Running (Trail and hiking, scrambl) 3:30:00 [2] 18.0 km (11:40 / km) +1070m 9:00 / km
shoes: IceBug
Mt Allen with Saira and Andy Reed.
Saira is training for the North Face 50 miler near San Fran at the beginning of December so she wanted to get out for 4 hours. They were thinking of doing the Mt Allen loop which goes up Mt Allen. Then across to and down Mt Collembola. 22 km in total.
We headed up Mount Allen and were soon into the snow and trying to find the route. Did well, punched a track through shin deep snow and almost to the top of Mount Allen before we decided to turn back. The wind was getting bad up high, the snow was getting deeper, and crossing over to Collembola looked like it would have a section of bushwack and deep snow. Otherwise a really nice day. The snow really got the ski bug fired up.... There were a couple of pitches that might have been skiable already. Finished up with butter chicken poutine at Mad Dog Cafe.
So glad I wore the IceBugs, given the conditions. Didn't need the studs but the treads were good.