Episode 59: Joe Grant - running, writing, and more
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In 2016 Joe climbed all 57 Colorado 14ers, self-powered, riding his bike to each mountain, taking 31 days - and he didn’t bring a foam pad. Earlier he entered the Colorado Trail Mountain Bike race - on a non-suspension bike with a leather saddle.
"An ideal aesthetic is not necessarily a rational thing, it's an emotional feeling."
Adam Peterman - Mt Sentinel (Missoula, MT) - 2019-10-24
Ashley Mansfield - Coleridge Way (UK) - 2019-11-07
E1 - Germany
The European long-distance hiking trail E1 starts at the North Cape in Norway. It crosses Finland, Sweden, Denmark, Germany and Switzerland over a distance of around 7000 km until it finally reaches Salerno via Italy.
This route covers the German section of the E1 from Flensburg to Konstanz is described. It is about 1900 km long and is officially divided into 76 stages.
Patapsco Valley State Park Traverse (MD)
NOTE: Prior to April 2021 people took different routes traversing the park, and the FKTs reflect that. Then, Patrick Blair very meticulously worked out the best routes for the one-way (31 miles) and out & back (actually a compressed loop with some overlapping sections, 62 miles). From now people should carefully follow Patrick's routes if they wish to contest the FKT. Note also that some of the previous FKTs were on longer routes, so it's not really an apples-apples comparison.
Mid Sussex Link (United Kingdom)
Mid Sussex Link (55km): Brighton & Hove, E Sussex, W Sussex
North Dorset Trailway (United Kingdom)
North Dorset Trailway, between Sturminster Newton and Spetisbury. About 14 miles. The Trailway is largely made up of sections of the old Somerset and Dorset Railway which linked Bristol and Bournemouth until the 1960s. The North Dorset Trailway Network aims to extend the trail, so the route may change.
Cliff Anderson - South Mountain Park, National - Alta Trail Loop (AZ) - 2019-11-01
South Mountain Park, National - Alta Trail Loop (AZ)
A 50 km lollipop loop in the Phoenix South Mountain Park/Preserve, Phoenix, AZ, USA. For start and end at Pima Canyon Trailhead, use, in order, the dirt road access, National, Alta, Bajada, Las Lomitas, Box Canyon, Holbert, and National trails, and ending with the same dirt road access. The route reaches two park-maintained water fountains, one at Pima Canyon Trailhead and one at the South Mountain Environmental Education Center. There are no natural water sources in this park. Recommended season is late Fall to Winter.
Some notes on the route: