
NOT A COMBACK: HAZEL FINDLAY POSTPARTUM
BD Athlete Hazel Findlay shares her tips for returning to the climbing life for new...
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WEDNESDAY, MAY 1, 2019
Joe was in search of a certain experience. He wanted it to be hard, and he wanted to push himself to “that edge” where he’d have to make difficult decisions. That’s why he chose Nolan’s 14—a rowdy jaunt through Colorado’s Sawatch range, which links 14 14,000-foot mountains over roughly 100 miles. Joe found what he was looking for, and in the process, set the unsupported record for the route.
“GROWTH ULTIMATELY COMES WITH A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF STRUGGLE,” SAYS BD ATHLETE JOE GRANT.
“The aesthetic of setting off with everything you need on your back and just going out into the mountains speaks to me more,” explains Joe.
Joe’s unsupported mission on Nolan’s 14 was, in a sense, the culmination of a year-long design process he’d been involved in at the Black Diamond headquarters. The result of this journey, both in design and in the mountains, is the Distance Pack.
Joe’s epic run took him to the limits of his mind, body and soul. For more than two days, he was on the go, undulating between craggy mountains, and pushing himself to move.
“I find it interesting to get into that place where I’m on the edge and I have to elevate myself and I don’t have anything to rely on other than myself,” says Joe.
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As for the ultimate “litmus” test, Joe wore the Rhythm tee for his entire unsupported run on Nolan’s. And when we sat next to him at the finish mark at Blank’s Cabin trailhead in Buena Vista, Colorado, the shirt remained unscathed … and surprisingly still smelled fresh. No joke.
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