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Garett, Holly and Sawyer
At the finish, slightly after 7 pm, Garett and Holly hug while son Sawyer looks on. It took Garett...
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Silverton
Finally, Silverton! I didn't take any photos the last 8 miles because the rain, hail and lightening were so bad.
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Final ridgetop above Putnam
We made it to the top and ran along this ridgetop. The clouds were gathering and about 30 min later,...
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Garett on final climb
The route up Putnam just went up, up, up. We had run across all that grassy area and then came up...
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Garett on Putnam's Pass
This climb was a death march -- so difficult and tiring! Plus, there were many false summits.
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Looking back at Kamm Traverse
From the ascent of Puntnam, we could look back and see the trail traverse that we had run in the...
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Starting Putnam climb
Coming out of a muddy, buggy, boggy area, we started the final climb up a long, difficult pass.
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KT Aid Station in storm
We ran the Kamm Traverse -- a diagonal, very exposed open trail -- in the first of two severe...
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The memorial for runner who died
In 1998, after running HR, Joel Zucker died of a heart attack. By tradition, runners place a rock near his memorial after cresting the ridge.
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Top of Grant Swamp Pass
That's me (holding one of Garett's poles, which is why I have three). The left side of the photo...
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Island Lake Basin
Finally at the top of Grant-Swamp Pass, we looked down and saw Island Lake
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Grant-Swamp Pass
The light brown area is what we climbed. If you squint you can barely make out specks that...
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Garett on the Grant climb
These photos don't capture how difficult the snow and scree were to climb around here. In the background is Oscar's Pass, where we came down.
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Triple Waterfall Approaching Grant
The course went below these three waterfalls, then curved right and ascended a pass.
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Talus, typical Hardrock footing
