Scott Jurek on Appalachian Trail

[Patrickjd9]

Last Ping at 5:51AM.
Assuming his device didn't give out, it looks like he might be catching some Z's between the Boardman Mtns.

That's the way it looks. A little sleep is probably the right choice.

[Bluebearee]

So I must just be riding the high from my first cup of coffee but I'm seriously considering getting in my truck and driving the eight hours to see this thing finish. Never been to BSP though, I'd hate to drive all that way and not get in. I certainly don't want to be part of the "circus" . Any locals have some tips?

BTW great article links guys

Also the such and such road or river is this far to the end type posts are very helpful for putting this in perspective..... Keep it up guys.
Hope that makes sense.

Don't bother going to Baxter - all Day Use Parking reservations are sold out this weekend.

[Patrickjd9]

I suspect the media circus will be kept either near the park entrance or in Millinocket.

[Traveler]

The timing of this and the BSP rules are going to make the finish very interesting. The folks at BSP clearly do not appreciate a media circus. On a beautiful and busy weekend day, the support team and may find themselves denied entry at the gate. Flip side I think park officials must be aware of the negative publicity and media attention that would result if they were the reason this attempt came to an end.

My prediction, they allow a small part of his entourage through, they allow Scott to do his thing no matter what.

I would imagine they have someone or a few folks in the park by now that will be there when SJ makes it in. If its midday though, there will be a line of folks climbing or descending the Hunt trail, clearing that for SJ may prove a bit of an effort.

[TwoSpirits]

As of 0855, it looks like he is moving again. It looks to me like approximately 62 miles to the finish.

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[matthew.d.kirk]

As of 0855, it looks like he is moving again. It looks to me like approximately 62 miles to the finish.

Thanks for the status reports. 32 hours to do a 100K? Looks good for SJ!

[JJJ]

What I'm curious about is, after he makes the final climb and finishes, will giant eagles come, pick him up, and fly him back to his crew?
Just a thought.

[TwoSpirits]

I'm pretty bad at math, but it looks like he has to maintain an average of about 1.9 mph over the next 32 hours. It looks like he should be able to pick up his speed over much of what he has today...I just hope the increase in speed and the sleep deficit doesn't get him him hurt.

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[Riocielo]

I guess I should do my part since I have read almost every post.

I've gone from checking once a day to 3 or 4 times, just so I don't have to read 10 pages at a time!

I wonder what is the percentage of WB members who have contributed to this thread?

[jdx1177]

Looks like he should be able to cover some good ground through this section here.

[Riocielo]

Thanks OddManOut for the graph.

[ariof]

They have issued one media permit for this circus and denied the hovering helicopter fly over.

Media: Can we have a permit to go in to Baxter and cover this?
BSP: Well, yeah, I guess so. But only one, and with the following conditions, blah blah blah.
Media: Okay, oh, and a helicopter?
BSP: This. (NSFW)

[Jeff]

The timing of this and the BSP rules are going to make the finish very interesting. The folks at BSP clearly do not appreciate a media circus. On a beautiful and busy weekend day, the support team and may find themselves denied entry at the gate. Flip side I think park officials must be aware of the negative publicity and media attention that would result if they were the reason this attempt came to an end.

My prediction, they allow a small part of his entourage through, they allow Scott to do his thing no matter what.

Another good reason to attempt a FKT southbound.

[Coffee]

He's got this. I'm 95% sure now.

[couscous]

Cooper Brook Falls Lean-to (2129.5), 59.7 left.

[moytoy]

Is it possible that they let him start into BSP before the crowd of people start or maybe just ahead of them? Will he be there in time for that?

[map man]

Scott Jurek's Daily Log:

