Had a Hardrock prep conversation with Tim Long and his crew (Sean, Kara) today. Some highlights.
1.) I had been going back and forth as whether to start pacing Tim at Ouray or Grouse Gulch. At current I am thinking I will take a shorter path and start at Grouse Gulch (58 miles into the run). I am sure I could do the run from Ouray but I rather be a bit stronger for Tim in the latter stages – and hence the start.
2.) I am probably going to go without poles. Simply, I am just too uncoordinated to effectively deal with them. But that is a bit up in the air.
3.) I will probably head down with Tim and Sean on Wednesday of that week.
And … given the whirlwind of stuff I have been dealing with over the last couple of weeks, I need to cram a bit of studying of some maps, etc before this test.
Very stoked to be a small part of Tim’s party. I hope I can keep up.
Grouse to Handies is a great little stretch. Poles are for dancing. You're going to have a blast out there!
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ReplyDeleteSuper stoked to have you there! Really looking forward to seeing you again. We'll have plenty of quality time and you'll still get in about 15k of climb...
ReplyDeleteJustin - are you just hanging out or pacing someone?
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