WASP #270 - WE ARE JASON HARDRATH AND MIKI McCONAHA TAKING ON ANY AND ALL EPIC CHALLENGES

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Climb all 122 peaks in the Rocky Mountains, and do it in less than 40 days. That’s 58 Colorado 14ers, 37 Wyoming 13ers, and 27 Montana 12ers, many with backcountry treks just to get to their trailheads. That’s averaging more than three peaks a day, every day, for almost six weeks. The equivalent of more than 26 marathons in length and 318,000 feet of elevation gain, or sea level to the top of Mt. Everest 11 times. Add in storms, deep snow, some wrecked feet, and unforeseen hurdles like crew abandoning at the most inopportune time. Those were some of the challenges faced by Jason Hardrath, who completed the Rockies Grand Slam just a week before we recorded. He and I are accompanied on this episode by ultrarunner and coach Miki McConaha. Don’t believe for a minute that Jason is some one-hit wonder. This is now one of something like 116 FKTs that Jason owns! Yes, 116. Jason has documented part of this journey in a film called “Journey to 100.” A few of these is his record Norman’s 13 traversing the 14ers in the Sierras, the Pico De Orizaba infinity loop around the tallest volcano in North America, summitting Washington’s 100 tallest peaks in less than 51 days, and the Grand Canyon rim-to-rim-to-rim-alt, which means rather than take the bridge at the bottom across the Colorado River, because that run isn’t hard enough, he swam across it. Travel along here with Jason’s latest great adventure and him overcoming the multitude of obstacles. Have you ever wondered why someone takes on such challenges? Well Jason will let you get deep between his ears to find out what drives him. Part of it might be connected to his childhood ADHD, and the car accident in 2015 that seriously injured him. Jason is very generous with his time and also wanting to help others achieve their own audacious goals. Look for his upcoming film “Journey to Infinity” and for him out there speaking or flying by you on some trail sometime attempting another FKT.
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