ADK 46 unsupported FKT - Part 5 - Final Push

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Woke up before my alarm and realized I should just go. I rummaged around a bit and finally got myself organized enough to leave. I had just my vest on today which was great. 

I left at 2:18 and made it across the AMR to Colvin and Blake. I warmed up pretty quickly and I was surprised by how well I could actually move still. Coming back from Colvin I made a still sleep deprived move and saw I was getting really close to elk pass but the trail was really indirect so I just whacked down. It wasn’t great but I did it and decided to only stick to my actual plan after that. Nippletop and Dial were smooth. 

The whack off Dial to the Dix trail was rough for me. I essentially never bushwhack and I felt like I was flailing around. Like a magnet was drawing me towards every little spruce grove on the whole mountain. I eventually made it and was so grateful to be back on trail. 

My climbing legs were strong the whole time. Dix range was really smooth but I was really starting to feel the fatigue. I also think I slip during the shack was inflaming a muscle insertion from my hamstring that was causing some growing sharp pain every time I lifted my leg to go uphill. I kept pushing hoping it would go away. 

Going off Grace was mentally taxing. It’s a long way out and Giant/RPR were looming. I tried to just turn my brain off and move down the mountain. I wanted to run but I didn’t have the resolve for it and didn’t want to blow my legs up before the climb. 

Rt 73 on a Sunday after beautiful weekend at 3:30 pm - need I say more? Just a constant stream of cars as I walked and ate and cried on the road. My feet were killing me and swelling up. I wanted to sleep and rest but I knew that was still many many hours away. 

The Giant/RPR climbs were smooth. I think being on this trail I have done a million times helped me mentally. My leg pain was still present but I had gotten it to a steady state by just continuing to move. It didn’t bother me on the flats and not too much going down. 

The evening was beautiful and now I felt like I could finally see a line to the finish. 6 peaks to go. 

The final road walk to camp and climb back to me site were mentally grueling. I was in pain and very very sleepy. I had only taken 64 mg of caffeine that morning at this point in the effort. 

On Giant/RPR I was contemplating not sleeping for one final push but the state I was in even I got to camp I felt forced me to rest. 

This poor person in a hammock at Wedge Brook that night. I rolled in at like 10:15 (being thrilled it took me under 20 hrs) and proceeded to get water and then try and get organized to sleep. There I was on the ground in this strange leaf pile off to the side of the camping area so I “wouldn’t disturb people”. I was taking trash out of my vest, crinkling my rain jacket, and making all sorts of noises. I final got to sleep and proceeded to groan, cough, and roll around for barely an hour. It was terrible sleep and I owe huge apology to that poor camper who was trying to enjoy themselves camping because at midnight I started rummaging around again to pack up.

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