Routes and FKTs
The Crest - AKA The Black Mountain Crest Trail
After living in WNC for a time, you tend to venture into the high country. It doesn't get any higher here than going up to Mt. Mitchell. While I'm not a huge fan of the summit, the mountain itself is ...
Posted by Ryan James on 2023-01-22I'm ready, tell me more
Linville Gorge - Rim to Rim
Linville Gorge in WNC is a special place. My first experience with the Gorge was running the 3 Peaks challenge which is a 22 mile run out from Wolf Pit Trailhead going over Shortoff and Table Rock mou...
Posted by Ryan James on 2022-05-02I'm ready, tell me more
The Art Loeb Trail
The Art Loeb Trail is a 30.1 mile long trail that traverses some of the most gorgeous ridge line in WNC. With that being said, it is also a brutal route. Depending on the direction that you're going, ...
Posted by Ryan James on 2021-12-30I'm ready, tell me more
Massanutten Mountain Trail - The Ring
Where do we start? When you're on a loop, you always get to pick - so let's start off with a low point of this attempt. It's middle of July and I've missed my crew at Camp Roosevelt and I keep going n...
Posted by Ryan James on 2021-10-02I'm ready, tell me more
The Georgia Loop
What exactly is the Georgia Loop? The first time I heard about the Georgia Loop was when I was dragging my POS carcass across the DRT in the middle of the first Fierce Dragon 100 event. I was told abo...
Posted by Ryan James on 2021-03-26I'm ready, tell me more
The Foothills Trail
You may be like me and may not know much about the Foothills Trail. I've known about this trail for about 2 months after hearing about it on [B.R.U.T.E.S](https://blueridgeultratrail.wordpress.com/). ...
Posted by Ryan James on 2020-12-14I'm ready, tell me more
The Pitchell
This write up has been a long time coming. One of the most famous runs in the southeast must be the Pitchell run and I felt that I should get a Pitchell finish before penning this writeup. After comin...
Posted by Ryan James on 2020-08-12I'm ready, tell me more
Cheaha Wilderness Loop
Sitting on the rock was even hard, the slope of this climb was so steep that even taking a break from it required more work from my worn-out body than I felt I had left. The climb had started decently...
Posted by Ryan James on 2020-02-01I'm ready, tell me more
The S.C.A.R.
When deciding one what route I would like to write about first, the only one that came to my mind with a resounding ‘YES’, is the Smoky Challenge Adventure Run, or better known as the S.C.A.R.. The S....
Posted by Ryan James on 2020-01-01I'm ready, tell me more