Day 1 (May 27): Unicoi Gap -- 52.9 miles (started at 5:56 AM)
Day 2 (May 28): Rock Gap -- 53.2 miles (106.1 total) [+7.4 to JPD]
Day 3 (May 29): Yellow Creek Gap -- 52.2 miles (158.3 total) [+7.6 to JPD]
Day 4 (May 30): Newfound Gap -- 49.0 miles (207.3 total) [+7.9 to JPD]
Day 5 (May 31): Lemon Gap -- 52.7 miles (260.0 total) [+14.3 to JPD]
Day 6 (June 1): Devil Fork Gap -- 49.9 miles (309.9 total) [+14.1 to JPD]
Day 7 (June 2): Erwin -- 33.1 miles (343.0 total) [Even with JPD]
Day 8 (June 3): Carvers Gap -- 36.0 miles (379.0 total) [-11.8 to JPD]
Day 9 (June 4): Dennis Cove Road -- 39.5 miles (418.5 total) [-17.7 to JPD]
Day 10 (June 5): Damascus -- 50.6 miles (469.1 total) [-16.9 to JPD]
Day 11 (June 6): VA 603 -- 41.1 miles (510.2 total) [-21.4 to JPD]
Day 12 (June 7): VA 625 -- 51.8 miles (562.0 total) [-20.5 to JPD]
Day 13 (June 8): Dismal Falls side trail -- 48.4 miles (610.4 total) [-24.5 to JPD]
Day 14 (June 9): VA 613 -- 51.6 miles (662.1 total) [-20.8 to JPD]
Day 15 (June 10): VA 311 -- 45.9 miles (708.0 total) [-21.9 to JPD]
Day 16 (June 11): VA 614 -- 48.1 miles (756.1 total) [-26.3 to JPD]
Day 17 (June 12): US 60 -- 50.3 miles (806.4 total) [-25.4 to JPD]
Day 18 (June 13): Humpback Gap -- 48.7 miles (855.1 total) [-30.3 to JPD]
Day 19 (June 14): Skyline Dr. Mile 66.7 -- 50.7 miles (905.8 total) [-26.4 to JPD]
Day 20 (June 15): Hogwallow Gap -- 54.2 miles (960.0 total) [-24.6 to JPD]
Day 21 (June 16): Keys Gap -- 57.1 miles (1017.1 total) [-16.3 to JPD]
Day 22 (June 17): PA 16 -- 49.8 miles (1066.9 total) [-19.4 to JPD]
Day 23 (June 18): Boiling Springs -- 54.4 miles (1121.3 total) [-16.6 to JPD]
Day 24 (June 19): Greenpoint School Rd. -- 59.2 miles (1180.5 total) [-11.0 to JPD]
Day 25 (June 20): Hawk Mtn. Road -- 51.8 miles (1232.3 total) [-9.3 to JPD]
Day 26 (June 21): Wind Gap PA -- 45.5 miles (1277.8 total) [-8.6 to JPD]
Day 27 (June 22): High Point Monument -- 59.5 miles (1337.3 total) [-1.8 to JPD]
Day 28 (June 23): NY 17 (Arden) -- 46.4 miles (1383.7 total) [-0.4 to JPD]
Day 29 (June 24): Stormville Mtn. Rd. -- 51.6 miles (1435.3 total) [+1.4 to JPD]
Day 30 (June 25): Sharon Mtn. Rd. -- 49.7 miles (1485.0 total) [+2.0 to JPD]
Day 31 (June 26): Beartown Mtn. Rd. -- 50.1 miles (1535.1 total) [+5.7 to JPD]
Day 32 (June 27): Mount Greylock -- 51.2 miles (1586.3 total) [+7.7 to JPD]
Day 33 (June 28): Stratton-Arlington Rd. -- 47.3 miles (1633.6 total) [+8.2 to JPD]
Day 34 (June 29): VT 103 -- 49.9 miles (1683.5 total) [+14.6 to JPD]
Day 35 (June 30): Joe Ranger Rd. -- 50.4 miles (1733.9 total) [+23.0 to JPD]
Day 36 (July 1): NH 25A -- 46.7 miles (1780.6 total) [+33.6 to JPD]
Day 37 (July 2): Galehead Hut -- 48.5 miles (1829.1 total) [+38.8 to JPD]
Day 38 (July 3): Mizpah Spring Hut -- 21.1 miles (1850.2 total) [+21.8 to JPD]
Day 39 (July 4): Imp Shelter -- 32.7 miles (1882.9 total) [+26.6 to JPD]
Day 40 (July 5): Full Goose Shelter -- 29.4 miles (1912.3 total) [+21.4 to JPD]
Day 41 (July 6): South Arm Rd. -- 30.1 miles (1942.4 total) [+20.4 to JPD]
Day 42 (July 7): Spaulding Mtn. Lean-to -- 45.1 miles (1987.5 total) [+26.6 to JPD]
Day 43 (July 8): Main Logging Rd. -- 41.9 miles (2029.4 total) [+28.4 to JPD]
Day 44 (July 9): ME 15 (Monson) -- 45.3 miles (2074.7 total) [+31.3 to JPD]
Day 45 (July 10): near Little Boardman Mtn. -- 48.8 miles (2123.5 total) [+34.5 to JPD]

My end-of-Day-45 location is a little arbitrary since it appears he never stopped overnight. It's just the approximate point where he was exactly 45 days after he began.

