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glenmiz wrote:...14 hours to get from 0000 yesterday to 2pm...
Glenmiz, Was 2 pm the actual finish time yesterday? The inReach device shows Andrew reached the Quandary parking lot at 1:49:34 pm (see the first capture below). He then "officially" sent out the ping that he finished 12 seconds later at 1:49:46 pm. Since inReach is based on GPS (very precise timing signal), I'm inclined to use "1:49 pm" as the official stop time... Unless there's some other explanation (I wasn't there)?
Sorry, I'm a left-brained numbers geek!
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To throw in with everybody else: very impressive undertaking, Andrew. Your Elks link-up alone is mind-boggling, and a well-earned ante up from your Snolans. Low snow or no (and I fall into the "this is an incidental benefit" camp), you made this accomplishment your own. Each and every finisher has had so very many obstacles to tackle that each undertaking winds up being uniquely challenging in its own right to its own aspirant. What is impressive, apart from the physical accomplishment, is the grit and determination (and support) it takes. I think I can safely say we all appreciated your transparency and candor. Congrats again.
glenmiz wrote:...14 hours to get from 0000 yesterday to 2pm...
Glenmiz, Was 2 pm the actual finish time yesterday? The inReach device shows Andrew reached the Quandary parking lot at 1:49:34 pm (see the first capture below). He then "officially" sent out the ping that he finished 12 seconds later at 1:49:46 pm. Since inReach is based on GPS (very precise timing signal), I'm inclined to use "1:49 pm" as the official stop time... Unless there's some other explanation (I wasn't there)?
Sorry, I'm a left-brained numbers geek!
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Me too. My phone shows I was in the parking lot at 1:43 and there were several others there before me. I don't think it was 17 minutes before Andrew and Andrea arrived so that makes sense. Not surprising the button wasn't pushed quickly as cookies, champagne, high-fives, and hugs were a priority.
I checked his track for the time when the clocks moved forward; that happened a day after he made it back to the car at Snowmass Creek and the Delorme was turned off. Would have been interesting to see how Delorme would have treated the times if it was activated at the time.
It's been fun watching this and I really enjoyed being there at the end.
The next time my legs feel a little tired on a hill, I'll think of your efforts for motivation and what tired really means. Congrats on completing a great project.
Might seem like small potatoes but he’s one of the first people to do all four ‘great traverses’ in winter in any amount of time. I’m not sure how many, but I think Mike was potentially first and that was somewhat recently.
I'm so very stoked to see you reach this goal Andrew! We all have goals, and watching others reach theirs, in turn helps us reach our own. This has been my favorite thread to follow in quite some time! By design or chance (weather, avy risk, etc...) that you finished your last technical route on the 14th of the month? The Elks look downright "winterlike" at the moment (naysayers be damned!) - Pyramid from Baldy on March 17th:
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I'm horrible with names...
But will never forget a mountain's face!
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