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 (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 (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′
