From Gregory TH, Amph, Saddle Rock, Greenman, Green; down the same.
Started at 6:35 am. Snow conditions were excellent!
Went for it on the descent again. Right from the start, the legs didn't feel as peppy as yesterday, where I was flying down the initial switchbacks. Still, I sustained a reasonably hard effort down to Greenman Spring, did all I could on the "flat" section, then I think I managed to pick things up a bit down Saddle Rock and Amph. Passed Bill as he was ascending (again) and got some encouragement. Perhaps too much, as I wiped out right at the Saddle Rock spring.
So, 16:54 descent. 52 seconds faster than yesterday's 17:46. I think I could shave more time. Not sure I'll keep pushing this hard, though. Satisfying to put up some fast personal times, but not quite as enjoyable while I'm out there.
0:00 - Gregory TH
9:21 - Amph/Saddle Rock
26:43 - Saddle Rock/Greenman
48:09 - Green summit
50:11 - started down
51:35 - end of long switchback, just above the two mini-switchbacks
58:01 - Greenman/Saddle Rock
1:07:05 - Gregory TH
Crosslite2.0
Thursday, December 8, 2011
Wednesday, December 7, 2011
Green (descent PR)
From Gregory TH, Amph, Saddle Rock, Greenman, Green; down the same.
Started at 6:35 am. Amph and lower Saddle Rock had fresh snow, up to maybe an inch, but I'm pretty sure that had just blown off the trees overnight. So everything still isn't packed out perfectly yet. Pokey on the ascent again. Probably a combination of conditions, being a bit tired, and just not working very hard.
Started down intent on going all out. Was doing great until just above the talus section (all snow now) where I caught a Microspike on a small root. I barely broke stride but noticed that one foot was a bit lighter. I looked down and saw the Microspike missing. It came off so smoothly that I didn't even feel it come off. So lost maybe 20 seconds or so going back and putting it back on. Unfortunately, this broke the rhythm I had going, and I didn't push nearly as hard for the rest of the descent. Still, this 17:46 descent was 19 seconds faster than my 18:05 three days ago. I'll keep trying, I guess.
0:00 - Gregory TH
10:07 - Amph/Saddle Rock
(dup) - Saddle Rock/Greenman
51:08 - Green summit
53:35 - started down
1:11:21 - Gregory TH
Crosslite2.0
Started at 6:35 am. Amph and lower Saddle Rock had fresh snow, up to maybe an inch, but I'm pretty sure that had just blown off the trees overnight. So everything still isn't packed out perfectly yet. Pokey on the ascent again. Probably a combination of conditions, being a bit tired, and just not working very hard.
Started down intent on going all out. Was doing great until just above the talus section (all snow now) where I caught a Microspike on a small root. I barely broke stride but noticed that one foot was a bit lighter. I looked down and saw the Microspike missing. It came off so smoothly that I didn't even feel it come off. So lost maybe 20 seconds or so going back and putting it back on. Unfortunately, this broke the rhythm I had going, and I didn't push nearly as hard for the rest of the descent. Still, this 17:46 descent was 19 seconds faster than my 18:05 three days ago. I'll keep trying, I guess.
0:00 - Gregory TH
10:07 - Amph/Saddle Rock
(dup) - Saddle Rock/Greenman
51:08 - Green summit
53:35 - started down
1:11:21 - Gregory TH
Crosslite2.0
Tuesday, December 6, 2011
Green
From Gregory TH, Amph, Saddle Rock, Greenman, Green; down the same.
Started at 6:35 am. Cold morning, around 0°F. Snow was pretty well packed, but not perfect yet. Probably slowed me down some on the ascent, but I also didn't work very hard.
Started down and ran into Bill just below the final switchback. Turned to head back to the top with him, but he was planning to descend Ranger/Gregory, and I wanted to pack things out on Greenman/Saddle Rock, so I turned down before reaching the summit again. So, my 21:15 descent included maybe a minute of that. Ran parts of the descent hard, some easy. Another day or so and the trails should be set up perfectly for a fast descent.
Broke out the new Microspikes today.
0:00 - Gregory TH
10:25 - Amph/Saddle Rock
29:01 - Saddle Rock/Greenman
52:57 - Green summit
56:14 - started down
1:17:28 - Gregory TH
Crosslite2.0
Started at 6:35 am. Cold morning, around 0°F. Snow was pretty well packed, but not perfect yet. Probably slowed me down some on the ascent, but I also didn't work very hard.
Started down and ran into Bill just below the final switchback. Turned to head back to the top with him, but he was planning to descend Ranger/Gregory, and I wanted to pack things out on Greenman/Saddle Rock, so I turned down before reaching the summit again. So, my 21:15 descent included maybe a minute of that. Ran parts of the descent hard, some easy. Another day or so and the trails should be set up perfectly for a fast descent.
Broke out the new Microspikes today.
0:00 - Gregory TH
10:25 - Amph/Saddle Rock
29:01 - Saddle Rock/Greenman
52:57 - Green summit
56:14 - started down
1:17:28 - Gregory TH
Crosslite2.0
Monday, December 5, 2011
Green
From Gregory TH, Amph, Saddle Rock, Greenman, Green; down the same.
Started at 6:35 am. Single digits. Maybe 3-4 inches of snow from late yesterday. Took it easy up and down.
