Records

Selected Epic Failures

See list of successful records further down.

“Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try Again. Fail again. Fail better.” — Samuel Beckett

As you can see below, I fail a lot. But failure usually leads to success. See footnotes and the table below for successful completions.

Adventure Start date Attempt Miles Time Comment
2nd 6x R2R2R Grand Canyon Oct 31, 2023 2nd 42/256 15h Finally completed in 2024!
Anza-Borrego Loop6 Mar 18, 2023 1st 105/210 74:48 Report, movie
1st 6x R2R2R Grand Canyon Oct 12, 2022 1st 126/256 55:03
Wy’cool 100 Oct 1, 2022 3rd 78/100 25:15
Wy’cool 100 Sep 18, 2022 2nd 62/100 21:20
Goat Rocks Clover Sep 9, 2022 2nd 51/124 26:59
Idaho Centennial Trail (ICT) Jul 2, 2021 1st 321/900mi Report
Kokopelli’s Trail out & back5 Mar 17, 2021  1st 171/284mi 77:09 Report and movie
Steens Traverse Oct 1, 2019 2nd 34/75mi 16:23 Movie
Steens Traverse Sep 20, 2019 1st 15/75/mi 5:20 Movie
Arizona Trail Sep 3, 2019 1st 301/800mi 143:59:10
Eagle’s 33 Aug 8, 2019 2nd 31/33 peaks 85:46:15 Report
Eagle’s 33 Sep 1, 2018 1st 14/33 peaks 51:42:39 Some pics
Ozark Highlands Trail3 Feb 1, 2017 1st 85.4/165 32:56 Blog post
800-mi Oregon Desert Trail (ODT) speed record attempt1 Aug 29-Sep 6, 2015 1st 371/750mi 9 days Movie clip
Alpine Lakes Grand Tour2,4 Jul 17, 2015 3rd 66.59/75mi 33:51 Blog post
Alpine Lakes Grand Tour2,4 Oct 10, 2014 2nd 67.6/75mi 26:49:04 Blog post
Alpine Lakes Grand Tour2,4 Sep 19, 2014 1st 57/75mi 21:55:49 Blog post

Notes and comments:

  1. Successfully completed the 2nd ODT attempt in 2016. See more info here, here, and movie series.
  2. Seth Wolpin successfully completed the Alpine Lakes Grand Tour in August 2015 in 43h04min. Check out his report at http://sethwolpin.com/2015/08/alpine-lakes-wilderness-challenge. Congrats!
  3. Successfully completed on Dec 17, 2017, in 70:01:16 (2 days 22h 1min). See report here.
  4. Successfully completed on Jul 28, 2019, in 35:44. See report here.
  5. Successfully completed on Apr 26, 2021, in 118:51:50. See report here.
  6. Successfully completed on Apr 23, 2023. See report here.
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Hitting bad weather on the way to Aasgard Pass during the 2nd Alpine Lakes Grand Tour. Fresh snow prevented me from passing the pass. I needed 4 attempts to get this route done!

Records, Fastest Known Times (FKTs), and Only Known Times (OKT)

