FKT

I doubt anyone in the UK will get the Lee Corso reference, but up front I wanted to clarify my final thoughts on the never-ending “record” vs. “FKT” debate. To be honest, I don’t really care. If the person hearing the term knows what it means, and the person using it doesn’t mean to offend, then I don’t care. Like when I slip up here…

This book is a celebration of the joys that come from moving over easy rock. The Flatirons above Boulder, Colorado offer one of the finest arrays of easy rock climbs anywhere in the world. This guide reports on more than 20 miles of routes – not 20 miles along the base of the range, but 20 miles as measured with a rope!  –Gerry Roach, Flatirons…

I had the opportunity last week to set the female unsupported fastest known time (FKT) on the magical Kalalau Trail in Kauai. The trail is a mind blowing, technical out and back shoreline bonanza that covers a little over 20 miles with around 9,500 feet of climbing. It begins at the island’s most northern point at Ke’e beach and continues onto the turnaround point at…