Third time’s a charm? Wonderful.
On Fri, Sep 18, 2020, I will start for a self-supported triple Fastest Known Time (FKT) attempt. A single Wonderland loop is about 93mi long with about 23,000ft of vertical pain. Three loops thus add up to 279mi with 69,000ft of vertical pain. A perfect recipe for failure.
Do I have a plan? Not really, but I have spreadsheets. Sadly, they have been most often proven wrong by reality in the past. How long will this endeavor take? I don’t know. It took Ultrapedestrian Jason “Ras” Vaughan 3d 17h 35m (89:35) for the double in 2012. You do the math. My car will be at the White River campground, serving as a “base camp” for resupplying and sleeping. I may also have to sleep on the trail. I’ll go clockwise from White River on the first loop, then go counter-clockwise on the second loop, then go clockwise again on the third loop. Well, that assumes I make it to the second and third loop.
The weather does not look good, but good enough. I presume that this will be my last window, so it’s now or never.
Not good, but good enough.
“Why, sometimes I’ve believed as many as six impossible things before breakfast.” — Lewis Carroll, Alice in Wonderland
The Wonderland trial: 93mi of pure beauty.
Wonderland elevation profile: 23,000ft of pure elevation pain.
“We’re all mad here.” — Lewis Carroll, Alice in Wonderland
Dotwatching
You can track me at https://maps.findmespot.com/s/91XM if you are so inclined. The planned start is on Fri, Sep 18, 2020, in the early evening. Last minute changes are possible. I will start from the White River campground and go clockwise on the first loop, counter-clockwise on the second loop, then clockwise on the third loop again.
I will try to post updates on Instagram and Twitter.
For fullscreen, go to https://maps.findmespot.com/s/91XM.
Mushroom paradise.
Rainier is always watching.