Big Congrats to Suzanne (Sunny) Stroeer for breaking the women’s FKT on the Annapurna Circuit. by over 14 hours, finishing ~November 19th. Sunny finished in 3 days, 23 hours and 39 minutes. The previous time was held by Patricia Franco and Taylor in fall 2016. We will add a link to her full trip report here when we have it, but for now some details passed on to us by Sunny: (Update: […]
Navigating the Crux: Harvey Manning Peak Challenge OKT
Below is an excerpt from a ~78 hour adventure that I had earlier this month with Ras Vaughan. Our hope was to have an amazing time in the mountains; we also thought it would be pretty cool if we could be the first people to finish the the Harvey Manning Peak Challenge. Designed by George Orozco as part of the ‘Issaquah Alps Challenges,’ the goal was to summit 18 peaks […]
The Barkley Marathons: The only thing I wish is that I had suffered more ‘Out There’
I’m in Bangkok visiting an orthopedist for the second time in four years. The last visit was the result of running into a doorway in Nepal during the 2013 Manaslu Stage Race, hitting my head at literal breakneck speed and resulting in a two fractured vertebrae (see ‘A Pain in the Neck‘, Journal of Wilderness Medicine. Sept 2015). This visit is the result of another trail race, albeit much further away and different […]
Explore Langtang and Annapurna with us in 2017
We are still looking for a few strong trail runners to join us in Nepal this April and September for some exploratory fast packs! We have 2 spots left on a trip this spring to Langtang Valley and 9 spots left on a fast pack around the Annapurna Circuit in the fall. Both trips are co-led by Sudeep Kandel and Seth Wolpin. The plan? To travel quick, light, and self-supported […]
Sudeep Kandel
Sudeep is an avid runner and a nature adventurist. He co-founded the Kathmandu Running Club which helps people to get started with running. He has taken part in marathons and ultras in Nepal, India and England. In 2015 he ran the length of Nepal, along with two other friends to support a charity called Sano Prayas which helps orphans go to school. He co-holds the Fastest Known Time with Seth on the Manaslu […]
Slider Fastpack: Annapurna Running Toward Kagbeni
Langtang Lollipop 2016 Trip Report
Sudeep and Seth did a recon in October, 2016 with the goal of completing the entire route in 60 hours. They failed. The full trip report is posted on Seth’s personal blog. The short version is: Leaving the Royal Astoria Hotel – they made it 18 hours to Magengoth before monsoon rains hit and they took shelter in a lodge. They next day found them sheltering from rains in a […]