Eli Burakian: Eastern White Mountains Triple Infinity Loop -#283

About this episode

Eli Burakian discusses his challenging 77-mile route in the White Mountains and shares insights on FKTs and hiking tips.

This week we’re going off the beaten path in the White Mountains National Forest where Eli Burakian created a burly 77 mile-long route that has 27,000 feet of climbing and tops 10 of the 4,000 footers. He joins host Heather Anderson to talk about rocks, route finding, and his belief that FKTs are for everyone. He also shares tips for those interested in exploring this route and how night hiking with horror books keeps him going.

People in this episode

Host: Heather Anderson

Guest: Eli Burakian

Topics covered

• FKT
• running
• hiking
• route finding
• outdoor exploration

Keywords

• Eastern White Mountains
• Triple Infinity Loop
• 27,000 feet of climbing
• night hiking
• horror books

Mentioned in this episode

Places: White Mountains National Forest, 4,000 footers

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