Andrew Hamilton - Nolans Unsupported 2015 attempt

[pbakwin]

TrailRunner got right on this:
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[Phill the Thrill]

Wow, what a spectacular accomplishment! Way to go, Andrew. Congratulations!!! Are there any other records left to be crushed?

"now next year I need go to N-->S." WHAT?!!!!
I mean, save some records for other people Andrew.....

Doesn't surprise me! Then he'll go for the wheelchair record or something ...

[Cptkahuna]

Just awesome amazing following it from here in the flatlands

[Dean82]

What was his total mileage?

[pcrotty41]

Congrats Andrew! Great job and you are the spokesman for all things Colorado 14'er and the ultimate voice of credibility in speed ascents of our great peaks, thank you!

[cbrobin]

Just Incredible!

[Sean Nunn]

Absolutely unbelievable. Words cannot describe how amazing this is. Similar to someone winning the Tour de France at record speed.....on a $100 Wal-Mart bike.

[RhodoRose]

Freakin' AMAZING. Congratulations!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[ezabielski]

I think Andrew has proven he's the best around for multi-day hero level efforts on 14ers. This year was just the coup de grâce for him on that front.

People might go a bit faster than him in the future on Nolans, but maybe only because they are unencumbered with all the gear he carried. What I am really waiting for is an elite mountain runner to come and blow the Nolans route out of the water and reduce it from a multi day (2 and a bit days) to something more in the realm of one and a bit days. Until then, Andrew remains overall king of the route, and will probably be king of the unsupported FKT for a very long time.

[Broken Knee]

I think Andrew has proven he's the best around for multi-day hero level efforts on 14ers. This year was just the coup de grâce for him on that front.

People might go a bit faster than him in the future on Nolans, but maybe only because they are unencumbered with all the gear he carried. What I am really waiting for is an elite mountain runner to come and blow the Nolans route out of the water and reduce it from a multi day (2 and a bit days) to something more in the realm of one and a bit days. Until then, Andrew remains overall king of the route, and will probably be king of the unsupported FKT for a very long time.

"One and a bit"? I'd need a more specific number since I think of a "bit" as a minor fraction, like 1/4. Are you seriously talking ~30 hours? I think the problem taking that much time off is the terrain. The off-trail parts I've been on and my limited knowledge of the area has me skeptical at anyone getting well under 48 hours.

The self-supported record will be separate, if needed. Gotta feel good having the twofer!

Is EPO allowed?

[andreasansone]

I think Andrew has proven he's the best around for multi-day hero level efforts on 14ers. This year was just the coup de grâce for him on that front.

People might go a bit faster than him in the future on Nolans, but maybe only because they are unencumbered with all the gear he carried. What I am really waiting for is an elite mountain runner to come and blow the Nolans route out of the water and reduce it from a multi day (2 and a bit days) to something more in the realm of one and a bit days. Until then, Andrew remains overall king of the route, and will probably be king of the unsupported FKT for a very long time.

"One and a bit"? I'd need a more specific number since I think of a "bit" as a minor fraction, like 1/4. Are you seriously talking ~30 hours? I think the problem taking that much time off is the terrain. The off-trail parts I've been on and my limited knowledge of the area has me skeptical at anyone getting well under 48 hours.

The self-supported record will be separate, if needed. Gotta feel good having the twofer!

Is EPO allowed?

+1
The person who breaks the new record will be fast and know the mountains, well. A day and a bit sounds very unreasonable. 48 hours ... That's still super fast. A little more in the ball park. I always thought Brett could come back and blow Nolan's away.

[justiner]

Andrew confirmed my suspicion (which I failed to do), that a unsupported go at Nolans could be as fast/faster than a fully supported attempt. To me, that says that the unsupported style is the way to do this in the future (IMHO).


But, Tony was def. shooting for far more aggressive time goal on his go a few years back ~30hrs or so. As of right now, that type of time hasn't been proven to be possible.

Seeing these types of challenges up close though, the rate at which times fall is pretty spectacular. What once seemed impossible, then seemed doable, then is done at sincerely sensational times.