Barry Raven wrote:So the clock must have started when he got off the train because he didn't take the train back to Durango, he ran out via the Purgatory Creek Trail which is the obvious time conserving move.
Clock started 3000' below the summit of his first peak, I believe... at least that was the original plan and it appears his first check-in jived with that.
I believe he took the train out to Silverton where they picked him up and drove over Ophir to get to his current trailhead (not as familiar w/ that area.. Kilpacker?).
Barry Raven wrote:So the clock must have started when he got off the train because he didn't take the train back to Durango, he ran out via the Purgatory Creek Trail which is the obvious time conserving move.
No, the clock started when he left his campsite this morning at 5:15, and then he took the train from Needleton to Silverton. At least that is how I interpret it. The clock starts 3,000 feet below the first summit, and ends 3,000 feet below the last one.
Barry Raven wrote:So the clock must have started when he got off the train because he didn't take the train back to Durango, he ran out via the Purgatory Creek Trail which is the obvious time conserving move.
Looks to me like he took the train north to Silverton, getting some rest and less miles on the feet. Hard to tell with the SPOT but there are a few hits along the Animas River heading north to Silverton.
Very true about lost productivity for the next 10 days. I can hardly go a half hour without checking in. Much better than reading the dog threads of late.
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Barry Raven wrote:So the clock must have started when he got off the train because he didn't take the train back to Durango, he ran out via the Purgatory Creek Trail which is the obvious time conserving move.
Looks to me like he took the train north to Silverton, getting some rest and less miles on the feet. Hard to tell with the SPOT but there are a few hits along the Animas River heading north the Silverton.
Very true about lost productivity for the next 10 days. I can hardly go a half hour without checking in. Much better than reading the dog threads of late.
O yea, my bad, it does look like he took the train to Silverton. I wonder if any of the passengers inquired about the difficulty of the Chicago Basin 14ers. "O yea, very easy, I did them all in 6 hours". Dohhhhhhh.
Maybe I'm wrong but it looks like he is going to start with Kilpacker or Navajo and not Silver Pick.
Barry Raven wrote:So the clock must have started when he got off the train because he didn't take the train back to Durango, he ran out via the Purgatory Creek Trail which is the obvious time conserving move.
No, the clock started when he left his campsite this morning at 5:15, and then he took the train from Needleton to Silverton. At least that is how I interpret it. The clock starts 3,000 feet below the first summit, and ends 3,000 feet below the last one.
That’s why it makes sense to start with the Chicago Basin group. The train and the approach hike only happen on the clock on the way out. Also if something were to blow up with the exit train, not that much is invested yet to start over with a new clock.
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IF I can finish, I'm on pace for about a 10 year completion time. So humbling to think that someone might be able to do this in 10 days ! (Or less ?????) Best of luck, and hopefully the best of weather too.
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its_not_a_tuba wrote:I just dorked out and made a spreadsheet to compare his times to Cave Dog's. Homie knocked off the first group in 3 hours and 15 minutes compared to CD's 4:25. Sweet! Of course the train will set it so that his total basin time will be 2:45 faster than CD's but it does appear he is climbing faster as well.
Would you mind posting your spreadsheet to this forum? Thanks in advance!
