2014 14er Speed Record Attempt

[BillMiddlebrook]

This is remarkable and riveting.

From the summit of Holy Cross this morning I was "watching" on my phone.

[Kevin Baker]

I am amazed by his speed on some very difficult terrain. 3 hours from LB to Ellingwood and back to Blanca, then down Gash Ridge to the Huerfanito saddle in 2 hours! I wonder if he rapped any of it.

[IHikeLikeAGirl]

On Lindsey's summit, can't believe how close he is to meeting his splits! Go Andrew!

[csmith]

Summited Lindsey 20 minutes ahead of schedule!

[andreasansone]

Hey everyone. You may have seen from his site/GPS tracker where he is, but we are waiting for Andrew now at the huerfano TH, then we are headed to Pikes! We will keep you posted through his site, apologies for bad service and delay in updates! Ill post more tomorrow.
Andrea

[jdorje]

I believe the schedule was for a 4am start, while I believe he actually started at 4:30. If so, he's actually 30 minutes ahead of where the simple math says. Can anyone confirm?

[andrewhamilton]

It was actually scheduled as a 3am start!

[Phill the Thrill]

It was actually scheduled as a 3am start!

So he's made up the 90 minutes for the "late" start and an additional 20 minutes on the route. Impressive!

[jdorje]

3AM indeed. Ron's photo of Andrew's paper printout schedule has weird folding issues that make the left and right columns not line up; it's confused me several times. I'm still not 100% sure the actual start was 4:30 however.

9:00 PM (day 4) had Bad Dad on top of Lindsey, 20 (+90) minutes ahead of schedule. That is...I think...88:30 total time. Cave Dog did the peaks in a different order, but summitted his last Sangre peak (Humboldt) at 7:21 PM day 4. He started at 2:30 so that is...wait for it...88:51 total time. And I lost the link to Homie's times but I'm pretty sure he was ~6 hours behind Cave Dog when he finished Lindsey (having hurt his ankle and not done the Blanca-Lindsey traverse, unlike the other two). Since their order of peaks will change drastically from here on, comparisons won't be easy going forward.

[San Juan Ron]

The things you have to deal with. Andrea hits a deer and the truck rolls down an embankment. Hope she is okay (Wil is an EMT) and this doesn't cause Bad Dad major issues. SJ Ron

[jlsims83]

"We will not go quietly into the night, we will not give up without a fight" from my favorite will smith documentary Independence Day

Andrea is getting her face worked on on Denver then rejoining the crew in buena Vista. If you're on the fence on whether or not Bad Dad can complete his project just remember his crew will destroy a car laugh a little get patched up then skip their sleep window to help their friend out with his dream. If andrea can do that think about the passion and resolve buried in Mr Andrew Hamilton. Keep the good vibes coming trust me we can feel them
-The Mule

[bonehead]

You have a great sense of humor to match your selfless dedication.
My favorite Will Smith "documentary" is I-Robot.