w****1
发帖数: 4931 | 1 I was woken up at 2am by a thunderstorm. That's just fucking great. If I
were at home, I would not want to
spend a day out in that weather. But I was in a motel in Gorham, NH, on the
north side of White Mountains.
I had planned to run for an entire day, and the thunderstorm isn't going to
change that.
I got up at 4am, left my keys in the room, grabbed my stuff and shut the
door. It's just me and my
backpack now. My headlamp and GPS were on. I needed my 305 not to keep track
of the pace but to locate
myself. After a few minutes on the road I came to the start of the Pine
Mountain trail. It's a little known
trail, and seemed to be not marked at all. At some point, I must have taken
a wrong turn and ended up on a
ski mobile trail. Obviously, nobody has visited it since the snow melted. I
was practically running in mud
and water. You can tell what I was doing by looking at the mile splits:
mile 1: 10:43
mile 2: 15:42
mile 3: 15:18
mile 4: 12:37
mile 5: 18:52
mile 6: 11:29
mile 7: 12:35
mile 8: 15:41
In fact, after just a couple miles, I was completely lost. It was dark and
it was raining, so the only thing I
could depend on to navigate myself is my GPS. Still, as the trail goes up
and down, winding through the
Mountain valleys, I wasn't even sure that I was heading the right direction.
It was incredibly frustrating.
Only after 6,7 miles, I saw a dirt road which led to a camping ground. It
was good to see some sight of
human activity. After 8 miles I managed to find the trail head of an ascent
to Mt Madison. That's where the
fun begins.
Mile 9 (18:25) and Mile 10 (26:25) were steep uphills on very rocky trails
with a lot of tree roots and water
running down from the storm. I was basically hiking IN a small waterfall,
trying to run whenever I can.
There was a sign saying "This trail is only for those in top physical shape"
. Another sign says "Stop. This
place has the worst weather in America. Turn back if the weather is bad."
The rain pretty much stop by
then, so the weather wasn't so bad after all. The next 3 miles were probably
the most strenuous hiking I
have done. The splits were 58:37, 54:40, 54:05. Yep, those were mile splits,
not 10K splits.:) Ok New
Yorkers, if you thought Bear Mountain was hard, just wait till you see this
one. The Presidential Range of
Appalachian trail, as rocky as a trail can possibly get. The summit to Mt
Madison was about 4.5 miles on the
trail, and maybe 4000+ ft elevation gain. That's only the beginning of the
fun. I next headed to Mt Madison
hut - a lone house in the mountains, and then reached the summit of Mt Adams
, the second highest peak
in white mountains. It was foggy and windy. Sometimes I could not see the
mountains around me, only the
piles of rocks that mark the Appalachian trail. I passed Mt Jefferson and
headed to Mt Washington. It never
gets any easier. At some point I needed to cross a patch of the trail
covered with snow. I had to kick my feet
into the snow, and claw my hands into the snow, just so that I won't fall
off. There were also sections where
climbing skills came handy. Anything harder than that would turn into
technical climbing. I did manage a
couple sub-30 minute miles and man I was moving!
Thanks to the rain, in fact, I didn't need much water and only need to fill
my water bottle once (with water
melted from the snow) on the summit to Mt Washington. I had water treatment
drops, which took 5 minutes
to mix, and then another 15 minutes in the bottle before it's drinkable. By
the time I reached the top of Mt
Washington, it had taken me over 8 hours and I covered only 18 miles. The 10
miles in the presidential
range was the hardest 10 miles I ever traveled.
While I had spent 8 hours in wilderness, hanging on for my life, all of a
sudden I met human civilization
again at the top of Mt Washington. There is an auto road as well as a rail
road that leads up to the summit.
They even have a restaurant up there. I enjoyed three hot dogs and refilled
my waterbottles with fresh and
clean water. It was already 1pm, and I had moved far slower than I expected.
I wanted to go to North
Conway, a nice little town I passed by on the bus to Gorham. But I was
unsure if I could handle any more of
the rocks on tired legs, and I needed to make it before dark. So I decided
to go on the road from now. I
turned off my GPS at this point, saving the battery for navigation in case
of emergency only.
