WaterTribers to make attempt at new Kruger/Waddell record!

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WaterTribers to make attempt at new Kruger/Waddell record!

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Started 2 months ago by BeaV
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BeaV
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Matt Peterson and Peter Wagner will be launching this Saturday morning, conditions allowing, into Rainy Lake in an attempt to set a new fastest travel record from near International Falls to Lake Superior along the MN/Canada border. Their route will vary slightly from our set Kruger Challenge route because they are following the path that Verlen Kruger and Clint Waddell did back in 1968.

Here is a link to their Spot Shared Tracking Map.

http://share.findmespot.com/shared/faces/viewspots.jsp?glId=0OFPkQRxb9Nu1ZYVAiRNSip32JxUoddMR

Posted 2 months ago #
PrivateHam
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Looks like they are making good progress. You know the route as good as anyone, are you able to tell if they are on pace to beat it?

Posted 2 months ago #
BeaV
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Unbelievable! Barring injury, they are going to smash Verlen Kruger and Clint Waddell's record of 80 hours 40 minutes. They are almost done with the Fowl (foul) Portage and onto the Pigeon River, the last water to paddle. One more portage around Partridge Falls and then the 9-mile Grand Portage.

They have traveled non stop now for 61 hours!!! Amazing. My guess is they are taking turns sleeping in the canoe as they went. They look like they are getting really wore out. The Fowl is taking some effort and totally understandable. But the Grand is gonna really hurt.

WOW!

Posted 2 months ago #
Voyager
Member

I can't wait for the trip report to come out, just in time to inspire us all for September.

Posted 2 months ago #
Chief
Coastal Vagabond

Amazing! Can't wait for the trip report.

Posted 2 months ago #
BeaV
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Record accomplished! They completed the route last night coming into the finish at the historic fur trading fort on Lake Superior shortly after 3 am. 69 hours, 20 minutes +/- a few minutes smashing the old record! WaterTribe names are: Peter Wagner is "Kelso" and Matt Peterson is "Nordstjernen".

Congratulations guys!

Posted 2 months ago #
GrandmaL
Member

Congratulations to Peter and Matt. They are college friends of my grand kids so of course, we have all been watching their progress as they traveled. It was a special treat for me to be there on the shore of Lake Superior in Grand Portage, Minnesota, to meet them as they finished at 3:25 am. in 69 hours 25 minutes. These guys are special and talented. Young men starting their Water Tribe paddle careers with an awesome accomplishment.

Posted 2 months ago #
ManitouCruiser
Member

Wow!!!! Great job guys!!!

Posted 2 months ago #
Canoewnc
Member

Truely an amazing accomplishment!

Posted 2 months ago #
Voyager
Member

Heads up! Matt and Peter's trip report is up on the BWCA forum, an excellent read.

Posted 2 months ago #
PrivateHam
Member

Here's the trip report

https://bwca.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=trip.report_view&sel_trp_id=5414

Posted 2 months ago #
PrivateHam
Member

I just finished reading their trip report... riveting and well written. Congrats to those two for not only completing it and smashing the record, but for remembering so many of the details as well.

Posted 2 months ago #
Kelso
Member

Thanks PrivateHam!

Posted 2 months ago #
MisterMoon
Member

What a great report. It really points out the limits of endurance aren't as much your body as they are your mind. Sleep deprivation and their resultant hallucinations are so much harder to deal with than muscle fatigue. Well done gents. That one is really up there on crazy-suffering-fun scale and you have my respect.

Posted 2 months ago #
Canoewnc
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I read a study about sleep deprivation that was done on runners, maybe 15-years ago? One or two nights with limited or no sleep the runners doing marathons and 1/2 marathons ran just as fast as their typical and expected times. They reported working much harder and feeling much slower and wanted to quite due to their perceived performance. It was the day two and three, with limited or no sleep that performance started to suffer. The mental questions and quizzes showed a sharp mental decline with limited sleep. Truly a mind game.

Posted 2 months ago #
Kelso
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Very interesting, Canoewnc. The conclusion that sleep deprivation doesn't actually affect endurance performance (although it can affect perceived performance) is surprising, but it does seem to mesh with what we experienced. Another surprise to me was how clear headed and alert I felt in the final hours on the Pigeon River and Grand Portage, perhaps due to adrenaline and eagerness to be done (although Matt certainly didn't feel the same).

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