FKT: Jacob Molinaro, Rio Moore - Ross Peak - 2024-06-21

Route
Route variation
Standard route
Multi-sport
No
Gender category
Male
Style
Unsupported
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Finish date
Total time
2h 2m 13s
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2:02:13 trailhead to trailhead for the unsupported FKT with Rio.

Uphill was fast moving, but we did get slightly off course due to intense fog. There was still a little snow in a couple of the couloirs, and a lot of ice up at the summit, but it didn't impact our ability to move quickly. The only spot where we lost time was where we made a wrong turn. About halfway up we should have gone left at a split, but went right instead and ended up having some class 5 down climbing to get back to the original route and find the summit. I think we actually made our wrong turn in the same spot that the prior FKT holders did, haha. We summited in 1:18, signed the summit register, and started back down.

Downhill we stuck to the intended route and made really great time. Rio fell once and cut his hands open, I fell once and bruised my butt. Otherwise, by the time we made it back down to the pass we were optimistic that sub-2 hours was possible. Unfortunately, a lot of water on the trail slowed us down (I'd rather not fly off the side of the trail sliding on mud!) and we finished in 2:02:13. Much faster is definitely possible in better conditions.