The descent on Mt Washington auto road was 7.6 miles long and one mile down
vertically. The view was
spectacular. Normally, going down at -12% on the road isn't the idea of a
fun run. It's basically brutalizing
the legs. But this is exactly the rare downhill training opportunity I
needed. 7.6 miles doesn't sound far, but
on the mountains, it separates two worlds apart. It was windy and freezing
at the top, and steamy 85F at
the bottom. I shuffled very slowly, around 10 minute pace maybe, on the way
down. For the first 4,5 miles,
it was okay, and then it became uncomfortable. Along the way I saw several
cars that broke down. There
were signs every half mile or so telling cars to stop and cool down their
brakes. I also took occasional
walking breaks to cool down my own brakes.
Then, I needed to go 20 miles along the highway to North Conway. I was
shuffling slowly. After 12 hours it
became difficult, as my left anterior shin started to hurt a lot. A muscle
above my left knee was also a bit
inflamed. At some point I dip in a brook next to the highway to cool down my
legs. It felt wonderful. But
still, I realized that I cannot push reckless like in a race. I was entirely
on my own and I needed to make
sure that my pain won't blow up like it did in the 24 hour race last year. I
started taking walking breaks. In
fact, at some point I thought I wouldn't be able to run for the rest of the
day. But then, the pain got a little
better, and I was able to run again. When I reached small towns, I stopped
by convenient stores to get
drinks. I felt reasonably good in the last stretch, was able to run for the
last 4,5 miles just fine. At around
8pm, just about when the sun had done down, I reached North Conway.
I covered 45 miles in total, and it was my most strenuous ultra yet. I was
out on the trail and on the road
for a total of 15.5 hours. Other than that some muscles on my left leg were
brutalized, I felt reasonably
energetic. I ate 5 clif bars, 2 clif shots, 3 hot hogs along the way, and
didn't even touch any of my GU gels.
The Nuun tablets were wonderful. Next time, I gotta plan better and
hopefully spend the entire day on
runnable trails.:) |
z*****a
发帖数: 9790 | 2 向自虐强人致敬！
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to
track
【在 w****1 的大作中提到】
: I was woken up at 2am by a thunderstorm. That's just fucking great. If I
: were at home, I would not want to
: spend a day out in that weather. But I was in a motel in Gorham, NH, on the
: north side of White Mountains.
: I had planned to run for an entire day, and the thunderstorm isn't going to
: change that.
: I got up at 4am, left my keys in the room, grabbed my stuff and shut the
: door. It's just me and my
: backpack now. My headlamp and GPS were on. I needed my 305 not to keep track
: of the pace but to locate
|
P*****a
发帖数: 2464 | 3 wow, ORZ...
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track
【在 w****1 的大作中提到】
: I was woken up at 2am by a thunderstorm. That's just fucking great. If I
: were at home, I would not want to
: spend a day out in that weather. But I was in a motel in Gorham, NH, on the
: north side of White Mountains.
: I had planned to run for an entire day, and the thunderstorm isn't going to
: change that.
: I got up at 4am, left my keys in the room, grabbed my stuff and shut the
: door. It's just me and my
: backpack now. My headlamp and GPS were on. I needed my 305 not to keep track
: of the pace but to locate
|
M**u
发帖数: 10158 | 4 昨天特别热！
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taken
I
direction.
ascent
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this
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fill
treatment
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entirely
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the
were
【在 w****1 的大作中提到】
: I was woken up at 2am by a thunderstorm. That's just fucking great. If I
: were at home, I would not want to
: spend a day out in that weather. But I was in a motel in Gorham, NH, on the
: north side of White Mountains.
: I had planned to run for an entire day, and the thunderstorm isn't going to
: change that.
: I got up at 4am, left my keys in the room, grabbed my stuff and shut the
: door. It's just me and my
: backpack now. My headlamp and GPS were on. I needed my 305 not to keep track
: of the pace but to locate
|
g**********y
发帖数: 14569 | |
w********6
发帖数: 12977 | 6 that's almost hiking for most of the time,
next time you'd better buy a Garmin 60csx or
similar hiking GPS, it may save your time
or even your life |
c*******r
发帖数: 13580 | 7 sounds awesome! running (well, rather hiking and scrambling) in the
wilderness is a totally different game than road running.
the
to
track
【在 w****1 的大作中提到】
: I was woken up at 2am by a thunderstorm. That's just fucking great. If I
: were at home, I would not want to
: spend a day out in that weather. But I was in a motel in Gorham, NH, on the
: north side of White Mountains.
