Ran the Grand Teton trail again with an exceptional forecast. Once again seeing not a single trail runner on this ascent. There are a lot of climbers and a lot of trail runners, but I have yet to run into another trail runner with climbing gear. Amazing how such a perfect fit of sports has so few doing both. Today was the first day joining two climbing friends from Oregon who hiked to the Lower Saddle Base camp at 12,000 feet the night before. Exceptional climbers with much more experience than me and we were able to complete both the Owen Spaulding Route and the Ridge. Also did the North Face rapell from 13,500 feet which I've always wanted to do. When we got back to Base Camp there was a father and daughter group climbing the Exum Route and they asked if I wanted to join them. All three of the main routes on the Grand in one day. The most intense day yet I've had on a mountain. The 8 mile run back down was a killer. I'm nowhere near shape for this kind of running.
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