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Vertical Gain: 9000ft, +/- 600ft

Mileage: 22 miles, +/- 3 miles, 1.19 miles per hour, 50.2-minute mile pace.

Heart Rate: Average for the day - 115 BPM (measured throat pulse five times during the day).

Water: seven liters, started with three at trailhead, the rest from glacier melt.

Food: four energy bars (PowerBars), two gels, three handfuls of dried fruit, 2oz hickory smoked sharp cheese, one bagel, three UpTime pills, four JSF and six Muscle Nitro pills.

Vertical Gain: 3000ft, +/- 200ft

Mileage: 13 miles, +/- 1 mile, 3.4 miles per hour, 17.6-minute mile pace.

Heart Rate: Average from car to top of White - 126 BPM. Average from top of White to car - 128 BPM. 12 minutes above 140 BPM, 2 hours and 8 minutes in the 125 to 140 BPM zone, 1 hour and 26 minutes below 125.

Water: three liters.

Food: one energy bar, one gel.

Vertical Gain: 7200ft, +/- 300ft

Mileage: 21 miles, +/- 2 miles, 1.8 miles per hour, 33.3-minute mile pace.

Heart Rate: Average from car to top of Russell - 117 BPM, 10 minutes above 140 BPM, 1 hour and 20 minutes in the 125 to 140 BPM zone, 3 hours and 12 minutes below 125. Average from top of Russell to car - 115 BPM , 27 minutes above 140 BPM, 34 minutes in the 125 to 140 BPM zone, 5 hours and 47 minutes below 125 BPM.

Water: five liters, started with two at trailhead, the rest from glacier melt.

Food: three energy bars, two gels, three handfuls of dried fruit, 2oz hickory smoked sharp cheese, 12 Cheez-Its, one bagel, six JSF and eight Muscle Nitro pills.

Vertical Gain: 2000ft, +/- 500ft

Mileage: 5 miles, +/- 1 mile, 1.2 miles per hour, 50 minute mile pace.

Heart Rate: Average from car to 5th Cottonwood Lake and back- 97 BPM, 18 minutes above 115 BPM, 1 hour and 48 minutes in the 90 to 115 BPM zone, 1 hour and 40 minutes below 90.

Water: 1 liter.

Food: one handful of dried fruit, 2oz hickory smoked sharp cheese, 7 Cheez-Its, one bagel.

Heart rate statistics courtesy of the Polar Accurex Plus. JSF (Joint Support Formula) and Muscle Nitro are from Champion Nutrition Products.

— Hans Florine, MountainZone.com Correspondent