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Kris Tyson and I spent four days in the Wind River Range to do the High Route. We had the ambitious goal of completing the route in four days, and getting back to Fort Collins on the fourth day so Kris can make a flight out of Denver for work on the next day. 

We went super light, and my kit weighed in at just over 13 pounds including water. I packed food equaling 3000 calories per day. The first day was shortened since we took a shuttle from the finishing parking lot to the start at Bruce Bridge. 

We started off at a brisk pace just before 10am on the mainly uphill trail towards Wind River Peak. The start is on good trails and we wanted to make it over New York Pass in the first day, which we approximated to be 29 miles. 

While there were storms around us, we experienced good weather. The only exciting section was the descent off of Wind River Peak, which was the loosest descent I ever experienced. We decided to do a short section one at a time to avoid knocking rocks onto each other. 

We pushed on towards New York Pass, but realized we were not going to make it over during daylight. We ended up camping just before Jackass Pass. 

⛰️ Wind River Peak (13,120 ft) | 🌐 summitbag.com

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