tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1610194828184106097.post5644593541686929571..comments2022-03-27T02:46:20.208-04:00Comments on Adventures in New England: Mahoosuc Traverse II - 8/17/2013Adam Wilcoxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13987969125268981297noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1610194828184106097.post-44871793605724144542013-09-04T12:14:18.217-04:002013-09-04T12:14:18.217-04:00Scott, sorry for taking so long to respond. Many t...Scott, sorry for taking so long to respond. Many thanks for the additional info on the Appalachia issues! I'll have to check those out next time I'm at Crawford.<br /><br />I know Tim Seaver has done the bike return method on the Mahoosucs, but I wasn't aware that MacPhail had also done it. That was my backup plan for this trip, but I lucked into a ride at the last minute thanks to Eric Ferland.<br /><br />As for beta, I found enough clean water sources to get by with two 20 oz bike bottles. I chose my sources with discretion, never skipping a good one, and all is well with my GI tract 2+ weeks later.<br /><br />I'd like to take another shot at breaking 8 hours, but getting the daily mountain-specific training is always a challenge when you're not packing loads up to huts.<br /><br />Good luck!Adam Wilcoxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13987969125268981297noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1610194828184106097.post-79237400252032390362013-08-28T11:39:53.840-04:002013-08-28T11:39:53.840-04:00Adam, Thanks for the report on this undoubtedly cl...Adam, Thanks for the report on this undoubtedly classic route. Was thinking of doing it myself sometime in the next week or so, depending on the weather, so extra beta is great. The idea of a bike return from Gorham to Grafton Notch is also intriguing, as I know a bunch of other people have done it (Alex MacPhail being the pioneer of it and other such things).<br /><br />As well as the RMC newsletter, another place to find info on Chris Goetze's exploits is in the December 1958 issue of Appalachia, in which his father Klaus published an article entitled "Far and Fast." It describes Chris's training and running during August of 1956 (I think?), which was remarkable as you say. "Far and Fast" has splits for Chris' hut traverse, "Swan's" (Randolph-Pinkham) traverse, and the Mahoosucs as well. As far as I can tell, you ran a more or less identical route to his. If you're interested I can send you an email with .jpg files of the article, or it's easy to find in the Highland Center library.<br /><br />Chris was definitely a badass; I'd be curious about how much running in Limmers slowed him down on the downhills, as he seemed like an absolutely manic uphill hiker (his uphill pace is approximately on par with George Heinrichs' 12h38m traverse, but George was much faster downhill). The fact that he was psyched on doing repeats up and down Lowe's Path as a seventeen year-old makes me wonder whether he'd be some sort of mountain running prodigy were he alive in this day and age.<br /><br />Cheers, ScottScotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12496698858546739659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1610194828184106097.post-25684161634086423422013-08-25T20:12:47.843-04:002013-08-25T20:12:47.843-04:00Great job, Adam, on what sounds like a really toug...Great job, Adam, on what sounds like a really tough trail. I hope to run it someday, thank you for the report for persuasion. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12491821023009467417noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1610194828184106097.post-1958921056566548512013-08-22T16:01:15.622-04:002013-08-22T16:01:15.622-04:00That descent is pretty steep, but it's on expo...That descent is pretty steep, but it's on exposed bedrock that has a gritty texture so your shoes stick really well. You kind of break out of the trees and get a chance to cool off in the breeze with a view to look at on the way down. I got a nice undercast there Saturday.Adam Wilcoxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13987969125268981297noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1610194828184106097.post-24726398715468098952013-08-22T14:39:11.287-04:002013-08-22T14:39:11.287-04:00Great, now I'm not going to be able to get &qu...Great, now I'm not going to be able to get "DANGER: Power Anal" out of my head all day. Awesome run; that steep descent into the Notch must have been quite a flight! Ben Kimballhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11253696012552194569noreply@blogger.com