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Location:

American Fork,UT,USA

Member Since:

May 20, 2009

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Other

Running Accomplishments:

6 100 mile finishes:

Wasatch 100- 2011

Wasatch 100- 2012

Buffalo Run 100- 2013

Bryce 100- 2013

Wasatch 100- 2013

Buffalo Run 100- 2014

100 mile PR- 22:42

Multiple ultra distance adventure runs every year

My running focus has been on ultra running since 2011

Climbed 348 peaks from 2010-2013

 

Short-Term Running Goals:

Race Schedule for 2014:

Buffalo 100 (Goal: 22 hours)

Bighorn 100

Wasatch 100 (Goal: Under 30 hours)

Have less than 20 trail diggers in 2014:

Diggers so far in 2014: 1

Climb 100 peaks in 2014

Peaks climbed so far in 2014: 40

Long-Term Running Goals:

24 hour Wasatch 100 finish

Personal:

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Saucony Kinvara Lifetime Miles: 175.05
Hoka Bondi-B Lifetime Miles: 492.55
Brooks Cascadia 6 #3 Lifetime Miles: 246.52
Altra Lone Peak #2 Lifetime Miles: 398.00
2013 Elevation Gain Lifetime Miles: 325375.00
Altra Lone Peak #3 Lifetime Miles: 409.50
Altra Torin Lifetime Miles: 268.25
Altra Lone Peak 1.5 Lifetime Miles: 380.35
Altra Provision Lifetime Miles: 44.10
Altra Lone Peak 1.5 #2 Lifetime Miles: 312.40
Altra Lone Peak #4 Lifetime Miles: 439.00
2014 Elevation Gain Lifetime Miles: 118065.00
Altra Olympus Lifetime Miles: 98.00
Altra Lone Peak #5 Lifetime Miles: 146.70
Wed, Nov 04, 2009
Total Distance
8.00

I finally got back into the mountains today, climbing the Obelisk, which is the highest point on the Hogum Divide, in Little Cottonwood Canyon. There was a lot of snow too deal with, but we didn't use crampons or snowshoes. We started up a steep gully on the North East side, but the snow had a weak layer covering some rock hard snow, so we moved over to the rocks and scrambled up to the summit. The summit has a realy cool pinnacle that is about 10 feet high, and we climbed up to the top, which is only about 2X2 feet. I stood up, but the wind was blowing hard, so I quickly sat down. The views up there were fantastic, and the round trip hiking time was about 6 hours. My knee didn't hurt at all, so I am really excited about that. It has been a perfect day.

4 miles up (3,200 feet of elevation gain)

 

Night Sleep Time: 6.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 6.00Weight: 155.00Calories: 2700.00
Comments
From Smooth on Wed, Nov 04, 2009 at 17:00:32 from 174.23.240.142

YAY!!! SO GLAD to hear you're happy climbing and hiking up the Obelisk! My nephews are climbers. They do that every weekend...crazy fun!

From leslie peterson on Wed, Nov 04, 2009 at 17:02:56 from 76.23.61.78

YAY!!!!! I am glad you got to do some climbing Scott!!! I have to admit I have never heard of that peak or the Hogum Divide. I don't hike much in LCC, I have only done Red and White Pine and Fiferhorn ( or however the heck you spell it). Where is the trail head for that hike? Glad the knees are good, your patience paid off.

From Kelli on Wed, Nov 04, 2009 at 18:44:00 from 71.219.97.106

Glad the knee held up!!!

I live way out West and when I was headed East today, I told my daughter that we needed more snow because the snow in the mountains was melting. It does not look like there is that much left, so you must have been HIGH up there!

From jun on Thu, Nov 05, 2009 at 11:10:37 from 97.126.232.185

nice job man. Sounds like I need to do that one.

From Scott Wesemann on Thu, Nov 05, 2009 at 13:03:20 from 66.239.250.209

Thanks everyone. Leslie, you actually start at the same trailhead as the Pfeifferhorn (White Pine). You take the Red Pine fork like you're going to Pfeifferhorn, but about half way up there is a bridge on the right that takes you to Maybird Gulch, and that is where you head up to the Obelisk. You should definitely hike into Maybird sometime. it might be one of the best views in the Wasatch, and there are 3 beautiful lakes up there. There is a lot of snow right now though. I think the summit of the Obelisk is about 10,600 feet.

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