{"id":2403,"date":"2016-08-21T21:13:40","date_gmt":"2016-08-22T04:13:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.christofteuscher.com\/aagaa\/?p=2403"},"modified":"2023-03-31T16:13:17","modified_gmt":"2023-03-31T23:13:17","slug":"report-climbing-oregons-5-highest-peaks-10000ft-one-push-little-running","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christofteuscher.com\/aagaa\/report-climbing-oregons-5-highest-peaks-10000ft-one-push-little-running\/","title":{"rendered":"REPORT: Traversing Oregon\u2019s 5 Highest Peaks over 10,000ft in one Push, with a Little Running Between"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\r\n Note: This has been perfectly executed by Jason Hardrath in 2019<\/a>.\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\n

Executive Summary<\/h4>\n

On Aug 18-20, 2016, I made an attempt at climbing the 5 highest peaks in Oregon and running between them. The suffering lasted for about 150 miles and a total of 67 hours and 23 minutes (2 days 19 hours 23 minutes). It ended up imperfectly. I would never do it again, but you should. You can watch the movie here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Introduction<\/h4>\n

After successfully completing\u00a0Adams-to-Hood<\/a> in 2015, I was looking for something similar, but more challenging and epic. Climbing Oregon’s 5 highest peaks over 10,000ft in a single push, with running between the peaks, seemed like it could be right down my alley: Mt. Hood<\/a>, Mt. Jefferson<\/a>, South Sister<\/a>, Middle Sister<\/a>, North Sister<\/a>. According to my spreadsheets, the total distance was going to be\u00a0around 150 miles (241km) with about 50,000ft (15,240 meters) of elevation gain. The detailed planning, recon, and training started back in 2015. It was only a matter of time to find the right window for this.<\/p>\n

The weather looked absolutely perfect for the week of Aug 15, 2016, so on Wed, Aug 17, I posted an announcement<\/a> and on Thu, Aug 18, at 3:00am, the adventure started at the South Sister trailhead<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\"Ready<\/a>

Ready for a long unsupported 30mi stretch through the night from Santiam Pass to Jefferson Park. That was not a good night. Not at all. The gear to the left is what Ursina<\/a> carried into Jefferson Park.<\/p><\/div>\n

The Movie Clip<\/h4>\n

As always, I tried to document as much as possible, but there were times I had no energy left to\u00a0even get the camera out, let alone set it up. So here’s a short clip<\/a> that hopefully illustrates a bit what this challenge was all about.<\/p>\n