FKTs

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Below, I list my personal bests of “iconic” mountain ascents, descents, and round-trips, here in the Adirondacks. All FKTs are based on Strava segments. Minus a few focused efforts, most of these FKTs were “by accident”, achieved during typical training sessions. I’ve always loved collecting and maintaining data, such as this. I currently hold each of these records and will delete upon someone beating my times!

• Mount Colvin (descent): 44:56 on October 2, 2020
  • via Lake Rd. (Gill Brook Trail)
  • 3.1mi / 2,359′

• Blake Peak + Mount Colvin (descent): 1:13:53 on October 2, 2020
  • via Lake Rd. (Gill Brook Trail)
  • 4.4mi / 2,382′

• Mount Colvin (ascent): 57:41 on October 2, 2020
  • via Lake Rd. (Gill Brook Trail)
  • 3.2mi / 2,339′

• Mount Colvin + Blake Peak (ascent): 1:29:00 on October 2, 2020
  • via Lake Rd. (Gill Brook Trail)
  • 4.4mi / 2,359′

• Mount Colvin + Blake Peak (round-trip): 2:43:26 on October 2, 2020
  • via Lake Rd. (Gill Brook Trail)
  • 8.9mi

• Nippletop Mountain + Dial Mountain (descent): 1:17:36 on September 30, 2020
  • via Lake Rd. (H.G. Leach Trail)
  • 5.2mi / 3,104′

• Nippletop Mountain (ascent): 1:13:25 on September 30, 2020
  • via Lake Rd. (Gill Brook Trail)
  • 3.8mi / 2,910′

• Gray Peak (ascent): 1:41:43 on September 28, 2020
  • via Loj
  • 7.8mi / 2,717′

• Giant’s Nubble (descent): 18:06 on September 25, 2020
  • via Roaring Brook Trail
  • 1.8mi / 1,473′

• Giant’s Nubble (ascent): 28:02 on September 25, 2020
  • via Roaring Brook Trail
  • 1.9mi / 1,493′

• Giant’s Nubble (round-trip): 47:40 on September 25, 2020
  • via Roaring Brook Trail
  • 3.5mi

• Floodwood Mountain (round-trip): 25:33 on September 1, 2020
  • 1.9mi

• Floodwood Mountain (ascent): 14:05 on September 1, 2020
  • 0.9mi / 656′

• Noonmark Mountain (descent): 19:21 on August 16, 2020
  • via Ausable Club
  • 1.8mi / 2,203′

• Noonmark Mountain (round-trip): 55:07 on August 16, 2020
  • via Ausable Club
  • 3.7mi

• Noonmark Mountain (ascent): 33:50 on August 16, 2020
  • via Ausable Club
  • 1.9mi / 2,231′

• Giant Mountain (descent): 31:36 on August 14, 2020
  • via Ridge Trail
  • 2.7mi / 2,913′

• Round Mountain (descent): 22:06 on August 4, 2020
  • via Ausable Club (S. Burns Weston Trail)
  • 1.9mi / 1,893′

• Snow Mountain (descent): 12:59 on August 2, 2020
  • via Deer Brook Way
  • 1.6mi / 1,306′

• Baxter Mountain (descent): 11:22 on August 1, 2020
  • via Beede
  • 1.4mi / 1,214′

• Baxter Mountain (ascent): 18:54 on August 1, 2020
  • via Beede
  • 1.4mi / 1,198′

• Baxter Mountain (round-trip): 30:47 on August 1, 2020
  • via Beede
  • 2.8mi

• McKenzie Mountain (descent): 24:17 on July 26, 2020
  • via Whiteface Club
  • 2.3mi / 1,886′

• Hopkins Mountain (descent): 25:01 on July 24, 2020
  • via Mossy Cascade Trail
  • 3mi / 2,116′

• Spread Eagle Mountain (ascent): 15:09 on July 23, 2020
  • via Levi Lamb
  • 0.6mi / 827′

• Snow Mountain (ascent): 24:53 on June 6, 2020
  • via Deer Brook Way
  • 1.6mi / 1.220′

• Snow Mountain (round-trip): 40:36 on June 6, 2020
  • via Deer Brook Way
  • 3.2mi

• Saddleback Mountain (descent): 1:20:25 on June 5, 2020
  • via Garden
  • 6.5mi / 2,812′

• Sawteeth (ascent): 1:01:56 on June 24, 2020
  • via Lake Rd. (Scenic Trail)
  • 2.5mi / 2,136′

• Bear Den Mountain (descent): 27:43 on June 21, 2020
  • via Lake Rd. (H.G. Leach Trail)
  • 2.2mi / 1,857′

• Dial Mountain (descent): 44:16 on June 21, 2020
  • via Lake Rd. (H.G. Leach Trail)
  • 3.4mi / 2,605′

