35.3 mi to summit
62.8 mi total
5,784 ft start
8,870 ft max
10,840 ft gain
8 hr 25 min to summit
15 hr 33 min total
Finally got a chance to climb some peaks for Peak Month (other than Bald Hill which I do so often I don't count it). Ran the Castle Peak 100K for the first time, and Castle Peak would be the first of four summits that day. After a relatively easy first 20 miles or so, things got difficult in the heat of the day as we navigated the rocky terrain north and west of the peak. Lots of ups and downs and my feet/legs took a beating. From the Devil's Oven aid station we climbed steadily up the ridge to the summit. Castle Peak is made up of three main outcroppings of rock, none of which is on the actual trail and race course. Of course I wanted to scale them all, but I picked the closest and scrambled to the top. It's hard to tell which is actually the highest, they all looked pretty much the same.
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scott
Wow that's an amazing looking gpx. Great effort to add on a side scramble to snag a true summit in a 100K race.