FKT: Tatiana Kennedy - Mount Sherman (CO) - 2023-07-23

Woke up at 2am on July 23rd at the Lake Como trailhead expecting to do the Little Bear/Blanca traverse but when my mountaineering partner had some knee issues early on, we bailed on that plan and went back to Fairplay so he could rest. I was still feeling quite restless that afternoon though and still wanted to do some kind of effort, so opted to try for this FKT! In terms of slowdowns, I had only done this route once before, so had to stop a few times to look at the map and figure out where to go, especially on the descent. My shoelaces also became untied twice (I was testing out a new pair of shoes), but other than that there were no holdups! The hikers I passed on this route were so friendly and several of them cheered me on! This is a really fun and fast high alpine route and I was definitely adequately wiped out when I finished! Brought nothing with me on the run since the route is so short. The citizens of Fairplay/Leadville are lucky to have mountains like this one in their backyard :)