[pct-l] Cascade Trifecta-Triple Climb

[losthiker at sisqtel.net (Deems)]

I received this incredible trek story from a friend in the Mazama Hiking
club of Portland area. There are about a 100 photos also on the link.

> ?CASCADE TRIFECTA? COMPLETED IN RECORD TIME
>http://www.uncagethesoul.com/CascadeTrifecta.html
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> Back-to-back climbs of Mt. Rainier, Mt. Adams, and Mt. Hood, dubbed the
> Cascade Trifecta, were accomplished in a record 28 hours and 1 minute by
two
> endurance athletes from Boulder, Colorado.  Buzz Burrell, 53, and Peter
> Bakwin, 43, departed the Paradise parking lot at Mt. Rainier at 2:42 AM,
> June 9th, and arrived at the Timberline Lodge parking lot at Mt. Hood at
> 6:43 AM, June 10th, after climbing the standard routes of Mt. Rainier, Mt.
> Adams, and Mt. Hood, and driving by car between each of the three
volcanoes.
> Mt. Rainier (14,411 ft.), Mt. Adams (12,281 ft.) and Mt. Hood (11,249 ft.)
> are the three highest volcanoes in the Oregon/Washington Cascade range.
> Accomplishing the feat required Burrell and Bakwin to traverse 42,000
> vertical feet of elevation change (21,000 feet of ascending) over 36
miles.
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> A link-up of Mt. Rainier, Mt. Adams, and Mt. Hood in a single effort has
> never before been documented.  The effort by Burrell and Bakwin is a newly
> established mountaineering speed record.  Adverse weather and snow
> conditions on Rainier and Adams slowed the climbers considerably from
their
> planned schedule. In one instance, Burrell fell into a crevasse on Mt
> Rainier upon the collapse of a snow bridge.  Burrell was able to extract
> himself from the crevasse while belayed by Bakwin.  Both climbers were
> well-equipped and are skilled mountaineers.
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> Additional information about the Cascade Trifecta, including video,
> photographs, and a detailed written description are available from Uncage
> the Soul Productions at the above web link.
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