0:00 - Gregory TH
10:41 - Amph/Saddle Rock
30:39 - Saddle Rock/Greenman
56:26 - Green summit
57:24 - started down
1:22:54 - Gregory TH
Crosslite2.0
Started at 6:35 am. Single digits. Maybe 3-4 inches of snow from late yesterday. Took it easy up and down.
0:00 - Gregory TH
10:41 - Amph/Saddle Rock
30:39 - Saddle Rock/Greenman
56:26 - Green summit
57:24 - started down
1:22:54 - Gregory TH
Crosslite2.0
Sunday, December 4, 2011
Green (descent PR)
From Gregory TH, Amph, Saddle Rock, Greenman, Green; down the same.
Started at 11:46 am. Hardrock lottery was in progress. Worked pretty hard on the ascent, dreaming of the San Juans. Snow conditions were good for the most part but did slow me down a bit on the upper part of the mountain. Started down and immediately knew I was going to be pushing hard all the way down. Conditions were superb for descending fast, just a bit slow from Greenman Spring back to Saddle Rock. 18:05 descent is a PR. Previous PR, in dry conditions, was 18:21 on 7/5/2011.
Euphoric from the descent, I checked Hardrock's Twitter stream and had my hopes dashed.
0:00 - Gregory TH
8:33 - Amph/Saddle Rock
24:25 - Saddle Rock/Greenman
46:06 - Green summit
49:13 - started down
1:07:18 - Gregory TH
Crosslite2.0
Started at 11:46 am. Hardrock lottery was in progress. Worked pretty hard on the ascent, dreaming of the San Juans. Snow conditions were good for the most part but did slow me down a bit on the upper part of the mountain. Started down and immediately knew I was going to be pushing hard all the way down. Conditions were superb for descending fast, just a bit slow from Greenman Spring back to Saddle Rock. 18:05 descent is a PR. Previous PR, in dry conditions, was 18:21 on 7/5/2011.
Euphoric from the descent, I checked Hardrock's Twitter stream and had my hopes dashed.
0:00 - Gregory TH
8:33 - Amph/Saddle Rock
24:25 - Saddle Rock/Greenman
46:06 - Green summit
49:13 - started down
1:07:18 - Gregory TH
Crosslite2.0
Saturday, December 3, 2011
Green
From Gregory TH, Amph, Saddle Rock, Greenman, Green; down West Ridge, Ranger, Gregory.
Started at 8:13 am. With Bill W. Broke trail through deep snow on the ascent. Scott J, Jenny U, and Peter ? topped out via Gregory/Ranger/West Ridge just after us, so we headed down in the track they'd broken.
0:00 - Gregory TH
34:24 - Saddle Rock/Greenman
1:04:10 - Green summit
1:43:58 - Gregory TH
Crosslite2.0
Started at 8:13 am. With Bill W. Broke trail through deep snow on the ascent. Scott J, Jenny U, and Peter ? topped out via Gregory/Ranger/West Ridge just after us, so we headed down in the track they'd broken.
0:00 - Gregory TH
34:24 - Saddle Rock/Greenman
1:04:10 - Green summit
1:43:58 - Gregory TH
Crosslite2.0
Thursday, December 1, 2011
Green
From Gregory TH, Amph, First Access, NE Ridge, Greenman, Green; down West Ridge, Ranger, Gregory.
Started at 6:41 am. With Bill W, Tony K, Scott J. Got the first significant snowfall in some time overnight. Had to park in the dirt pullout along Baseline since the Gregory gate was closed. A bit after I pulled in, I saw Tony and Scott cruise by on the road. I figured they'd just head on up. When Bill arrived, we jogged up the road to the trailhead to find they had waited quite a while and were just starting up.
Tony led the way up Amph, then his shortcut of Saddle Rock, then up the First Access to the NE Ridge, and Greenman to the top. I stopped to put on Microspikes on the 1st Access as I was slipping around quite a bit.
Running down Ranger was a blast in the fresh snow. The ice on the top switchback was now hidden, so that section was a bit "fun". Had to adjust my Microspikes several times on the run down as they kept twisting off the front of my shoes.
0:00 - Gregory TH
9:13 - Amph/Saddle Rock
39:29 - NE Ridge/Greenman
51:58 - Green summit
54:06 - started down
1:23:10 - Gregory TH
Crosslite2.0
Started at 6:41 am. With Bill W, Tony K, Scott J. Got the first significant snowfall in some time overnight. Had to park in the dirt pullout along Baseline since the Gregory gate was closed. A bit after I pulled in, I saw Tony and Scott cruise by on the road. I figured they'd just head on up. When Bill arrived, we jogged up the road to the trailhead to find they had waited quite a while and were just starting up.
Tony led the way up Amph, then his shortcut of Saddle Rock, then up the First Access to the NE Ridge, and Greenman to the top. I stopped to put on Microspikes on the 1st Access as I was slipping around quite a bit.
Running down Ranger was a blast in the fresh snow. The ice on the top switchback was now hidden, so that section was a bit "fun". Had to adjust my Microspikes several times on the run down as they kept twisting off the front of my shoes.
0:00 - Gregory TH
9:13 - Amph/Saddle Rock
39:29 - NE Ridge/Greenman
51:58 - Green summit
54:06 - started down
1:23:10 - Gregory TH
Crosslite2.0
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