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The Kruger/Waddell Challenge 9/14/2019 (Read 20895 times)

TomT Inukshuk Offline Posts: 1052 Location: Chicago Burbs Joined: Aug 26^th, 2007	Re: The Kruger/Waddell Challenge 9/14/2019 Reply #20 - Sep 16^th, 2019 at 9:44pm	Quote Print Post
	db wrote on Sep 16^th, 2019 at 8:57pm: A little help here? What am I looking at? The upper left shows the Longer Kruger Challenge at the top and the Voyageuers Challenge just below. If you click the Voyageur Challenge you can then find magicpaddler. There’s options to what info from his SPOT that you can see. Pick an option and then click the regenerate button to see his tracks.


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TomT Inukshuk Offline Posts: 1052 Location: Chicago Burbs Joined: Aug 26^th, 2007	Re: The Kruger/Waddell Challenge 9/14/2019 Reply #21 - Sep 16^th, 2019 at 9:49pm	Quote Print Post
	Looks like Magic has been passed by the BeaV group and also another solo. A guy named Muddyfeet. They are all doing the Kruger Challenge and have ran this in previous years. In August BeaV and his paddling partner Kendra set the record for the Kruger Challenge at 63 hours. These people navigate with a map and compass at night. Magic has told me he won't do this.
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Quetico For Life Inukshuk Offline Posts: 130 Location: Lebanon, Ohio Joined: Sep 22^nd, 2006	Re: The Kruger/Waddell Challenge 9/14/2019 Reply #22 - Sep 17^th, 2019 at 1:54am	Quote Print Post
	Old Salt wrote on Sep 14^th, 2019 at 4:01pm: When does he need to finish to meet his ride? Let’s do a little cyber cheer! Magic, Magic, he’s our man! Paddle paddle fast as you can! Magic Magic, break some wind! Lake Superior’s round the last bend! Pounds of cereal and peanut butter! Chased by bears and the occasional otter! Magic Magic trolling line! Sushi waldos taste just fine! Repeat! Here here! Cheers to you Lawrence and safe travels. -QFL


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TomT Inukshuk Offline Posts: 1052 Location: Chicago Burbs Joined: Aug 26^th, 2007	Re: The Kruger/Waddell Challenge 9/14/2019 Reply #23 - Sep 17^th, 2019 at 10:51am	Quote Print Post
	Magic is really getting after it this morning. He was camped in Big Saganaga near Rose Island but left before dawn to reach Saganaga Falls when it was still dark at 5:30 AM. That must have been a cool paddle.


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Wally13 Inukshuk Offline Posts: 331 Location: Bettendorf, IA Joined: Jan 1^st, 2008	Re: The Kruger/Waddell Challenge 9/14/2019 Reply #24 - Sep 17^th, 2019 at 12:36pm	Quote Print Post
	I have been following Magics progress on Watertribe too. What a stud at 73 years old. GO MAGIC GO!


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db Web-lackey Inukshuk Voyageur Offline Posts: 5460 Location: Just off the beaten path. Joined: Sep 14^th, 2002	Re: The Kruger/Waddell Challenge 9/14/2019 Reply #25 - Sep 17^th, 2019 at 6:33pm	Quote Print Post
	Is this one of those things that people do because others can see them (SPOT)? A PLB is a requirement? There is just something intrinsically wrong about this in my brain in this context that I can't properly vocalize. Go Magic and safe travels to one and all. The OP with beard and the hat? That's a winning look for sure.


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pine_knot Inukshuk Offline Posts: 908 Location: Springboro, Ohio Joined: Mar 31^st, 2009	Re: The Kruger/Waddell Challenge 9/14/2019 Reply #26 - Sep 17^th, 2019 at 7:51pm	Quote Print Post
	I believe that having a SPOT is a requirement for Watertribe events....apparently one of the reasons for some of these events (derby?) a few years ago was to give participants practice using SPOT messages correctly....makes one wonder if SPOT is a sponsoring organization....


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solotripper Inukshuk Offline Posts: 8108 Location: clarkston MI Joined: Mar 14^th, 2005	Re: The Kruger/Waddell Challenge 9/14/2019 Reply #27 - Sep 17^th, 2019 at 8:32pm	Quote Print Post
	pine_knot wrote on Sep 17^th, 2019 at 7:51pm: I believe that having a SPOT is a requirement for Watertribe events....apparently one of the reasons for some of these events (derby?) a few years ago was to give participants practice using SPOT messages correctly....makes one wonder if SPOT is a sponsoring organization.... Don't you get some kind of reward/medal for finishing them is a certain time frame? I thought I read there were MANDATORY checkpoints you use the SPOT so they can see from your GPS points that your actually doing the course? You know without some way to verify people doing it there would be a few lowlifes like in those marathon races that claim they did the whole race but didn't.


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TomT Inukshuk Offline Posts: 1052 Location: Chicago Burbs Joined: Aug 26^th, 2007	Re: The Kruger/Waddell Challenge 9/14/2019 Reply #28 - Sep 19^th, 2019 at 2:17am	Quote Print Post
	So Magic is camped on Moose Lake after doing the long (2 mile?) portage from Mountain Lake. Tomorrow will most likely be the Pigeon River and my guess is he'll tackle the Grand Portage and finish on Friday. I wonder how he's feeling right about now? Is he psyched to be near the finish or just dreading what's left? I gave him the advice of packing a few more of his trail bars just in case his food ran low near the end. That 9 mile portage is said to be full of slick mud since the big rain of a couple nights ago. I hope he's feeling strong.


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Jimbo Moderator Inukshuk Offline Posts: 4600 Location: Florida Joined: Oct 6^th, 2002	Re: The Kruger/Waddell Challenge 9/14/2019 Reply #29 - Sep 19^th, 2019 at 10:08am	Quote Print Post
	TomT wrote on Sep 19^th, 2019 at 2:17am: So Magic is camped on Moose Lake after doing the long (2 mile?) portage from Mountain Lake. Tomorrow will most likely be the Pigeon River and my guess is he'll tackle the Grand Portage and finish on Friday. I wonder how he's feeling right about now? Is he psyched to be near the finish or just dreading what's left? I gave him the advice of packing a few more of his trail bars just in case his food ran low near the end. That 9 mile portage is said to be full of slick mud since the big rain of a couple nights ago. I hope he's feeling strong. Good question, TomT. As of 4:45am this morning (Thursday), he was already on the Portage to North Fowl Lake (per his SPOT Message). So, he’s still on his “start-before-dawn” game plan. Weather should cooperate w/him today. However, I’m hoping he’s on that last long Portage early tomorrow morning as they’re calling for significant storms by the afternoon. Jimbo.


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