I love coming up with challenging mountain routes. I get a huge amount of satisfaction in sharing them with others and I especially dig with others get motivated and inspired by the challenge. For several years now I’ve been trying to perfect a super-difficult 100 mile route in the Wasatch Mountains. My goal was to create something on-par with Nolans 14. When I was in Corsica in April/May this year I was inspired by a route called the GR20 and was convinced that I needed to return and tackle the whole thing. While it might happen at some point in my life I figured why not finish up the Millwood 100 idea (given that its in my backyard!) and then give it a go, it would be good training for Hardrock, afterall. The result is a route housed in Millcreek, Big, and Little Cottonwood and has about 45,000′ of vertical gain. It has it all, everything from beautiful smooth singletrack, wicked steep abandoned mining trails (see video above), completely off-trail sections, less than 1 mile or road, and very little flat. It has been “designed” so that it is easy to make water/food drops, crew, bail, and start or stop in many different locations. It might be done in a single push someday, but it is likely enjoyed most over 3-4 still very challenging days.
