FKT: Jesse Carnes - Missoula Mountain Trifecta (MT) - 2020-11-22

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Standard route
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Male
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2h 39m 59s
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Super sunny Sunday afternoon! Just a bit of ice on the backside of Jumbo and on the top of University Ridge, but not too bad. Jumbo and Waterworks descents were pretty muddy though. Started at the Greenough TH and headed up Waterworks first - wasn't sure if the trailheads used in the original route were set in stone. If so, I guess I'll just have to do it again! ;)

I'm a big proponent of going up and over the top of Jumbo - it's a wonderful route and less crowded than up and down the L trail...and, as others have mentioned, that way you make it to the actual summit, not just the trail junction. Overall distance is fairly similar.

Also it seems I am the first to opt for taking Sentinel Ridge both up and down. Smokejumper conditions would have been horrendous, so it was the way to go.

Fun challenge - I hope more folks keep after it. Jumbo's only open for another week though before it closes for the season!