Moir’s secret weapon is Biltong, a South African jerky sure to fuel her through five days in the PA Wilds. Joining them is Megan Moir, new to expedition racing but eager to work with her teammates to get through the course together. Diana Driscoll has twenty years of adventure racing experience – largely in Pennsylvania – to draw from during the event, and Donna Boots has racked up more endurance events in her short career than many racers will in a lifetime. The all-women’s field is rounded out with Masters in Age Only.
Their grit, combined with Shelley Johannesen’s training base – fresh off Expedition Oregon (with Lattanzi from Team Rootstock Racing) and a multi-week hiking trip in Tibet – and Barbara Niess-May’s navigational prowess make them a team to watch.
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The team includes former pro soccer player Kathy Hoverman and former pro canoe racer Brenda Carlson-Brown. Pushing them will be Team Wildlings, a collection of seasoned expedition racers with strong biking legs and excellent map skills. This is Garrison’s second of three ARWS events this summer. Both are well trained and experienced at the multi-day distance. Kevin Poirier and Mike Garrison of Team Deviate, meanwhile, are coming off a fifth-place finish at Expedition Oregon (with Urckfitz of Untamed New England). Team member Jason Glenn was born and raised in Clarion, PA, host site for the race. Rival Racing is new to multiday adventure racing, but the team has a strong athletic pedigree and they have been asking all the right questions leading up to the 2022 Endless Mountains. In the all-male division, Rival Racing and Team Deviate look to push the pace early, and Adventure Enablers and Chaos Required both have the legs and the mapwork to vie for the podium. Lead navigator Glen Lewis cut his AR teeth in the PA woods, and the team has been training hard and racing well in preparation for this event. They are also familiar with the challenging Pennsylvania terrain and the technical navigation emblematic of Rootstock Racing events.įinally, keep an eye on Strong Machine Adventure Racing. These three teams bring with them strong navigational chops, and they are capable of racing fast and strategically. This race is at the Pinnacle of our events tree, its covered in Ridges and its very Extreme.Other teams to watch include Untamed New England, with Erik Grimm, Michelle Hobson, Dave Lamb, and Jason Urckfitz No Complaints, with Sara Dallman, Shawn Lemaster, Eric Olsen, and Doug Ritzert and Rootstock Racing, with Andy Bacon, Michael Dickey, Kristin Eddy, and Mark Lattanzi. The Pinnacle Ridge Extreme race is all of what it suggests, very extreme.Įxpect long runnable and classic ascents through the heart of the Glenridding Mines, technical single tracks to keep you smiling all your way around the course, 5 graded scrambles on route, scree ridden descents, knife edge ridge-lines, a huge ascent profile for the distance covered, medium in distance and completely extreme in its nature. Not running/walking to the summit of a mountain over scrambling/rocky type ground Do not think about entry unless you possess excellent rock climbing skills. This classic distance ' extreme sky race' is one to be reckoned with. "Pinnacle Ridge Extreme, a taste of the Alps in the heart of the Lakes." -M CliffeĢ8km and 2700m of technically hard running and scrambling on the backbone of the Lake District, namely the Helvellyn Massif. Stickle Grind Vertical 650 Pinnacle Ridge Extreme 2023 Pinnacle Ridge Extreme 2023.** Can't climb? Don't possess the skills? ** You will need to demonstrate that you have the required skills, we will accept Graded Scrambling of 2 or above, Lead Climbing Skills, Winter Climbing Skills, Alpine Climbing Skills and Solo Climbs - Find out more about the vetting process HERE Climbing skills are requisite to gain a place. I think the grins on the face of every finisher says everything you need to know about the race." - R BannisterĪ classic Skyrace, back to the roots of where it all came from, the Pinnacle Ridge Extreme is what you've been looking for if you love climbing as much as you love running. From start to finish this route has some of the finest technical running and scrambling you can find in the Lakes - you can't switch off for a moment as it's relentless. It's Skyrunning with the dial turned up to 11.
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