The weekend was pretty crazy with around 8" of snow in the high country where we were at the Friends Hut. It was a 10 mile slog on AT gear up to the hut with full backpacks with food and medical supplies. The Grand Traverse race is ridiculous - I have no inkling of wanting to do it - one of my friends from CB who is also on Patrol did it and got severe frostbite on all of his fingers and his left toes... it's bad. We're hoping he gets to keep them all.The race started at the base of Crested Butte Resort - they then skinned up a black diamond to the top - then skied down - then across a huge meadow - across a creek - across another creek - across Death Pass which is all dirt and rocks (so they ran) then up more huge mountain meadows - across another stream - then to the friends hut - which is where Liz and I were stationed - then up Star Pass - then in white-out conditions to Taylor pass and then to the Barnard Hut for one last medical check before climbing Richmond Ridge - and dropping down the front side of Ajax (Aspen Mountain)... craziness I tell you.
We got back late Saturday and we've been resting ever since (being that the race started at 12am - we were up for almost 2 days straight...)
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Latest update is that Mark Selto may have to have his middle finger amputated... he leaves for Boulder tomorrow to see a specialist.
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