So after day 45 he's about 66 miles from the finish. After 45 days JPD was 96 miles from the finish -- but she got close to a full night's sleep on night 45 and Jurek didn't sleep at all as far as I can tell.

The second half of the 100 mile Wilderness is much flatter than the first half so it's possible he may be able to go faster than the 2 mph he averaged in the first half -- we will see. A 2 mph pace from Little Boardman Mtn. to the top of Katahdin would have him finishing about 2 hours ahead of JPD.

[Water Rat]

Is it possible that they let him start into BSP before the crowd of people start or maybe just ahead of them? Will he be there in time for that?

At the base of the Hunt Trail, there is a clipboard for people to sign just before they head up the trail. There is no way to regulate when people camping, thru-hikers who are finishing their journey, other people already in the park, and the day hikers all begin their journey up the mountain.

It is going to be a gorgeous Sunday and I suspect there will be many on the trail tomorrow. I know I would be seriously torqued if I was finishing my AT hike and a crew came up and said "could you please step aside because so-and-so is coming through." Not that Scott's crew would do that/is planning to do that... That would actually be negative publicity for him if people were to get upset. I'm just saying that so goes against the normal AT experience. I also think that is highly unlikely to happen in this instance.

Scott made the choice to do his trek this way and he needs to figure out a way around the people who are also part of the trail.

[Bobby]

Scott Jurek's Daily Log:

Day 1 (May 27): Unicoi Gap -- 52.9 miles (started at 5:56 AM)
Day 2 (May 28): Rock Gap -- 53.2 miles (106.1 total) [+7.4 to JPD]
Day 3 (May 29): Yellow Creek Gap -- 52.2 miles (158.3 total) [+7.6 to JPD]
Day 4 (May 30): Newfound Gap -- 49.0 miles (207.3 total) [+7.9 to JPD]
Day 5 (May 31): Lemon Gap -- 52.7 miles (260.0 total) [+14.3 to JPD]
Day 6 (June 1): Devil Fork Gap -- 49.9 miles (309.9 total) [+14.1 to JPD]
Day 7 (June 2): Erwin -- 33.1 miles (343.0 total) [Even with JPD]
Day 8 (June 3): Carvers Gap -- 36.0 miles (379.0 total) [-11.8 to JPD]
Day 9 (June 4): Dennis Cove Road -- 39.5 miles (418.5 total) [-17.7 to JPD]
Day 10 (June 5): Damascus -- 50.6 miles (469.1 total) [-16.9 to JPD]
Day 11 (June 6): VA 603 -- 41.1 miles (510.2 total) [-21.4 to JPD]
Day 12 (June 7): VA 625 -- 51.8 miles (562.0 total) [-20.5 to JPD]
Day 13 (June 8): Dismal Falls side trail -- 48.4 miles (610.4 total) [-24.5 to JPD]
Day 14 (June 9): VA 613 -- 51.6 miles (662.1 total) [-20.8 to JPD]
Day 15 (June 10): VA 311 -- 45.9 miles (708.0 total) [-21.9 to JPD]
Day 16 (June 11): VA 614 -- 48.1 miles (756.1 total) [-26.3 to JPD]
Day 17 (June 12): US 60 -- 50.3 miles (806.4 total) [-25.4 to JPD]
Day 18 (June 13): Humpback Gap -- 48.7 miles (855.1 total) [-30.3 to JPD]
Day 19 (June 14): Skyline Dr. Mile 66.7 -- 50.7 miles (905.8 total) [-26.4 to JPD]
Day 20 (June 15): Hogwallow Gap -- 54.2 miles (960.0 total) [-24.6 to JPD]
Day 21 (June 16): Keys Gap -- 57.1 miles (1017.1 total) [-16.3 to JPD]
Day 22 (June 17): PA 16 -- 49.8 miles (1066.9 total) [-19.4 to JPD]
Day 23 (June 18): Boiling Springs -- 54.4 miles (1121.3 total) [-16.6 to JPD]
Day 24 (June 19): Greenpoint School Rd. -- 59.2 miles (1180.5 total) [-11.0 to JPD]
Day 25 (June 20): Hawk Mtn. Road -- 51.8 miles (1232.3 total) [-9.3 to JPD]
Day 26 (June 21): Wind Gap PA -- 45.5 miles (1277.8 total) [-8.6 to JPD]
Day 27 (June 22): High Point Monument -- 59.5 miles (1337.3 total) [-1.8 to JPD]
Day 28 (June 23): NY 17 (Arden) -- 46.4 miles (1383.7 total) [-0.4 to JPD]
Day 29 (June 24): Stormville Mtn. Rd. -- 51.6 miles (1435.3 total) [+1.4 to JPD]
Day 30 (June 25): Sharon Mtn. Rd. -- 49.7 miles (1485.0 total) [+2.0 to JPD]
Day 31 (June 26): Beartown Mtn. Rd. -- 50.1 miles (1535.1 total) [+5.7 to JPD]
Day 32 (June 27): Mount Greylock -- 51.2 miles (1586.3 total) [+7.7 to JPD]
Day 33 (June 28): Stratton-Arlington Rd. -- 47.3 miles (1633.6 total) [+8.2 to JPD]
Day 34 (June 29): VT 103 -- 49.9 miles (1683.5 total) [+14.6 to JPD]
Day 35 (June 30): Joe Ranger Rd. -- 50.4 miles (1733.9 total) [+23.0 to JPD]
Day 36 (July 1): NH 25A -- 46.7 miles (1780.6 total) [+33.6 to JPD]
Day 37 (July 2): Galehead Hut -- 48.5 miles (1829.1 total) [+38.8 to JPD]
Day 38 (July 3): Mizpah Spring Hut -- 21.1 miles (1850.2 total) [+21.8 to JPD]
Day 39 (July 4): Imp Shelter -- 32.7 miles (1882.9 total) [+26.6 to JPD]
Day 40 (July 5): Full Goose Shelter -- 29.4 miles (1912.3 total) [+21.4 to JPD]
Day 41 (July 6): South Arm Rd. -- 30.1 miles (1942.4 total) [+20.4 to JPD]
Day 42 (July 7): Spaulding Mtn. Lean-to -- 45.1 miles (1987.5 total) [+26.6 to JPD]
Day 43 (July 8): Main Logging Rd. -- 41.9 miles (2029.4 total) [+28.4 to JPD]
Day 44 (July 9): ME 15 (Monson) -- 45.3 miles (2074.7 total) [+31.3 to JPD]
Day 45 (July 10): near Little Boardman Mtn. -- 48.8 miles (2123.5 total) [+34.5 to JPD]

