I loved this article on OutThereColorado.com written by Spencer McKee. I am not a “climber” like Alex Honnold and Tommy Caldwell, but I love hiking fourteeners in Colorado and I am very impressed by their new feat the two accomplished in just 36 hours recently in the Rocky Mountains. Below is short excerpt from the article. Also Honnold and Caldwell’s Instagram pages look like good “follows.”

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In recent days, Alex Honnold and Tommy Caldwell teamed up to finish an amazing feat in the Colorado mountains.

Over the course of 36 hours, the duo completed what Caldwell dubbed the “Continental Divide Ultimate Linkup,” summiting 17 peaks over 35 miles. The route also included climbing 65 pitches on 11 classic climbing routes ranging in difficulty from an estimated 5.6 to 5.11-minus, including “Culp-Bossier,” a 5.8+ route on Hallet Peak in Rocky Mountain National Park. In total, the route gained an estimated 20,000 feet over a series of ups and downs.

Check out the full article written by Spencer McKee on OutThereColorado.com

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@tommycaldwell and I just climbed what he’s calling the Continental Divide Ultimate Linkup (CDUL, pronounced cuddle, for how you stay warm during the night…). We climbed 11 classic climbing routes and summitted something like 17 named peaks across RMNP. We traveled from Meeker to Notchtop, which required basically 36 hours of constant movement with roughly 20k ft of vertical and 35mi of scrambling between the peaks. Though the stats don’t mean much because the terrain is so rugged that it’s hard to characterize it as “hiking”. Huge thanks to @maurybirdwell and @adam_stack for supporting us during the journey with key resupplies. And thanks Adam for this cool pic of us on the summit of Sharkstooth at sunrise. Big day out!!

A post shared by Alex Honnold (@alexhonnold) on Jul 20, 2020 at 9:57am PDT

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99.9% of people would have given up when they did not have a headlamp or food for part of the night. The quote of the night “Soloing by iPhone is not that sweet.” Alex Proud of @alexhonnold and @tommycaldwell for an epic effort and setting a new bar for what is possible when you combine ultra running and climbing. Around 35 miles, 65 pitches, for a total of 20k in vert. I think it will be a while until the CDUL gets repeated. As a parting thought, I’ve always wondered if Tommy was human. I had to include the 2nd photo as proof he is. Love you buddy, way to push through the pain.

A post shared by Adam Stack (@adam_stack) on Jul 20, 2020 at 3:25pm PDT