We just ran this in June 2024 - It was HARD ! Great job sharing your experience. This is ours : ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-jt65Jnv0luo.html
Great video, I’m 62 and gonna try my 1st marathon, been running for 10 months and type 2 diabetic. Had a question- what was wrong with eating the bake potato the day before? . I know I can’t do that due to my blood sugar just curious
Hey man, good luck w/marathon training (amazing notching your first at 62!). Way to go! Re: Scott’s baked potato - it’s not that this was a bad choice - it’s more that it’s the only thing he ate the night before (not enough calories)
Great mountain, and the Ravine Lodge and bunkhouses are stunning. Just back from a couple of nights there. Great video! I did get to meet Ross before he passed. Quintessential woodsman. Great memorial plaque. And even Dartmouth Alums use both pronunciations!
You do NOT DUNK their heads in water !! In fact, you don’t even need to dip their beak in the water. They’re smarter than you think. All you need to do is provide a proper chick waterer with a red base- they’re very attracted to the color red. They will drink all on their own- as a matter of instinct!! Whoever started the stupid water dunking/dipping stunt should have their own head DUNKED… in mud !!
Thank you for the super motivational film! I love how you expressed your appreciation for the aid station volunteers, and how your fellow competitors aren’t actually racing against you, but against the distance.
A carin is built up, so if you get fogged in you can locate the trail. This is related to the sign you saw earlier. They are not kidding. Many people have died on Mt. Washington. A book was written about some of the people who died, but all those who did die are listed in an appendix’Not without Peril’.A supervisor at a company I worked for die on that mountain.
Congrats!! What a great group of friends. That was a hard won finish. I loved what was said about the camaraderie on the trail. It's one of the things I love the most about ultra running. Looking forward to your other videos, it's great to see a fellow New Englander running races in places I know!
came back here to give you all more kudos - I re-watch your videos and enjoy them every time. the effort/struggle comes through, as does the emotion and accomplishment... I love everyone's perspectives on these major trek! as a serious hiker myself so much of what you share resonates with me. Well done! Hike on!!
I backpacked the Pemi Loop in 4 days with my uncle shortly after I turned 18, as a rite of passage. It was my first real hike, and I underestimated what I was getting into. I faced many challenges and wanted to give up often, but I found the strength to push through it and now I have the knowledge that if I made it through that, I can make it through anything. I am 20 years old now and when my brother and cousin turn 18, they will embark on the same journey to prove themselves, and I might just join them. Thank you for reading this, and if you haven't hiked the Pemi Loop, I highly recommend it. The views from the mountain peaks are a display of the resplendent glory of Nature. I wish you strength and courage.
Hey, that’s awesome you’re running this year. I mostly focused on Hill repeats at last once or twice a week for a month or so leading up to the race. There’s one particular hill in my town with a 12% grade or so (and roughly half a mile up) with some switch backs… I did repeats on that a bunch
Its more of an AMC trail crew thing to do the hut traverse as a right of passage rather than hut staff. The first month of the season is mostly patrolling ie hiking long days with axes, cutting down fallen trees, and taking note of what trails need the most attention. After this month you're in crazy good hiking shape so you do the hut traverse as a sort of flex.
the way i prononce it is by saying moose hillock because that’s the name of the campground a family friend owns that i go to every year on the mountain