My end-of-Day-45 location is a little arbitrary since it appears he never stopped overnight. It's just the approximate point where he was exactly 45 days after he began.

So after day 45 he's about 66 miles from the finish. After 45 days JPD was 96 miles from the finish -- but she got close to a full night's sleep on night 45 and Jurek didn't sleep at all as far as I can tell.

The second half of the 100 mile Wilderness is much flatter than the first half so it's possible he may be able to go faster than the 2 mph he averaged in the first half -- we will see. A 2 mph pace from Little Boardman Mtn. to the top of Katahdin would have him finishing about 2 hours ahead of JPD.

How about an epic sunrise pic from on top of Katahdin? Don't know if he could up the pace that much (I think he can go for the big finish - have a tough time believeing he'll settle for just a couple of hours off the record with nothing outstanding) and I don't know if the people at the park would accommodate him, but it would make for a great pic and a wonderful ending (probably work well in a book too!)

[godoit]

At the base of the Hunt Trail, there is a clipboard for people to sign just before they head up the trail. There is no way to regulate when people camping, thru-hikers who are finishing their journey, other people already in the park, and the day hikers all begin their journey up the mountain.

It is going to be a gorgeous Sunday and I suspect there will be many on the trail tomorrow. I know I would be seriously torqued if I was finishing my AT hike and a crew came up and said "could you please step aside because so-and-so is coming through." Not that Scott's crew would do that/is planning to do that... That would actually be negative publicity for him if people were to get upset. I'm just saying that so goes against the normal AT experience. I also think that is highly unlikely to happen in this instance.

Scott made the choice to do his trek this way and he needs to figure out a way around the people who are also part of the trail.

Torqued? Really? I would be honored to let him pass me. What would torque me is all the cars in the lot looking for selfies.
(I do share the concern that the AT does not become a race track.)