Athletes
Route variation
Standard route
Multi-sport
No
Para athlete
No
Gender category
Male
Style
Unsupported
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Finish date
Total time
5h
4m
37s
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Great route, but crazy weather morning for the summer! Wet and misty, with enough fog that it was hard to see the trail ahead at many points. Didn't even see the sun until descending into Silverthorne at the very end.
Parked my car at the Ptarmigan trailhead, and got a ride to the Ute Pass trailhead. I made sure to stay on the FKT route as submitted, including hitting each of the high points on the ridge, which included some scrambling on wet rocks. This included summits of Ute Peak and Ptarmigan Peak, which were both clearly marked. The trail was definitely hard to follow at many points, which slowed me down quite a bit. Overall, a very fun alpine training run with a lot of ridge running, which probably has amazing views on a clear day!