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Location:

American Fork,UT,USA

Member Since:

May 20, 2009

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Other

Running Accomplishments:

6 100 mile finishes:

Wasatch 100- 2011

Wasatch 100- 2012

Buffalo Run 100- 2013

Bryce 100- 2013

Wasatch 100- 2013

Buffalo Run 100- 2014

100 mile PR- 22:42

Multiple ultra distance adventure runs every year

My running focus has been on ultra running since 2011

Climbed 348 peaks from 2010-2013

 

Short-Term Running Goals:

Race Schedule for 2014:

Buffalo 100 (Goal: 22 hours)

Bighorn 100

Wasatch 100 (Goal: Under 30 hours)

Have less than 20 trail diggers in 2014:

Diggers so far in 2014: 1

Climb 100 peaks in 2014

Peaks climbed so far in 2014: 40

Long-Term Running Goals:

24 hour Wasatch 100 finish

Personal:

Refuse2quit blog

My adventure blog

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Saucony Kinvara Lifetime Miles: 175.05
Hoka Bondi-B Lifetime Miles: 492.55
Brooks Cascadia 6 #3 Lifetime Miles: 246.52
Altra Lone Peak #2 Lifetime Miles: 398.00
2013 Elevation Gain Lifetime Miles: 325375.00
Altra Lone Peak #3 Lifetime Miles: 409.50
Altra Torin Lifetime Miles: 268.25
Altra Lone Peak 1.5 Lifetime Miles: 380.35
Altra Provision Lifetime Miles: 44.10
Altra Lone Peak 1.5 #2 Lifetime Miles: 312.40
Altra Lone Peak #4 Lifetime Miles: 439.00
2014 Elevation Gain Lifetime Miles: 118065.00
Altra Olympus Lifetime Miles: 98.00
Altra Lone Peak #5 Lifetime Miles: 146.70
Total Distance
3.50

Morning hike/run before work with my friend Matt. We were supposed to climb in LCC, but about halfway up the canyon we could see lightning strikes, so we decided to try BCC because it looked a lot clearer over there. We had to settle for something small in case we needed to bail because of the weather. Matt wanted to try a new route, so we started on the Butler Fk trail and after a few minutes took a trail on the left side that heads straight up the south face. The trail is steep and after about a half mile peters out and it is all bush from there. We decide it is a great route if you are in search of cannabis, make-out lairs, aspen sap or thick bush, but not the best for hiking. Made the summit and had a quick decent on the standard route back to Butler and made it to work on time.  

Night Sleep Time: 4.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 4.00Weight: 154.00Calories: 1900.00
Comments
From leslie peterson on Thu, Aug 06, 2009 at 12:43:11 from 76.23.61.78

I haven't been up Butler Fork in years, nice to flexible and make it work despite the lightening!

From Scott Wesemann on Thu, Aug 06, 2009 at 14:56:41 from 66.239.250.209

Leslie you should get up there. You can hike to Circle All, Gobblers Knob or Raymond or add a little spice to your Wasatch Crest hikes by starting or ending in Butler fork. It is incredible up there.

From leslie peterson on Thu, Aug 06, 2009 at 16:20:34 from 76.23.61.78

Scott, my friend and I want to do Gobblers Knobb but we heard it is difficult and the trail is unclear, what do you think? How many miles is it from Butler Fork to Gobblers?

From Scott Wesemann on Fri, Aug 07, 2009 at 14:34:18 from 66.239.250.209

Leslie, the hike really isn't all that difficult. It is 4.1 miles (one way), gaining 3,650 feet. There is nothing technical about it. you just need to head to the saddle between Gobblers and Raymond and then head to your right up the ridge to the top. There is a false summit that is just a little shorter than the actual summit that is 0.3 away.

This link has some good directions for you. Let me know if you have any other questions and good luck :)

http://www.summitpost.org/route/161364/butler-fork.html

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