{"id":5071,"date":"2018-12-08T10:32:24","date_gmt":"2018-12-08T18:32:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.christofteuscher.com\/aagaa\/?page_id=5071"},"modified":"2023-07-12T09:50:19","modified_gmt":"2023-07-12T16:50:19","slug":"eagles-33-challenge","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/christofteuscher.com\/aagaa\/eagles-33-challenge\/","title":{"rendered":"Eagle’s 33 Challenge"},"content":{"rendered":"

T<\/span>here are exactly 33 peaks over 9,000ft (2743m) with at least 300ft (91m) of prominence<\/a> in the Eagle Cap Wilderness<\/a>, which is located in Oregon’s amazing\u00a0Wallowa Mountains<\/a>.
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\r\n 33 is the sum of the first positive factorials, a normal human spine has 33 vertebrae, 33 is when water begins to boil on\u00a0Newton’s scale<\/a>, IL-33 is a protein encoded by the IL33 gene that is thought to cause the itching associated with\u00a0dermatitis,\u00a0and a day has 33-(3×3)=24 hours. So 33 is an important number, in other words.\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div><\/p>\n

The Challenge<\/h4>\n

The Eagle’s 33 challenge consists of summiting as many of these 33 peaks as possible. Well, ideally, all!<\/p>\n

Most practical routes are likely going to be over 100mi with at least 60,000 feet of vertical gain. For comparison, the famous\u00a0Nolan’s 14<\/a>\u00a0challenge involves 14 peaks only (but admittedly all over 14,000ft) and typical routes are under 100 miles with about 45,000 feet of elevation gain. The Bob Graham Round<\/a> in the\u00a0English\u00a0Lake District has 42 peaks and the distance is somewhere around 70mi with about 30,000ft of gain.<\/p>\n

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This overview map shows the location of the 33 peaks (blue circles) as well as the Eagle Cap Wilderness boundary (red). Click to enlarge or use the\u00a0interactive map<\/a> that is embedded below. Note that the start\/finish does not have to be at the indicated location. Athletes pick their own start\/finish.<\/p><\/div>\n