: I had planned to run for an entire day, and the thunderstorm isn't going to
: change that.
: I got up at 4am, left my keys in the room, grabbed my stuff and shut the
: door. It's just me and my
: backpack now. My headlamp and GPS were on. I needed my 305 not to keep track
: of the pace but to locate
|
v****a
发帖数: 389 | 8 赞超人般的体力和毅力。
泼点冷水，可以通过参加各种Ultra来以赛代练，或找人一起group run（虽然这种级别
的跑友也是很难找的）。尽量避免这类一个人的探险。风险是非常小，但是一旦出事就
可能特别危险。
【在 w********6 的大作中提到】
: that's almost hiking for most of the time,
: next time you'd better buy a Garmin 60csx or
: similar hiking GPS, it may save your time
: or even your life
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f*******g
发帖数: 3304 | 9 another brave trial, cong!
be safe
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to
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【在 w****1 的大作中提到】
: I was woken up at 2am by a thunderstorm. That's just fucking great. If I
: were at home, I would not want to
: spend a day out in that weather. But I was in a motel in Gorham, NH, on the
: north side of White Mountains.
: I had planned to run for an entire day, and the thunderstorm isn't going to
: change that.
: I got up at 4am, left my keys in the room, grabbed my stuff and shut the
: door. It's just me and my
: backpack now. My headlamp and GPS were on. I needed my 305 not to keep track
: of the pace but to locate
|
w*******s
发帖数: 980 | |
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d*********6
发帖数: 6115 | 11 很稳定：）
欢喜加油。
【在 w*******s 的大作中提到】
: 典型的欢喜风格. 群众们纷纷表示情绪稳定
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i*********5
发帖数: 19210 | |
i*********5
发帖数: 19210 | 13 才回忆起来我在熊山（next to 7 Lakes Drive of Harriman State Park）骑过公路车
。 |
e*e
发帖数: 6808 | 14 O~MY~GOD~
the
to
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【在 w****1 的大作中提到】
: I was woken up at 2am by a thunderstorm. That's just fucking great. If I
: were at home, I would not want to
: spend a day out in that weather. But I was in a motel in Gorham, NH, on the
: north side of White Mountains.
: I had planned to run for an entire day, and the thunderstorm isn't going to
: change that.
: I got up at 4am, left my keys in the room, grabbed my stuff and shut the
: door. It's just me and my
: backpack now. My headlamp and GPS were on. I needed my 305 not to keep track
: of the pace but to locate
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t******e
发帖数: 2009 | 15 I'm sure it's full of fun, but it's also really risky.
I won't do it alone and I think nobody should.
Take care man!
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to
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【在 w****1 的大作中提到】
: I was woken up at 2am by a thunderstorm. That's just fucking great. If I
: were at home, I would not want to
: spend a day out in that weather. But I was in a motel in Gorham, NH, on the
: north side of White Mountains.
: I had planned to run for an entire day, and the thunderstorm isn't going to
: change that.
: I got up at 4am, left my keys in the room, grabbed my stuff and shut the
: door. It's just me and my
: backpack now. My headlamp and GPS were on. I needed my 305 not to keep track
: of the pace but to locate
|
r*****p
发帖数: 531 | 16 Like your style.
the
to
track
【在 w****1 的大作中提到】
: I was woken up at 2am by a thunderstorm. That's just fucking great. If I
: were at home, I would not want to
: spend a day out in that weather. But I was in a motel in Gorham, NH, on the
: north side of White Mountains.
: I had planned to run for an entire day, and the thunderstorm isn't going to
: change that.
: I got up at 4am, left my keys in the room, grabbed my stuff and shut the
: door. It's just me and my
: backpack now. My headlamp and GPS were on. I needed my 305 not to keep track
: of the pace but to locate
|
w****1
发帖数: 4931 | 17 Indeed, I'll need a real GPS for this kind of adventures.
