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YOU’VE SELECTED THE RIM TO RIM TRAIL
Expect an epic LSD high-desert thrash defined by exposure and commitment.
TOP: MSO Exercise to Exorcize V1 LST cardigothically tincted with Speed and Cotton Kills, it.
FOOTWEAR: Speedland SL: HSV are Dyneema Moccasins for Future Primitives in need of Speed and Rugged Swag
HEADWEAR: Soar Running Sahara Hat for Dune Speed and Somatic Survival Memories.
EYEWEAR: Alba Optics MANTRA WHT VZUM F LENS RKT. Speed Speed Speed. Don’t Fold, Ride Bold
PACK: Palante Packs Joey equipped with pegasus Hybridization Technologies for Multi Hyphenates on the Edge. *And apples. Carry Your Speed.
BOTTOMS: District Vision Recycled Half Tights with 4 Ways of Stretches, 4 Pockets of Hold and 4 Speeds of Human Soul. Outer Shorts, Inner Peace.
March presents an odd mix of dizzying MENTAL breakthroughs, imaginal expansion and daydreaming. A call to leadership and greater authority, whether in your workplace, at home, in the community or on a team, is almost assured. You may even find that heeding such a call could garner you support from powerful and influential figures. Read your horoscope today.
Join high energy Allan on his high Altitude attempt to turn a six day bikepacking route into a Mexico City SUB480 ATB just for the love of mist, clouds, alpine sand, volcanos, terraceria, vertical kilometers, sunrises, pine forests and surprise tartan.
Allan flies like an airplane past alpine starts, cigarettes, tears of joy, mini explosions, mountain skirts, more clouds, bush bashing, peaking, hike-a-biking, switchbacks and satellites because “this bloody place is so beautiful.”
We talk to professional ultra trail runner, Abby Hall, in our second issue of Cardio Goths: Physical, Spiritual, Mental, and Emotional guidance for Subject Athletes.
Leos, Winds of change sweep into your Seventh House of interpersonal relationships, rivals and partners on February 9th, as an airy Aquarius New Moon ushers in an exceptional cycle. Mercury, planet of communication, entered your Aquarius Seventh House on February 5th, laying the foundation for this transformative beginning with unvarnished, revelatory dialogue.
The Santa Monica Mountain Challenge is the most challenging and spiritually demanding “trail’ run of your life. And/or it’s the funnest high-angle dirt scramble ever conceived of. Either way it’s 14.7 mile Thrash linking the four highest peaks in the Santa Monica Mountains. Get a cue sheet. Bring a friend. Expect chaparral, sage, rattlesnakes, Type 2 Fun, Ego Death, Exercise Induced Exorcism and, possibly, Ascension.
The first 10 teams to complete the challenge and submit proof of completion will receive FKT Thrash Awards—2 Custom Nalgene Bottles, 2 Ciele PYNCaps, 2 limited edition L/S FKT t-shirts, and a grip of limited edition FKT stickers. Teams 11 to infinity that complete the challenge and submit proof of completion will receive an official Route Sticker and whatever other random shit we feel like putting into an envelope at that time. Regardless—and more importantly—attempting and/or completing this challenge will lead to pedestrian clarity, an appreciation for hot and cold running water,Type 2 Fun, Ego Death, Exorcism, Rapture and Ascension. 99% of these exist entirely outside the context of Late Stage Capitalism, are carbon neutral and don’t cause waste.
The course opens at 12:01am January 27th, 2024 and never closes. This challenge is open to the public and costs nothing to do. FKT is modeled after the Brevet Cards used by an esoteric cycling tradition called Randonneuring. The basic gist is this; you and a friend can complete the challenge on your own time whenever you want. All you need is the GPX file and a cue sheet which you will stamp at each of the three checkpoints. Once the challenge is finished you submit proof of completion in the form of a photograph of your cue sheet featuring all stamps from the checkpoints.
FOR A COMPLETE LIST OF RULES AND ALL THE BETA YOU WILL NEED CLICK THIS LINK.
WHAT: STUPID ROUTES: A community Conversation about Stupid Routes; a 3-person multimedia presentation with Q&A. 👽 Abby Hall talks about a possible too close encounter and Misery PRs. 😴 Stephen Kersh talks about sleeping in the bottom of the world’s largest ditch by himself, by accident. 🚫🚴🏻♀️😢🥾 Moi Medina presents “I’m glad I brought a bike on this hike”; an IRL blogpost on the liminal space where dumb ideas and hubris meet genius and glory. 🙋♀️ Q&A
WHERE: Luft Los Angeles
WHEN: Friday January 26th from 6-8:00PM
WHO: MSO and RWC. And you. And every other Subject Athlete, Rat and Cardiogoth in Los Angeles ready to explore confusion, dehydration, discovery, spiritual growth, access to portals both imagined and real, pain, suffering, nausea, latent fun aka Type 2 Fun, Type 4 Fun, ruined friendships, sisterhood, permanent disfigurement caused by frostbite or similar, a glimpse into the Valhalla of your choice, an everlasting sense of purpose, rapture, epiphany, temporary insanity, irrational exuberance, wanderlust, New Hope, existential dread and Lizard Brain takeover.
WHY: C-O-L-L-E-C-T-I-V-E E-F-F-E-R-V-E-S-C-E-N-C-E, elucidation. inspiration. entertainment and stoke. What makes a Stupid Route a Stupid Route? How do you build your own Stupid Route? Why are the gifts of Stupid Routes past, present and future intrinsically valuable to Endurance Earthlings and Subject Athletes? Are there other even more better gifts? How do you access the gifts you want, and only the gifts you want, on your time and terms? Great question(s), COME TO THIS EVENT AND FIND OUT THE ANSWERS TO THESE AND MANY OTHER KNOWN KNOWNS, KNOWN UKNOWNS AND UNKNOWN UNKNOWNS. This might (probably will) be the most riveting hour of Endurance storytelling ever. Full of actionable Do’s, Don’ts, Beta, Inspiration and Takeaways
EVEN MORE WHY: Get the collectible piece of art in the form of a tyvek cue sheet that you’re gonna need if you wanna complete the FKT Santa Monica Challenge—the highest you can get in Santa Monica. While supplies last said cue-sheet will be inside a 32oz custom Nalgene bottle next so some Maurten Drink Mix and Gels in the form of the single greatest registration packet ever. Registration is free.
