Ben Clark's Nolan's 14 Trip Report
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Ben Clark's Nolan's 14 Trip Report
Ben Clark attempted Nolan's 14 twice this summer. This is his trip report for his second attempt.
http://www.irunfar.com/2013/10/nolans-1 ... inter.html
http://www.irunfar.com/2013/10/nolans-1 ... inter.html
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Re: Ben Clark's Nolan's 14 Trip Report
Great report! Thanks for posting this.
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Yes, thank you for posting. What an amazing journey!
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Awesome report, the Nolan's route sounds like a blast.
I'm curious if there's a name for just doing the Nolan's route and not worrying about your time. I think I'd like to give it a shot at some point in my life but I doubt I'll ever have the time to get into the kind of shape necessary to even dream about the 60 hour time limit. If I were to someday just backpack the Nolan's route over the course of a week I obviously wouldn't it a Nolan's attempt in my trip report but what would I call it?
I'm curious if there's a name for just doing the Nolan's route and not worrying about your time. I think I'd like to give it a shot at some point in my life but I doubt I'll ever have the time to get into the kind of shape necessary to even dream about the 60 hour time limit. If I were to someday just backpack the Nolan's route over the course of a week I obviously wouldn't it a Nolan's attempt in my trip report but what would I call it?
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Re: Ben Clark's Nolan's 14 Trip Report
Backpacking Nolan's 14?
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Re: Ben Clark's Nolan's 14 Trip Report
Slolans?
I do like the idea of a slow version of Nolan's.
I do like the idea of a slow version of Nolan's.
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Re: Ben Clark's Nolan's 14 Trip Report
Nolans thru-hike. I was considering it. Should take about 10 days. 14 peaks but you can double up on Shav/Tab, and on Harvard/Columbia, and on Bel/Ox/Mizz. Junaid and Luke did it in 9 days IIRC, having done Huron on the Bel/Ox/Mizz day from a very high camp.
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Re: Ben Clark's Nolan's 14 Trip Report
GnomeSherpa wrote:Slolans?
I do like the idea of a slow version of Nolan's.
Dammit! You got me. I am planning this trip for next year. Just planning on hiking the entire route in whatever time it takes (ignoring the 60hrs) and was planning nicknaming my trip "Slowlans 14"
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Re: Ben Clark's Nolan's 14 Trip Report
I think I could do pretty well in this competition. I could be the slowest for sure!aboynamedmargrette wrote:GnomeSherpa wrote:Slolans?
I do like the idea of a slow version of Nolan's.
Dammit! You got me. I am planning this trip for next year. Just planning on hiking the entire route in whatever time it takes (ignoring the 60hrs) and was planning nicknaming my trip "Slowlans 14"
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GnomeSherpa wrote:Slolans?
I do like the idea of a slow version of Nolan's.
Ha! I like it.
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Re: Ben Clark's Nolan's 14 Trip Report
Well worth doing even if you don't have a specific time goal. Some of the sections would be quite a bit trickier with a large pack in my opinion (ascent/descent of Princeton and south side of Huron).
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