【在 w********6 的大作中提到】
: that's almost hiking for most of the time,
: next time you'd better buy a Garmin 60csx or
: similar hiking GPS, it may save your time
: or even your life
|
w****1
发帖数: 4931 | 18 hiking and scrambling is an accurate description. partially the reason I
took the road for the later part was to make up for the lack of running in
the first half of the day.
【在 c*******r 的大作中提到】
: sounds awesome! running (well, rather hiking and scrambling) in the
: wilderness is a totally different game than road running.
:
: the
: to
: track
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w****1
发帖数: 4931 | 19 I suggested it to serendip before but it's a bit far for New Yorkers. I
would love some companies. At some point, looking up at the rocky mountains
above me, I thought, while I don't know how I would be getting back once I
get up there, at least I'm glad that my family wasn't with me coz I would
never want to subject them to this kind of risk.
【在 v****a 的大作中提到】
: 赞超人般的体力和毅力。
: 泼点冷水，可以通过参加各种Ultra来以赛代练，或找人一起group run（虽然这种级别
: 的跑友也是很难找的）。尽量避免这类一个人的探险。风险是非常小，但是一旦出事就
: 可能特别危险。
|
P*****a
发帖数: 2464 | 20 ...maybe your family would never want you to subject to this kind of risk
either...be a considerate family member :-)
mountains
【在 w****1 的大作中提到】
: I suggested it to serendip before but it's a bit far for New Yorkers. I
: would love some companies. At some point, looking up at the rocky mountains
: above me, I thought, while I don't know how I would be getting back once I
: get up there, at least I'm glad that my family wasn't with me coz I would
: never want to subject them to this kind of risk.
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R*****s
发帖数: 41236 | 21 仰望~~~~~
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【在 w****1 的大作中提到】
: I was woken up at 2am by a thunderstorm. That's just fucking great. If I
: were at home, I would not want to
: spend a day out in that weather. But I was in a motel in Gorham, NH, on the
: north side of White Mountains.
: I had planned to run for an entire day, and the thunderstorm isn't going to
: change that.
: I got up at 4am, left my keys in the room, grabbed my stuff and shut the
: door. It's just me and my
: backpack now. My headlamp and GPS were on. I needed my 305 not to keep track
: of the pace but to locate
|
w****1
发帖数: 4931 | 22 Obviously, you don't know my wife. :)
【在 P*****a 的大作中提到】
: ...maybe your family would never want you to subject to this kind of risk
: either...be a considerate family member :-)
:
: mountains
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c*******r
发帖数: 13580 | 23 物以类聚？
【在 w****1 的大作中提到】
: Obviously, you don't know my wife. :)
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w****1
发帖数: 4931 | 24 My wife is the type of person who does the thing first and worry about
consequences later. She's fearless. In fact, I was originally thinking of a
trail run in greater boston area on Sunday. Somehow it didn't sound very
satisfactory. I told my wife the idea of going to white mountains and she
encouraged me to do it. My wife would never hold me back in an adventure.
【在 c*******r 的大作中提到】
: 物以类聚？
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s***g
发帖数: 1250 | |
P*****a
发帖数: 2464 | 26 haha, of course not...is she attracted to u because of ur risk-taking?
【在 w****1 的大作中提到】
: Obviously, you don't know my wife. :)
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P*****a
发帖数: 2464 | 27 that's nice...lucky you...
a
【在 w****1 的大作中提到】
: My wife is the type of person who does the thing first and worry about
: consequences later. She's fearless. In fact, I was originally thinking of a
: trail run in greater boston area on Sunday. Somehow it didn't sound very
: satisfactory. I told my wife the idea of going to white mountains and she
: encouraged me to do it. My wife would never hold me back in an adventure.
|
y******n
发帖数: 4527 | 28 What a beast you are.
People were telling me that hiking white mountain could be a fruitful
activity for a weekend. May try this summer.
the
to
track
【在 w****1 的大作中提到】
: I was woken up at 2am by a thunderstorm. That's just fucking great. If I
: were at home, I would not want to
: spend a day out in that weather. But I was in a motel in Gorham, NH, on the
: north side of White Mountains.
: I had planned to run for an entire day, and the thunderstorm isn't going to
: change that.
