EDITOR'S NOTE: There were some concerns brought up on this effort, which I will summarize here. It is hard to say for sure as there are no .gpx files along with the submission to verify. There is a Strava activity for the cactus-to-cloud-to-cactus portion of this route, but the elapsed time is 6:56, rather than the 6:49 written below. The Strava activity is for 25.5 miles, similar to Brett's estimated 23 miles for this portion, but shorter than the known round trip of 28ish miles. There are no other activities on Nickademus' Strava for that day.
Brett, I'll have you know you were the inspiration for this attempt in the first place! That being said, Michele Graglia and I, took off yesterday to go set the FKT for the Triple Crown and chase Brett's times. Here are the splits, I'll post a TR when I can feel my quad's again:
Start: 5:31am
Grubb's Notch: 2:46:45 (almost zero snow)
Top of Jacinto: 4:08:10 (Icy packed snow)
Palm Springs: 6:49:48 (didn't kick cactus)
Vivian Creek TH: 8:01:05
San Gorgonio Summit: 10:45:36 (Gah! Post-holing of doom!! Sooo slow going...)
Vivian Creek TH: 12:11:24 (Ran really hard down)
Bear Flats TH: 13:44:39
Mount Baldy Summit: 16:10:05 (Windy, cold, not much snow)
Bear Flats TH: 17:44:17 (Ran super hard down...And my quads are now in infinite pain)
Finish: 11:15:25pm
**Note this includes driving time in-between mountains**
Comments
In this version did you run down to the Palm Springs Art Museum or take the tram?