{"id":165,"date":"2013-12-15T07:37:21","date_gmt":"2013-12-15T15:37:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.christofteuscher.com\/aagaa\/?p=165"},"modified":"2022-12-25T13:16:28","modified_gmt":"2022-12-25T21:16:28","slug":"craterlake-2013-fkt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christofteuscher.com\/aagaa\/craterlake-2013-fkt\/","title":{"rendered":"REPORT: Snowshoeing 30mi Around Crater Lake in 20 Hours"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\r\n Update<\/span>: I’ve done this in 11h\u00a0<\/span>18m\u00a0<\/span>21s<\/span><\/a> in 2020. See FKT entries<\/a> for latest records.\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\n

On Dec 14, 2013, I set out to circumvent Crater Lake on snowshoes. I had done this previously in 3 days\/2 nights and knew it could be done much faster. The key to faster is of course going lighter. My goal for this new attempt was to do it nonstop in less than 24h.<\/p>\n

In order to get a backcountry permit, I had to tell the rangers that I was going to be out for 2-3 days with a tent, sleeping bag and whatnot. I had no intention to carry any of that.<\/p>\n

I headed out with a light backpack that had the food for about 36h, just in case I had to spend the night. I also carried the necessary emergency gear, such as an emergency bivy. Conditions were supposed to be great, but it’s a long way and many things can happen. And of course there is no easy bailout route once you are on the other side of the lake. Going back could be exactly as long and painful as going forward.<\/p>\n

The movie clip below documents the adventure. I carried a GPS, but did not have it log the track continuously. I did not carry a SPOT transponder because I had none at that point.<\/p>\n