: I got up at 4am, left my keys in the room, grabbed my stuff and shut the
: door. It's just me and my
: backpack now. My headlamp and GPS were on. I needed my 305 not to keep track
: of the pace but to locate
|
p***r
发帖数: 4859 | 29 仰慕.....
the
to
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【在 w****1 的大作中提到】
: I was woken up at 2am by a thunderstorm. That's just fucking great. If I
: were at home, I would not want to
: spend a day out in that weather. But I was in a motel in Gorham, NH, on the
: north side of White Mountains.
: I had planned to run for an entire day, and the thunderstorm isn't going to
: change that.
: I got up at 4am, left my keys in the room, grabbed my stuff and shut the
: door. It's just me and my
: backpack now. My headlamp and GPS were on. I needed my 305 not to keep track
: of the pace but to locate
|
l**n
发帖数: 2405 | 30 When I peeked your workout in Runningahead.com this morning, I was wondering
why your had a 20 minute pace on a 45 miles long run. That pace doesn't
sound right for your level at all. Now I know what happened. Cheers for your
life! |
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P*****a
发帖数: 2464 | 31 hiked to Mt.Washington last year,
quite fulfilling,
thinking about running up sometime...
【在 y******n 的大作中提到】
: What a beast you are.
: People were telling me that hiking white mountain could be a fruitful
: activity for a weekend. May try this summer.
:
: the
: to
: track
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f*******g
发帖数: 3304 | 32 wow, you won't run this far and fast without support of your family
pass our villager's greeting & solutation to you wife ```` and yr daughter(s
)
a
【在 w****1 的大作中提到】
: My wife is the type of person who does the thing first and worry about
: consequences later. She's fearless. In fact, I was originally thinking of a
: trail run in greater boston area on Sunday. Somehow it didn't sound very
: satisfactory. I told my wife the idea of going to white mountains and she
: encouraged me to do it. My wife would never hold me back in an adventure.
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O****e
发帖数: 3290 | 33 What an adventure! Hope you can find some accompany next time. I guess it
will be more fun.
【在 w****1 的大作中提到】
: I was woken up at 2am by a thunderstorm. That's just fucking great. If I
: were at home, I would not want to
: spend a day out in that weather. But I was in a motel in Gorham, NH, on the
: north side of White Mountains.
: I had planned to run for an entire day, and the thunderstorm isn't going to
: change that.
: I got up at 4am, left my keys in the room, grabbed my stuff and shut the
: door. It's just me and my
: backpack now. My headlamp and GPS were on. I needed my 305 not to keep track
: of the pace but to locate
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b***i
发帖数: 10018 | 34 wow... you should try the grand canyon rim to rim to rim.
the
to
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【在 w****1 的大作中提到】
: I was woken up at 2am by a thunderstorm. That's just fucking great. If I
: were at home, I would not want to
: spend a day out in that weather. But I was in a motel in Gorham, NH, on the
: north side of White Mountains.
: I had planned to run for an entire day, and the thunderstorm isn't going to
: change that.
: I got up at 4am, left my keys in the room, grabbed my stuff and shut the
: door. It's just me and my
: backpack now. My headlamp and GPS were on. I needed my 305 not to keep track
: of the pace but to locate
|
c*******r
发帖数: 13580 | 35 太没挑战了，都是well maintained trail
【在 b***i 的大作中提到】
: wow... you should try the grand canyon rim to rim to rim.
:
: the
: to
: track
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a***s
发帖数: 103 | 36 bravo!
不过还是要当心点，你们知道前不久的Are Hjorunges的故事吗？ |
y******n
发帖数: 4527 | 37 It is said the maximum wind speed in US was measured on top of Mt.
Washington? Another place to go/hike.
【在 P*****a 的大作中提到】
: hiked to Mt.Washington last year,
: quite fulfilling,
: thinking about running up sometime...
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i*********5
发帖数: 19210 | 38 Salute to Ms. whx!
a
【在 w****1 的大作中提到】
: My wife is the type of person who does the thing first and worry about
: consequences later. She's fearless. In fact, I was originally thinking of a
: trail run in greater boston area on Sunday. Somehow it didn't sound very
: satisfactory. I told my wife the idea of going to white mountains and she
: encouraged me to do it. My wife would never hold me back in an adventure.
|
g********s
发帖数: 1969 | |
y******n
发帖数: 4527 | 40 Three years ago I only hiked down to half way to the river, then returned.
