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While I admire his accomplishment I might also ask, "What's the hurry?"

Puma concolor wrote:33-year-old Colin O’Brady just destroyed the previous 50 state speed record of 41 days.

The new record?

21 days.

https://www.thenewstribune.com/news/local/article215165150.html

That's insane I would love to see a detailed itinerary of logistically how it was achieved. More the drive times and flights than the physical part of it. I spend a lot of time planning logistics of these highpoint trips and this would be mind boggling to achieve for example the day he did 6 HPs FL, AL, MS, MO, AR, & LA through google maps that's 25 hours driving so he did flights in there but dealing with airports is slow too so I just find it interesting. It makes me tired just thinking about it but of course I'm unable to sleep on planes or cars so I could never fathom.

Just got my 36th (Granite Peak) last weekend. Just one more "hard one" left (Rainier). That'll go down next summer.

I'm looking at Kings for next summer. My question is how do people acclimate for this peak? My issue is I don't want to do as a long day since I didn't find the last 7 miles of Whitney particularly fun so rather do a 2 or 3 day backpacking trip. The issue is that's 3 days over 10k in a row coming from sea level. I've never really had much issue with altitude but since i'm always on tight time schedule want to see if I need to plan in a extra day in like Park City or something or will that no effect?

I considered Borah but not sure I was going to have time but if adding in acclimatization days then why not? so perhaps... Although shows how crazy highpointers are when an 7+ hour drive is considered "nearby".

Slightly concerned about COR. My cousin Jeff should be able to find some good practice in SoCal i would think but in Florida I may have to just get real solid in a climbing gym (also rare here). I'm planning on hiking Plateau & Sugarloaf in Catskills via part of Devils Path next week so little scramble there maybe in spring I'll be back in Daks for practice as well.

Anybody else have plans to attend MI19 in UP? We are going but we're bringing the dogs with us so going to any of the indoor group events are out. Since we already been to Arvon, we will check out the Porcupines and some of the falls in the area.

Since the host hotel doesn't allow pets we will stay in a neighboring town.

Just wondered if anyone else was going and what you hope to do. We attended the convention in Oregon in 2012. Got to meet Holsti97 in person as well as a few others from on here and another hp'g venue

I met Colin O'Brady at Timm's Hill in Wisconsin on July 7 while he was pursuing the 50 state highpoints record. He was a very nice person and took the time to visit with about a dozen of us who came there to meet him. His many feats of physical and mental endurance are impressive.

A similar minded fellow, James Forrest, doing speed record type things across the pond.

Just climbed all 273 600m high mountains across Ireland and Northern Ireland.; he ascended the height of Everest every week for eight weeks in a row, completing the peak-bagging challenge solo and unsupported in 56 days.

in 2017 he also set a record for climbing all 446 mountains in England and Wales in just six months.

Full article:
https://www.cumbriacrack.com/2018/10/08/cockermouth-adventurer-climbs-273-mountains-in-ireland-in-record-breaking-expedition/amp/

I’m trying to finish up the state high points and the Appalachian Trail. Just got #45 Greylock. CT, RI, NH and fInish with ME. Of course hiking 800 miles to Katahdin will slow it down.

atavist wrote:I’m trying to finish up the state high points and the Appalachian Trail. Just got #45 Greylock. CT, RI, NH and fInish with ME. Of course hiking 800 miles to Katahdin will slow it down.

Thats a heck of a way to finish good luck. I assume you know the trail doesn't go near Jerimoth Hill in RI though.