{"id":923,"date":"2015-05-22T05:30:41","date_gmt":"2015-05-22T12:30:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.christofteuscher.com\/aagaa\/?p=923"},"modified":"2022-09-22T12:21:22","modified_gmt":"2022-09-22T19:21:22","slug":"announcement-140mi-mt-adams-to-mt-hood-challenge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christofteuscher.com\/aagaa\/announcement-140mi-mt-adams-to-mt-hood-challenge\/","title":{"rendered":"NEWS: 140mi Mt. Adams-to-Mt. Hood Challenge"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\r\n The report is available at Report: 158mi Mt. Adams-to-Mt. Hood Challenge<\/a>.\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\n

In 2014 I managed the then-unthinkable<\/em>: the Mt. Adams-to-St. Helens Challenge<\/a>. It took me 38h17min (without sleep) to summit Mt. Adams, run to Mt. St. Helens, and summit Mt. St. Helens. According to my GPS, the route was 85.5mi long with 20,664ft of elevation gain<\/a>. That was chapter 1 of a story that didn’t feel finished yet.<\/p>\n

Today I’m stoked to announce chapter 2: the Mt. Adams-to-Mt. Hood Challenge! The new unthinkable<\/em> consists in summiting Mt. Adams, running to Mt. Hood, and summiting Mt. Hood. All of that in one push: about 140mi (225km) with 38,000ft (11’600m) of elevation gain. This is by far beyond anything I have ever done.\u00a0 And that does make me a little nervous.<\/p>\n

“It’s a terrible thing, I think, in life to wait until you’re ready. I have this feeling now that actually no one is ever ready to do anything. There is almost no such thing as ready. There is only now. And you may as well do it now. Generally speaking, now is as good a time as any.” \u2014 Hugh Laurie<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\"adamshoodoverview\"<\/a>Figure 1. The main route with the elevation profile. The total distance is about 140mi (225km) with 38,000ft (11’600m) of elevation gain.<\/p>\n

The Route<\/strong><\/h3>\n

The map above (Fig 1) shows the main route and the elevation profile. Note that distance and elevation vary considerably depending on the tools.<\/p>\n

I will start at the Mt. Adams Cold Springs trailhead. First I’ll summit Mt. Adams and return to the trailhead, then change into running gear. From there I’ll have to go back up for about 2mi, then hit the Around the Mountain trail (#9) until I can hop on the PCT. I’ll then run on the PCT until Timberline Lodge, where I’ll change into climbing gear again and finish by summiting Mt. Hood. Well, that’s if things happen according to the plan. And that’s a very big IF.<\/p>\n

I’ve seriously trained and prepared for this challenge for almost a year now. Numerous Adams and Hood climbs during the day and at night hopefully prepared me for the climbing sections. I’ve run almost all sections of the trails, some multiple times. I scouted water sources, the crew locations, the bail-out routes, alternative\/bypass routes, and measured my pace to make the best possible predictions. But alas, despite all the preparation, it’s still hard to wrap my mind around what lies head.<\/p>\n

Figure 2 below shows a distance and elevation comparison of the old unthinkable\u00a0(Adams-to-Helens, chapter 1) with the new unthinkable (Adams-to-Hood, chapter 2).<\/p>\n

\"adamshoodprofilecomp\"<\/a>Figure 2. Elevation and distance comparison of Adams-to-Helens (chapter 1) vs Adams-to-Hood (chapter 2).<\/p>\n

Preview<\/strong><\/h3>\n