| The folks who generally go for these speed hiking records or adventures (Cave Dog, Tim Seaver, StinkyFeet, Frodo, etc) also know this area of the world pretty intimately. They also hike slowly, taking in the scenery, flowers, geology, and bushwack around these peaks in summer and winter.
Having hiked with a few of them (at a much slower pace) they have as great an appreciation of the hills as anyone I've met.
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