to chase.
Nutrition/Hydration felt dialed- energy felt steady the whole day until the last hour when dehydration and heat got the better of me.
About 9-10L of water (stopped and filtered before and after the climb)
16 scoops of BetterFuel, 4 of Tailwind
6000+ calories mostly from Carbs gels and a bit of nuts and cheese at the summit
9000mg sodium
700mg caffeine