So probably I cannot come close to this FKT, but I'm gonna give it a go anyway. The Long's Peak Grand Slam is climbing Mt. Meeker, Long's Peak, Pagoda, Mt. Lady Washington and Storm all in one go. Long's is a 14'er and the highest peak in RMNP. The others are all 13'ers.
The guy who has the FKT (according to fastestknowntime.com) for this cut a lot of the trail from the trailhead out to Chasm lake and also on his way back. In total he cut about 2 miles off the length of the route. The trail goes exactly to where you want to go for this up to Chasm lake, then you are obliged to just scramble on rocks from there until the end when you get back to the trail.
https://www.strava.com/.../1797139370/overview
I would think that if there is a trail going where you want to go, you would need to follow it for it to count as an official FKT. I sent an email to the FKT folks a couple weeks ago asking if there are any rules about it (nothing written in the rules on the website). I would think in a National Park this would be especially important.
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Ed O'Malley
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The guy who has the FKT (according to fastestknowntime.com) for this cut a lot of the trail from the trailhead out to Chasm lake and also on his way back. In total he cut about 2 miles off the length of the route. The trail goes exactly to where you want to go for this up to Chasm lake, then you are obliged to just scramble on rocks from there until the end when you get back to the trail.
https://www.strava.com/.../1797139370/overview
I would think that if there is a trail going where you want to go, you would need to follow it for it to count as an official FKT. I sent an email to the FKT folks a couple weeks ago asking if there are any rules about it (nothing written in the rules on the website). I would think in a National Park this would be especially important.
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Ed O'Malley
www.VeloVetta.com
Founder of VeloVetta Cycling Shoes
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