On Wed, Oct 12, 2022, I will start for a self-supported sextuple (6x) double Grand Canyon crossing FKT attempt: 6xR2R2R = R2R2R2R2R2R2R2R2R2R2R2R2R.
Brandon Worthington currently holds the FKT for 5 double crossing in 3d 21h 51m 9s.
[pullquote]The harder you keep trying, the more likely you are to fail.[/pullquote]
This time I will start at the north rim, leisurely head over to the south rim on the north and south Kaibab trails, and head back. Then repeat until I’m tired. My car will serve as a basecamp. I will not have any support. If my math is correct, 6 double crossings will add up to 252 miles (406km) and 66,000ft (20’117m) of elevation pain. So it’s practically a piece of cake compared to Tor des Glaciers (280mi/450km, 130,000ft/32’000m of EG).
How hard will this be? Well, it’s all relative.
As usual, I spent countless hours deep in spreadsheets to analyze selected previous efforts and to make “realistic” predictions. But as we all know, my predictions have never really worked out.
SS = self-supported, S = supported.
Dot watching
Dot watching will likely be excessively boring, but also confusing because you won’t quite be able to tell what crossing I’m on. If you still want to follow, you can do so in the embedded map below or at https://maps.findmespot.com/s/M872.
