Hike the Great Western Trail

May 21, 2018
2:02:51pm

bocadillotortuga Contributor

Any individual section is doable for most, and many of us with ties to the western US have probably been on parts of it, but to do the whole thing - 4455 miles - in one fell swoop, is a pretty grueling achievement

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Speaking of Everest, what are the greatest, most grueling, extreme achievements

Medute

5/21/18 1:17pm

Watching the entire 2017 BYU football season.

Byron McNertney

5/21/18 1:20pm

A feat I will never accomplish.

Left Shark Coug

5/21/18 1:24pm

Take my POTD, you earned it.

Juncker

5/21/18 2:41pm

Attending a football game at RES

kimdaddy35

5/21/18 1:21pm

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Cretin

5/21/18 1:34pm

The gallon challenge with whole milk

cougarblue

5/21/18 1:23pm

Never done it with whole, but I did 1% in 15 minutes

Cashmeousside

5/21/18 1:27pm

RE: Never done it with whole, but I did 1% in 15 minutes

smokymountainrain

5/21/18 1:36pm

Dead serious. For context, I was doing the GOMAD diet at the time so it wasn’t

Cashmeousside

5/21/18 1:41pm

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Cretin

5/21/18 1:44pm

Those Rocky Mountain oysters are full of protein.

El Careeb

5/21/18 2:20pm

GOMAD = Gallon Of Milk A Day

Zilog

5/21/18 2:35pm

I watched a guy get 95% through a gallon of chocolate whole milk before his stomach retaliated.

Ned Schneebly

5/21/18 3:27pm

Again, get to where you can bench 225 and run a 10k in under an hour. If you're

Mayor of Cougartown

5/21/18 1:24pm

Iron man

palangi

5/21/18 1:27pm

This ^^

ChiCityCoug

5/21/18 2:44pm

How many of you have climbed a 14'er? I'd do that first. Hike Half Dome

Mayor of Cougartown

5/21/18 1:32pm

I've climbed Mt Rainier, probably the most grueling thing I've done.

kolob32

5/21/18 1:34pm

yes. heard that is legit.

Mayor of Cougartown

5/21/18 1:34pm

How long to the summit?

Borg

5/21/18 1:36pm

about 9000 feet, 5,400 to 10,200 to get to camp muir, then another 4k to summit

kolob32

5/21/18 1:42pm

rainier is impressive. i don't believe you did it, but if you did, way to go.

smokymountainrain

5/21/18 1:45pm

Interesting thing, there used to be a mountaineering club in Provo called the

kolob32

5/21/18 1:58pm

I miss my serac shirt. One of my favorite shirts I ever had.

Probable Sacko

5/21/18 4:07pm

Me too. It was among the hardest things I've done for sure.

Probable Sacko

5/21/18 1:58pm

I grew up seeing it every day (ok, maybe 50 days per year)

El Careeb

5/21/18 2:26pm

Rainier — on my second try. Somewhat harder than running a marathon.

lightmann

5/21/18 1:39pm

I've always wondered how the two compare?

kolob32

5/21/18 1:47pm

Rainier overall is more strenuous than a marathon. But you stop and take breaks. Summit day for

lightmann

5/21/18 6:13pm

We packed our camping gear and camped at camp muir so got to break up

kolob32

5/21/18 7:55pm

Ugh. I didn't get to the summit until my 3rd attempt. The first two times,

Byron McNertney

5/21/18 2:13pm

It can be dangerous, no doubt.

lightmann

5/21/18 6:21pm

I have climbed quite a few 14ers, it is always enjoyable

kimdaddy35

5/21/18 1:54pm

Last Friday... Mt Shasta (14,180ft), which is 7400ft of vertical gain

SaturdaySpecialDay

5/21/18 2:02pm

impressive — wish I was in that good of shape

lightmann

5/21/18 2:12pm

I used to climb with a guy who ski mountaineers. I never got into it because I'm

Byron McNertney

5/21/18 2:18pm

yep - Half Dome is great. Done it four times. Shasta/Whitney done as well.

BlackBart

5/21/18 2:08pm

you should do it again as an adult with your kids.

