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Ze Hiker
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Post by Ze Hiker »

http://www.rickkent.net/ViewerPlus/view ... ?ID=116944
Glacier Ridge

with Bob Burd

7/18/2009

Started from the Marvin Pass trailhead at 12:13am. At close to 50 miles this was my longest dayhike ever.

Turns out it's not as close to 50 as I thought. GPS puts the mileage closer to 47. That's still my longest hike however.

Mosquitos around Big Wet Meadow were horrendous. We each received countless bites especially when having to do a slow river crossing with boots off.

Log

12:13a - Marvin Pass trailhead
04:52a - Roaring River ranger station
10:47a - Summit of Glacier Ridge
03:00p - Roaring River ranger station
08:16p - Marvin Pass trailhead

Time from trailhead to summit: 10 hrs 34 mins.
Total roundtrip time: 20 hrs 3 mins.
Average speed (including all stops): 2.4mph.
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Taco
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Post by Taco »

47 miles? That's it? C'mon, Rick!
:wink:
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Hikin_Jim
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Post by Hikin_Jim »

TacoDelRio wrote:47 miles? That's it? C'mon, Rick!
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Bob Burd ain't too shabby either. He doesn't get down this way much, unlike Rick, but if you read his postings, he's an amazing hiker.

He also gave me some good beta about a cross country route over a pass that I used a few weeks ago as part of my Sequoia backpacking trip. He's a very knowledgable man with respect to the Sierra.

Speaking of my Sequoia BP'ing trip, I did about the same mileage in five days as they did in under 24 hours. :shock:
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AW~
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Post by AW~ »

Scenery is excellent...prefer the trip before that to the divide...Heaps? excellent photos, too bad some didnt turn out crispy...trip report!!!!!!!
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