2015 14er Speed Record Attempt

[thebeave7]

Unless heading north... 11:15am arriving Silverton at 11:45am. That makes more sense.

Yep, Needleton Pickup at 11:15am, just like last year. Can't waste those precious 4h.

Eric

[ajkagy]

Unless heading north... 11:15am arriving Silverton at 11:45am. That makes more sense.

Yep, Needleton Pickup at 11:15am, just like last year. Can't waste those precious 4h.

Eric

so how is he looking time wise? He might have over an hour to rest/re-coup right? maybe get a nap in before the train?

[Phill the Thrill]

Unless heading north... 11:15am arriving Silverton at 11:45am. That makes more sense.

Yep, Needleton Pickup at 11:15am, just like last year. Can't waste those precious 4h.

Eric

so how is he looking time wise? He might have over an hour to rest/re-coup right? maybe get a nap in before the train?

Last year he arrived at Needleton at 11:09 am, just in time to catch the train at 11:15 am. He's currently 8 minutes ahead of last year's pace, but it will still be a little tight. Can't miss that train!

[zinj]

The Needleton station is quite literally the only place on this entire route that Andrew is forced to rest. There's no hurrying the train along. Everywhere else, Andrew pays for whatever rest or reduced pace he engages in. Andrew has already "paid for" his Needleton rest (if any) the moment he picked his start time for the whole attempt. At that moment he defines his overall time for the Chicago Basin 14ers -- he cannot speed it up or slow it down. Everywhere else on the trip Andrew's pace influences his overall time...not here, which is why it's so important for Andrew to pick his start time "correctly".

[thatmushroom]

Slightly tangential, will Mr. Middlebrook be replacing the cover photo for the website with Bad Dad's GPS track like last year? I certainly enjoyed that feature.

[nsaladin]

Is the Delorme page down for anyone else?

Edit: It is working now.

[thebeave7]

Is the Delorme page down for anyone else?

Edit: It is working now.

I was waiting for someone to freak out
Also folks, don't be surprised if we don't see any GPS updates for a little while. That treed canyon is notorious for eating up SPOT/Delorme signals.

Eric

[nsaladin]

Is the Delorme page down for anyone else?

Edit: It is working now.

I was waiting for someone to freak out
Also folks, don't be surprised if we don't see any GPS updates for a little while. That treed canyon is notorious for eating up SPOT/Delorme signals.

Eric

No, the site was down for me. I have an Inreach Explorer, I know how they can get sometimes, especially down in wooded areas in the valley.

[glenmiz]

Working but stuck at 8:50am. Maybe signal not good in the valley..

[Wilderness_hike]

The never ending F5 battle begins....

[ajkagy]

I have an Inreach Explorer, I know how they can get sometimes, especially down in wooded areas in the valley.

I just got the explorer maybe 2 months ago and I have to say that it's way more reliable than my spot ever was. Love the thing. So far at least for me it's been flawless sending out a tracking signal every 10 min even in thicker trees.

[speth]

The Needleton station is quite literally the only place on this entire route that Andrew is forced to rest. There's no hurrying the train along. Everywhere else, Andrew pays for whatever rest or reduced pace he engages in. Andrew has already "paid for" his Needleton rest (if any) the moment he picked his start time for the whole attempt. At that moment he defines his overall time for the Chicago Basin 14ers -- he cannot speed it up or slow it down. Everywhere else on the trip Andrew's pace influences his overall time...not here, which is why it's so important for Andrew to pick his start time "correctly".

Culebra is the other time where a stop is required.