Mayor of Cougartown

5/21/18 4:33pm

I hiked Mount Whitney without any training

donnerstag

5/21/18 2:09pm

That was our approach - drove from Central Valley to Whitney Portals

BlackBart

5/21/18 2:11pm

I didn't really mind the altitude

donnerstag

5/21/18 2:16pm

yeah, it was a very full day. We spent only 30-45 minutes at the top

BlackBart

5/21/18 2:29pm

There was a girl in our group like that

donnerstag

5/21/18 2:31pm

Half IronMan...for me

Borg

5/21/18 1:34pm

LotoJa bike ride is probably mine.

Eddie

5/21/18 1:40pm

Do you mean that we've done? or just what we think would be the most grueling?

lightmann

5/21/18 1:41pm

Yeah, just sort of a list of things you have heard of

Medute

5/21/18 1:44pm

What’s that 130 mile run through Death Valley?

RalphWiggam

5/21/18 1:49pm

Climbing Everest

MikeDitka'sStache

5/21/18 1:54pm

I had a boss who did RAAM a couple of years ago with a team of 4 cyclists

mwcoug

5/21/18 1:56pm

boy that sounds fun... NOT. Holy cow what a cool thing to say you did tho

Mayor of Cougartown

5/21/18 2:02pm

Barkley Marathons

joeycougar

5/21/18 1:57pm

This although I'm not sure it fits your criteria as even with extensive training, it's not something

YardTime

5/21/18 2:02pm

If I got my body in the best shape it could possibly be in

Sea Chicken

5/21/18 2:18pm

Hike the Great Western Trail

bocadillotortuga

5/21/18 2:02pm

Splitboard? How far were you able to skin up?

SaturdaySpecialDay

5/21/18 2:04pm

Sorry - edited when I realized I misunderstood the question

bocadillotortuga

5/21/18 2:10pm

Iditarod Trail Invitational

El Pasco

5/21/18 2:03pm

Also known as the "I killed a dog" - Jim Rome

Downtown

5/21/18 2:14pm

You're mistaken. He ran it. No dogs involved.

El Pasco

5/21/18 2:18pm

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Downtown

5/21/18 2:15pm

Doesn't quite fit the criteria, but I've seen a challenge where competitors

El Pasco

5/21/18 2:05pm

That's amazing because of the requirements for each

Medute

5/21/18 2:10pm

Stay married to the same woman for 50 years.

cdr88

5/21/18 2:09pm

Winner! 😃

Borg

5/21/18 2:34pm

Endurance: Shackleton's incredible voyage

Downtown

5/21/18 2:14pm

This and the story of Hugh Glass are the 2 most impressive survival feats in my eyes.

Probable Sacko

5/21/18 2:40pm

How about 100k vertical feet skiing in about 8.5 hours?

Downtown

5/21/18 2:16pm

Along with Rainier, Kings Peak as a day trip left me tuckered out.

Probable Sacko

5/21/18 2:42pm

I'm doing King's peak this year in July with my son's on his high adventure camp

kolob32

5/21/18 3:38pm

I rode a bicycle from Reno to Salt Lake along Highway 50.

crazY

5/21/18 4:22pm

The 50 mile train run in Utah county. My brother did it 3 times and he's a dumb

Mayor of Cougartown

5/21/18 4:40pm

Hiking the Inca Trail is very challenging.

Capricious Cougar

5/21/18 6:08pm

Where is that?

crazY

5/21/18 7:03pm

Peru—it’s a 26 mile trail that ends at Machu Picchu. Awesome experience.

Capricious Cougar

5/21/18 7:22pm

That's really cool. Sounds like a great experience.

crazY

5/21/18 7:24pm

Is it safe for tourist hikers? Sounds like a great adcenture!

Borg

5/21/18 7:24pm

You have to go with a licensed tour company. They are pretty protective of it

Capricious Cougar

5/21/18 7:31pm

How about swim the English Channel, that's supposed to be hard.

lightmann

5/21/18 6:27pm

Cougarboard on Election Day. Followed closely by every game we've played in....

Zaphod

5/21/18 11:11pm

15 or 20 k road march in basic training was pretty killer. Carrying around...

greatbam

5/22/18 5:46am

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