• Dial Mountain (round-trip): 1:51:57 on June 21, 2020
  • via Lake Rd. (H.G. Leach Trail)
  • 6.8mi

• Gothics Mountain (descent): 45:22 on June 19, 2020
  • via Lake Rd. (Beaver Meadow Trail)
  • 3mi / 2,900′

• Gothics Mountain (ascent): 1:04:48 on June 19, 2020
  • via Lake Rd. (Beaver Meadow Trail)
  • 3mi / 2,992′

• Gothics Mountain (round-trip): 1:53:32 on June 19, 2020
  • via Lake Rd. (Beaver Meadow Trail)
  • 6.1mi

• Giant Mountain (round-trip): 1:24:24 on June 7, 2020
  • via Ridge Trail
  • 5.4mi

• Snow Mountain (descent): 19:29 on June 5, 2020
  • via Rooster Comb TH
  • 2.2mi / 1,316′

• Snow Mountain (ascent): 29:53 on June 5, 2020
  • via Rooster Comb TH
  • 2.2mi / 1,325′

• Snow Mountain (round-trip): 49:24 on June 5, 2020
  • via Rooster Comb TH
  • 4.5mi

• Lake Placid 9er (elapsed time): 7:35:04 (6h12m running time) on May 26, 2020
  • 28mi / 10,000′

• Mount Van Hoevenberg (ascent): 30:06 on May 26, 2020
  • via East TH
  • 2.4mi / 906′

• Pitchoff Mountain (round-trip): 57:30 on May 26, 2020
  • via West TH
  • 3.7mi

• Big Crow Mountain (round-trip): 15:19 on May 26, 2020
  • via O’Toole
  • 1.2mi

• Bear Den Mountain (descent): 16:15 on May 26, 2020
  • (Wilmington)
  • 1.6mi / 1,253′

• Bear Den Mountain (round-trip): 40:49 on May 26, 2020
  • (Wilmington)
  • 3.2mi

• Bear Den Mountain (ascent): 24:33 on May 26, 2020
  • (Wilmington)
  • 1.6mi / 1,283′

• Catamount Mountain (descent): 25:57 on May 26, 2020
  • 2mi / 1,535′

• Catamount Mountain (ascent): 31:45 on May 26, 2020
  • 2mi / 1,499′

• Catamount Mountain (round-trip): 57:47 on May 26, 2020
  • 4.1mi

• Hopkins Mountain (ascent): 45:26 on May 13, 2020
  • via Mossy Cascade Trail
  • 3mi / 2,113′

• Joel’s Trail (descent): 8:24 on April 27, 2020
  • (Blueberry Hill Trails)
  • 1.2mi / 486′

• Joel’s Trail (ascent): 10:20 on April 27, 2020
  • (Blueberry Hill Trails)
  • 1.2mi / 479′

• Joel’s Trail (round-trip): 19:19 on April 27, 2020
  • (Blueberry Hill Trails)
  • 2.4mi

• Jay Mountain (descent): 26:36 on April 13, 2020
  • via 1st Summit
  • 2.6mi / 1,775′

• Cascade Mountain + Porter Mountain (round-trip): 1:04:11 on March 26, 2020
  • 5.5mi

• Porter Mountain (descent): 21:49 on March 26, 2020
  • 2.5mi / 1,955′

• Cascade Mountain + Porter Mountain (ascent): 42:30 on March 26, 2020
  • 3mi / 2,400′-ish

• Tabletop Mountain (descent): 42:05 on March 23, 2020
  • via Loj
  • 4.8mi / 2,323′

• Saranac 6er (elapsed time): 7:07:33 (5h43m running time) on March 18, 2020
  • 29mi / 10,000′

• St. Regis Mountain (descent): 27:53 on March 18, 2020
  • 3.1mi / 1,302′

• Blueberry Mountain (round-trip): 52:56 on September 15, 2019
  • via Marcy Field
  • 3.5mi

• Hopkins Mountain (round-trip): 1:09:57 on September 1, 2019
  • via Ranney Trail
  • 5mi

• Hopkins Mountain (ascent): 36:23 on September 1, 2019
  • via Ranney Trail
  • 2.4mi / 2,136′

• Bald Peak (round-trip): 1:32:33 on June 24, 2019
  • over Blueberry Cobbles
  • via New Russia
  • 7.3mi

• Scarface Mountain (descent): 29:53 on June 16, 2019
  • 3.5mi / 1,453′

• Baxter Mountain (round-trip): 25:13 on May 13, 2019
  • via 9N
  • 2.5mi

• Baxter Mountain (ascent): 14:36 on May 13, 2019
  • via 9N
  • 1.2mi / 820′

• Rooster Comb (descent): 16:24 on February 20, 2019
  • 2.3mi / 1,811′

• Baxter Mountain (descent): 9:16 on December 17, 2019
  • via 9N
  • 1.2mi / 810′