  • I cannot keep up with the world-wide FKT business. Many of the times listed below may not be records anymore by the time you read this. Please see the official FKT entries to check who is the current record holder: https://fastestknowntime.com/athlete/christof-teuscher
  • I keep the list below for history.
  • Definitions of supported, self-supported, and unsupported: https://fastestknowntime.com/fkt-guidelines. Note that these definitions have somewhat changed over time and that people have different takes on them.
Route Start date Style Distance Time Additional info
Rogue River Trail out-and-back Nov 8, 2024 unsupported 80mi 24:46:56 FKT entry
6x R2R2R Grand Canyon Oct 18, 2024 self-supported 264mi 5d 10h 24min Report, FKT entry
Triple go Rooound ‘n’ Up ‘n’ Between Aug 2, 2024 self-supported 300mi 8d 6h 58min Report
Strawberry Mountain Wilderness Traverse (full) Jul 13, 2024 unsupported 40mi 13:42:32 FKT entry
Palouse to Cascades trail Jun 28, 2024 self-supported 300mi 5d 22h 43m 45s Report. With ML.
Heart of Darkness Loop Jun 1, 2024 unsupported 38mi 11:15:17 FKT entry
Trail of the Coeur d’Alenes (CDA) Apr 5, 2024 self-supported 72mi 17:53:57 Report. With ML.
Alpine Lakes Grand Tour Oct 7, 2023 supported 85mi 35:31 Report. With ML
Iceland Traverse Aug 19, 2023 unsupported 350mi 8d 11h 4m FKT entry, Report
Heart of Darkness Loop May 29, 2023 unsupported 38mi 13:02:06 FKT entry, with ML
Anza-Borrego Loop Apr 28, 2023 self-supported 210mi 5d 14h 58m 16s Report
Columbia Plateau Trail (CPT) Apr 7, 2023 self-supported 123 1d 16h 32m 13s Report, with ML
Willapa Hills Trail Feb 11, 2023 self-supported 56mi 12h 59m 45s Report, with ML
Santa Rosa Traverse Dec 17, 2022 unsupported 49mi 1d 1h 37m 15s Report
Anza Borrego Traverse Dec 13, 2022 unsupported 45mi 9h 43m 54s Report
Arctic Circle Trail (ACT), one-way & out & back Aug 16, 2022 self-supported 93/186mi 1d 23h 30m/ 4d 10h 15m Report
Blue Mountains Trail (BMT) Jul 18, 2022 self-supported 530mi 14d17h22min Report, with ML
Monumental Loop Nov 23, 2021 self-supported 300mi 139:51:28 Report
Heart of Darkness Loop Oct 23, 2021 unsupported 38mi 13:22:21 Report, with ML
Cohos Trail Oct 7, 2021 unsupported 170mi 81:50:35 Report
Wy’cool 100 Aug 21, 2021 unsupported 104mi 42:13:30 Report
Gorge(ous)2Adams Jul 29, 2021 unsupported 110mi 58:34:11 Report, with ML
Kettle Crest Trail (out&back) Jul 21, 2021 unsupported 88mi 31:49:40 Report, with ML
Snake River National Recreation Trail May 15, 2021 unsupported 56mi 18:32:15 Report, with ML
Kokopelli out & back Apr 26, 2021 self-supported 284mi 118:51:50 Report
Badlands Challenge Mar 07, 2021 self-supported 68mi 19:40:23 Strava, with ML
Triple Wonderland Sep 30, 2020 self-supported 279mi 131:49 Report
Double Wonderland Sep 30, 2020 self-supported 186mi 80:13 Report
Double Wonderland Sep 18, 2020 supported 186mi 82:50 Report
Eagle’s 33 Aug 21, 2020 self-supported 98mi 104:42:13 Report
Blast2Pass Aug 21, 2020 unsupported 150mi 81:25 Movie, with ML
LolliHood Jul 17, 2020 unsupported 100mi 39:30 Report, with ML
Kokopelli trail May 22, 2020 unsupported 142mi 44:09:36 Report, movie
Sextuple Elk/Kings traverse May 8, 2020 self-supported 42mi 19:49:42 Strava, with ML
Snowshoeing around Crater Lake Feb 22, 2020 unsupported 31mi 11:18 FKT entry
Alpine Lakes Grand Tour Jul 26, 2019 unsupported 83mi 35:44 Report, with ML
Cougar Traverse Jul 12, 2019 unsupported 242mi 137:52 Report
Joshua Tree Double Traverse Apr 12, 2019 unsupported 74.6mi 16:19:30 Report
Octuple (8x) Grand Canyon Oct 24, 2018 supported 168mi 58:11:15 Report, Movie
Sextuple (6x) Mt. Defiance Oct 6, 2018 self-supported 72mi 22:39:52 Report
Washington PCT Jul 21-31, 2018 self-supported 515mi 10d1h26min Report
Fremont National Recreation Trail May 25-27, 2018 unsupported 150mi 57:36:53 Report, Movie
12x Dog Mountain Mar 10, 2018 self-supported 70mi 21:42:56 Report, Strava
Ozark Highlands Trail Dec 14-17, 2017 unsupported 165mi 70:01:16 Report, Movie
9x Dog Mountain Jun 9, 2017 self-supported 52.2mi 16:24:30 Report, Strava
Oregon’s 5 Highest Peaks Aug 18, 2016 supported 150mi 67:23 Report, Movie, Strava, FKT post
Oregon Desert Trail Jul 12-29, 2016 self-supported 750mi 17 days 15 hours Movie series
Joshua Tree Double Traverse4 Mar 12,2016 unsupported 74.6mi 19:23:37 Report
Octuple Dog Mountain1 Jan 30, 2016 self-supported 59.2mi 17:20:06 Report
Hells Canyon Traverse: Riggins to Hat Point Oct 24, 2015 supported 43.3mi 14:35 Report
Mark O. Hatfield trail Jun 7, 2015 unsupported 56mi 17:07:08 Movie, FKT post, Strava
Mt. Adams-to-Mt. Hood Challenge May 22-25, 2015 supported 158mi 64:48 Report, Documentary, FKT post
Hatfield on Steroids – 10 (9) Gorge Peaks Feb 20-21, 2015 unsupported 72mi 21:28 Report
Quintuple Mt. Defiance Jan 24, 2015 self-supported 49.1mi 19:35 Report
Wilson River Traverse Yo-Yo3 Jan 2, 2015 unsupported 45.2mi 8:24 Report, FKT post
Mt. Defiance to Dog Mt. Dec 13, 2014 self-supported 41.2mi 9:22:25 Strava\, Movie
Joshua Tree Traverse2 Nov 7, 2014 unsupported 37.3mi 7:12:50 Report
Mt. Adams-to-Mt. St. Helens Challenge Jul 24-26, 2014 supported 85.6mi 38:17 Report, Movie, FKT post, Strava
Snowshoeing around Crater Lake Dec 14-15, 2013 unsupported 31mi 20:00 Movie\, Report

Notes and comments:

  1. On Jun 9, 2017, I beat this time and did an additional climb: Report: New Dog Mountain FKT: 9 climbs in 16:24:30.
  2. My time has long been beaten by fast gals and dudes. See FKT board for current records. I think I still hold the unsupported double traverse.
  3. Scott Martin crushed my time in 7:47:45 on Aug 2, 2018. See his Facebook post. Congrats!
  4. Jason Hardrath completed the out-and-back traverse unsupported in 18:17:16 on Dec 19, 2018. FKT post. Way to go! Update: I claimed the record back on Apr 12, 2019. See report here.