[CSAUPs, OTB, and Downrange] Philmont Prep- aka “No one’s hiked that trail in 2 decades!”

AO: CSAUPs, OTB, and Downrange
Q: utc ,
PAX: Pyro, utc
FNGs: None
COUNT: 2
utc is getting ready for Philmont and the Blue Ridge Scout Reserve is roughly 17,000 acres!
So, he sought some advice from staff on a challenging trail to take…then he 5X’ed it!

We covered close to 8.5 miles with 1,600 feet of elevation gain, hitting our destination with 20 minutes to spare to hitch a ride back to base camp.

At one stretch, it was 50:00/mile, with utc orienteering us every few hundred feet, with some 50-60 degree inclines at times.
This was Misogi-esque and AWESOME!