Athletes
Route variation
Standard route
Multi-sport
No
Para athlete
No
Gender category
Female
Style
Unsupported
Finish date
Total time
6h
45m
34s
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Been on my bucket list for a while! So fun to finally connect all these stretches
Things went very well until they all of a sudden went comically bad -- good first 18ish miles to chair lake, then getting to gem lake was a nightmare, done this stretch once before but could not stay on "route" (it's a scree field not the easiest goat path to follow) to save my life -- kept cliffing myself out, hung on to roots to pull myself back up, knocked a large rock into my ankle, what an adventure
plenty more time can be knocked off with better familiarity with that final off trail section. Best to approach this route with previous experience on all parts of it
drank a lot of water and there are plenty of spots to refill bottles! bring extra snacks!