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| Run/Jog | 20.55 Miles |
5,846 AEG |
| | Run/Jog | 20.55 Miles | 7 Hrs 26 Mns | | 2.79 mph |
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| no partners | | Got to Hirabayashi at around 9am with a couple of friend for AZT Passage 11. One of my friends intended to do an ONB and then drive the car to the end for a shuttle. Temps were near freezing at the start, but it felt nice once we got moving.
The first 6 miles, mostly downhill, went pretty quick. Probably an hour and a half. Both my friends ended up turning back, so I was on my own at this point.
The crossing below Hutch's Pool was actually less swift than I expected, and I managed to stay dry. West Fork trail up to Cathedral Rock junction is now without obstacles, thanks to the local trail running group. Filled up water at Cathedral, and started the climb.
I don't know that I've ever not been miserable climbing up Mt Lemmon trail. Started seeing the real snow right before Wilderness of Rocks; there were tracks so it wasn't too bad... Until I turned onto WoR. Trackless.
It was obviously a false assumption, but I figured some of the snow would've melted in WoR, since it's on the south side of the mountain. But that was definitely not true for a lot of the trail. Turns out a lot of the trail is in little valleys, protected by ridges, and whatnot. Struggled to do 2mph through there, and about half way through started doing the math on whether I'd be able to get to Marshall Gulch by sunset. Route finding was even more difficult than when there is not snow, especially where the trail is low in the drainages.
Also got a text from one of my friends checking up on me, finally got one through about a half mile before Marshall Saddle (said he was about 30 minutes from calling SAR). At that point I was in the clear. I was thrilled to find at Marshall Saddle that someone had already made tracks down Marshall Gulch trail, so it was smooth sailing from there, and I even managed to jog a lot of it.
Maybe not the best idea, but it turned out to be quite the adventure, way more difficult than anticipated. At least WoR now has tracks for the next person. |
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