Santa Rosa Traverse in One Day-Unsupported

[Robert Hunt]

Hi everybody, it's been way too long. Here's a TR of an awesome day in the sky! I also was able to add pictures to some old TR's as well. impatienthiker.com

[Hikin_Jim]

Sounds gnarly!

Here's a direct link for those who may be interested: Santa Rosa Traverse in One Day-Unsupported.

HJ

[halhiker]

Sounds like an awesome and exhausting undertaking. I have one question: Did you walk down the main Santa Rosa Mountain Road or the Sawmill Road? From the distance it sounds like the main road but the Sawmill Road is a lot shorter.

[Robert Hunt]

Thanks for that HJ. Hal, neither of us are familiar with the sawmill rd all the way down. We felt that we might lose time on it in the dark and being so tired we elected to go the long way down the main rd. We were actually excited and awake when we headed towards Borrego but our decision making skills were shot-we couldn't decide if an upcoming turn was the correct one or not so we did miss a couple. Even though we were pushing the entire time, we were still able to experience a million big views & up close microcosms in one packed day. You're right, it was awesome!

[Robert Hunt]

Thanks 2600fromatari. You probably have, I love that little section. I rarely see anybody on it even though it's right next to the Cowles Mtn crowds. I'll brag that I paced this trip correctly as I got the Strava CR on Pyles the very next day. It was the incredible weather so late in the year (we had a lot of daylight) that really made this attempt possible.

[bluerail]

What an amazing trip and incredibly well written adventure. Congratulations to you both Robert! !

[Robert Hunt]

Thank you bluerail!

[tekewin]

Wow, that was a herculean traverse and you guys were really moving fast for a lot of it.

Thanks for the report.

[zippetydude]

Now that's a serious trip! I'm glad things came together and you were able to pull it off. I take it you guys train long, hard, and consistently or you wouldn't have been able to pull that off. So I congratulate you not just on the accomplishment itself, which was awesome, but also on the day-in-day-out guts to keep your training going even when time is short and motivation is low. Well done.

z

[Robert Hunt]

Thank you Z. It's true that I worked pretty hard to feel ready for the earlier attempt that fell through and luckily I kept at it, so I was prepared for it when Nick suggested it at a later date. I too think of the background efforts at training, despite daily life, that must have happened when I read of stuff like your recent comment about having done Skyline in the heat. Anybody who thinks they can do something like that without the persistent hard work over a long period of time is in for a rude awakening...in the hospital if they're lucky. I'm digressing from this thread but I believe that a lot of people see SAR go in and out of a rescue situation and think, "Well, the rescuee was probably a dummy, if the SAR people could do it so easily than so can I." They just don't realize what kind of experience and continual training SAR folks may have under their belts.