2015 Outdoors: High achievers

Sat., Dec. 26, 2015

By Rich Landers richl@spokesman.com (509) 459-5508

Appalachian Trail supported speed record, 2,189-miles in 46 days, 8 hours, 8 minutes by Scott Jurek, 41.

Appalachian Trail record, unsupported, in 54 days, 7 hours, 48 minutes by Heather “Anish” Anderson, 34.

Niagara Falls first ice-climbing ascent by Canadian Will Gadd, 47.

Downhill bike speed record, 138 mph, by Eric Barone, 54, on vertical snow track in Vars, France.

Dawn Wall first free climb of 3,000 vertical rock on Yosemite National Park’s El Capitan in 19 days by Tommy Caldwell, 36, and Kevin Jorgeson, 30.

R2R2R – Grand Canyon rim-to-rim- to-rim hike, 42 miles and 10,600 feet of elevation gain, by Dawes Eddy, 72, in 24 hours.

Clay target shooting 60-minute record, 3,653 targets broken – one every .82 of a second – by Dave Miller in Kansas.

Pacific Crest Trail first winter thru-hike, 132 days of walking, skiing, snowshoeing over 2,650 miles by Californians Shawn Forry, 33, and Justin Lichter, 34.

Sailing odyssey, 26,000 miles in 15 months to five continents, 16 countries, across three major oceans by Spokane’s Charlie, Cathy Simon.

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