Dakota Jones writes of the need for and parallels between progression in ultrarunning and mountaineering.

Progression

irunfar.com 08 Aug '12, 4pm

Dakota Jones writes of the need for and parallels between progression in ultrarunning and mountaineering.

Maybe. Legendary climber Albert Mummery famously said: “It has frequently been noticed that all mountains appear doomed to pass through the three stages: An inaccessible peak – The most difficult ascent in the Alps – An easy day for a lady.” This is progression of the sport. What worries me is that people will forget that this is a progression and not some static state, and leap immediately into the cutting-edge. Running up Mont Blanc was cool, but the climbers I passed had on all that gear for a good reason: mountain climbing is a dangerous sport. A freak storm, an avalanche, even high winds – anything at all could change the nature of the run from a cool day’s outing to an epic. To protect against this, climbers have traditionally carried lots of warm clothes and climbing gear. That speed climbers today eschew most of this gear in no way means it is useless. They trade o...

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@ASCasson » 17 Aug '12, 4pm
@semi_rad Read "Is Climbing Sexy?" and immediately considered the state of mountain running. Progression: [link]
@pyllon » 08 Aug '12, 8pm
good read “@runner786: @pyllon [link]”
@runner786 » 08 Aug '12, 8pm
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@MootoX29 » 08 Aug '12, 5pm
RT @AlaskaJill: "The problem is that the 99% who aren’t the best see these accomplishments and want to achieve similar feats." [link]
@mikemac356 » 08 Aug '12, 5pm
[link] good article #Ultrarunning #mountaineering
@AlaskaJill » 08 Aug '12, 4pm
"The problem is that the 99% who aren’t the best see these accomplishments and want to achieve similar feats." [link]
@CoachBrack » 08 Aug '12, 4pm
Interesting read on the progression of ultrarunning [link]
@42kilometer » 08 Aug '12, 4pm
RT @iRunFar: Dakota Jones writes of the need for and parallels between progression in ultrarunning and mountaineering. [link]
@runner786 » 08 Aug '12, 4pm
Great article on climbers and ultra running .. Progression // [link]
@iRunFar » 08 Aug '12, 4pm
Dakota Jones writes of the need for and parallels between progression in ultrarunning and mountaineering. [link]
@juangcobo » 08 Aug '12, 4pm
Progression [link]
@Alltinget » 08 Aug '12, 4pm
RT @iRunFar: Dakota Jones writes of the need for and parallels between progression in ultrarunning and mountaineering. [link]