My knee was hurt very much.
Now I think/hope I will do better.
【在 b***i 的大作中提到】
: wow... you should try the grand canyon rim to rim to rim.
:
: the
: to
: track
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w****1
发帖数: 4931 | 41 Having seen the Mt Washington road race course in reverse, I can say that it
is one of the most spectacular road races in the world, if not THE most
spectacular race. I would highly recommend it.
【在 P*****a 的大作中提到】
: hiked to Mt.Washington last year,
: quite fulfilling,
: thinking about running up sometime...
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w****1
发帖数: 4931 | 42 definitely.
【在 b***i 的大作中提到】
: wow... you should try the grand canyon rim to rim to rim.
:
: the
: to
: track
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s******p
发帖数: 819 | 43 i am thinking about a rim-to-rim-to-rim in one day this summer
are you interested?
【在 w****1 的大作中提到】
: definitely.
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g***y
发帖数: 829 | 44 don't
我十多年前做过类似的事情，就是从八达岭开始沿着野长城一直走一直走，到处都是倒
塌的砖头，途经詹天佑的墓地，后来走到另一个长城景点了 |
M**u
发帖数: 10158 | 45 怕野长城很危险阿
【在 g***y 的大作中提到】
: don't
: 我十多年前做过类似的事情，就是从八达岭开始沿着野长城一直走一直走，到处都是倒
: 塌的砖头，途经詹天佑的墓地，后来走到另一个长城景点了
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g***y
发帖数: 829 | |
M**u
发帖数: 10158 | 47 我以前爬过凤凰岭，那个气氛实在太阴暗。。。
【在 g***y 的大作中提到】
: 好像还有蛇呢，另外还有倒塌，罚款，打劫等危险
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P*****a
发帖数: 2464 | 48 i went there a loooog time ago too!
【在 M**u 的大作中提到】
: 我以前爬过凤凰岭，那个气氛实在太阴暗。。。
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w****1
发帖数: 4931 | 49 not this summer for me. I've got too much traveling to do already, and
enough trails to run in Aspen. enjoy the
r2r2r.
【在 s******p 的大作中提到】
: i am thinking about a rim-to-rim-to-rim in one day this summer
: are you interested?
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w****1
发帖数: 4931 | 50 For hiking, indeed, well maintained trail is no fun. For trail running, it
would be nice.
【在 c*******r 的大作中提到】
: 太没挑战了，都是well maintained trail
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w****1
发帖数: 4931 | 51 That's why I brought a knife with me.:)
【在 g***y 的大作中提到】
: 好像还有蛇呢，另外还有倒塌，罚款，打劫等危险
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r**********s
发帖数: 56 | 52 INCREDIBLE!!
Are you fucking nuts?? :)
Very inspiring! Thanks for sharing.
the
to
track
【在 w****1 的大作中提到】
: I was woken up at 2am by a thunderstorm. That's just fucking great. If I
: were at home, I would not want to
: spend a day out in that weather. But I was in a motel in Gorham, NH, on the
: north side of White Mountains.
: I had planned to run for an entire day, and the thunderstorm isn't going to
: change that.
: I got up at 4am, left my keys in the room, grabbed my stuff and shut the
: door. It's just me and my
: backpack now. My headlamp and GPS were on. I needed my 305 not to keep track
: of the pace but to locate
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R*****s
发帖数: 41236 | 53 玩儿ultra的已经不是人类了。。。
【在 r**********s 的大作中提到】
: INCREDIBLE!!
: Are you fucking nuts?? :)
: Very inspiring! Thanks for sharing.
:
: the
: to
: track
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m**k
发帖数: 18660 | 54 哈。well done .way to go
the
to
track
【在 w****1 的大作中提到】
: I was woken up at 2am by a thunderstorm. That's just fucking great. If I
: were at home, I would not want to
: spend a day out in that weather. But I was in a motel in Gorham, NH, on the
: north side of White Mountains.
: I had planned to run for an entire day, and the thunderstorm isn't going to
: change that.
: I got up at 4am, left my keys in the room, grabbed my stuff and shut the
: door. It's just me and my
: backpack now. My headlamp and GPS were on. I needed my 305 not to keep track
: of the pace but to locate
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