![]() Got it by 4 minutes! How did that happen? I couldn't have done it without super support by my husband John. Kept cutting it close on the rest of my splits, honestly had no idea if it was even possible to beat Helen's time, all the way to the final (cruel) little uphill run back to O'Leary trailhead. There I discovered that my InReach Mini had frozen up (noooooo) so I turned on a tracker app on my phone. I decided I was just doing a scouting day at that point, but made it down to Schultz a good bit quicker than expected and took off on a mission toward Elden. Then I completely forgot about how the recent snow might still be there on Weatherford - yep, it was slow going over to Doyle saddle. Phew, that was a big day! First, my Humphrey's forecast failed me and it was crazy windy up along the summit ridge. A lot of these trails are on Wilderness, observe all rules stated by the Forest Service Observe the Leave No Trace 7 principles.This is a runner and hiker challenge only, the use of bicycles is NOT allowed.A single day is defined as being from 0:00 am to 11:59 pm on the same calendar day.The use of hiking poles is authorized, same for pacers and crews.A GPS watch is highly recommended but not mandatory.Keep track of your time for each mountain. Driving time is not included in your overall time, drive safe, respect speed limits You start timing at the Trail Heads (O’Leary and Elden Lookout Road start and finish at the bottom gate, the top is the LOOKOUT TOWERS), record your time at the top, and finally stop timing once back at the same Trail Head.You can drive to the mountain of your choice, the order in which you proceed does not matter.You have to start the day at the start of your 1st peak and finish at the bottom of your last peak.This challenge is not a race, it can be done anytime of the year, there is NO fee, no shirt, no medal, no aid stations, no chip timing, no medics.The Flagstaff Fearsome Four "involves cresting 4 Flagstaff popular mountains, Humphreys, Kendrick, Elden and O’Leary in a single day (0:00 am to 11:59 pm)."Ĥ Peaks, 34 miles (55 km), 10,307+ feet (3141 m) of elevation gain The Flagstaff Fearsome Four is an established challenge, and we do not envision adding other routes with similar "rules" that allow stopping the clock along the way. This is actually unique on the FKT website in that in every other route here your time starts when you start the route and ends when you finish the route - you never stop the clock. This allows for more leisurely driving (so discourages gaining time by violating traffic laws), and adds an element of strategy in terms of resting between the peaks. Original Peaks-Only Version (driving between THs):Īdmin Note: The "rules" of the original version of the Flag Fearsome Four include finishing within a 24 hour window while counting ONLY your cumulative TH-TH times for the 4 peaks. Went across Deer Hill Trail to the O’Leary Lookout TH and ascended and descended this to finish the fourth peak of the day. Headed over to Mt Elden to the towers at the summit and descended Elden Lookout Trail and crossed over to Little Elden Springs to the TH. Descended down Weatherford Trail to Schultz tank. Ran along forest service road over to the base of Mt Humphreys and took Snow Bowl Trail all the way to the summit. Ultra Version (all running): Started at the Pumpkin TH and went to the summit of Mt Kendrick. Descended Kendrick Trail to the trailhead. This route connects the four summits around Flagstaff, Arizona: Kendrick Peak (10,422'), Humphreys Peak (12,633'), Mt Elden (9,301'), O'Leary Peak (8,916').
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