Rockwall, Kootenay National Park, BC | 56km, 2650m

After two months of little to no training, Justin, Erin, and I decided we were ready to run Rockwall - a 56km (~35mi) trail with 2650m (~8700ft) of elevation gain. What could possibly go wrong? Nothing! (is what we proved)

 

Trail profile - we ran from Floe Lake to Paint Pots

 

Enthusiastic start!

   

6am sunrise

 

Approaching Floe Lake (~8km)

   

Practicing water filtration; Floe Lake (~10km)

 

Numa Pass (~17km)

   

Cresting Numa Pass + After Numa Pass (~20km)

   

That sweet sweet mountain water after horrific bushwacking; Tumbling Glacier (~26km)

 

Rockwall Pass (~30km)

 

Looking back from Rockwall Pass to the previous two passes (~30km)

 

Helmet Falls (~37km)

   

Suspension bridge after the longest 8km to ever exist (~45km); Paint Pots (feat. the back of my head so you don't see the tears) (~55km)

Great success!

Written on July 30, 2022