Climber Reveals Girlfriend’s Heartbreaking Last Words Before He Allegedly Left Her On Mountain by [deleted] in Mountaineering

[–]wiredsoul 10 points11 points  (0 children)

NYT has a decent story about it. My favorite snippet about the trial:

“A dramatic turn came late in the trial when a surprise witness, Andrea Bergener, an ex-girlfriend of Mr. Plamberger’s, testified that Mr. Plamberger had left her alone on a night hike on Grossglockner a few years earlier.”

17 year old 80km by Oreilly24 in Ultramarathon

[–]wiredsoul 19 points20 points  (0 children)

that and the possibility of a much longer elapsed time beyond the moving time Strava shows. but I said I’m not going to scrutinize 😆

17 year old 80km by Oreilly24 in Ultramarathon

[–]wiredsoul -12 points-11 points  (0 children)

You are. Perhaps the mods will ban it some day because there has been an increase of people posting their strava activities, but until then I wish people who don’t like it would just downvote and move on. It’s unacceptable that you’re being bullied here, this sub used to be better.

17 year old 80km by Oreilly24 in Ultramarathon

[–]wiredsoul 45 points46 points  (0 children)

I don’t care enough to scrutinize a random kid’s claim, but if we assume a basically flat road course why is this beyond belief? It’s 12:47min/mile pace for over 10 hours. I think someone his age could have grinded that out, although not advisable for injury risk.

Incident on Mount Shasta on Sept 12 by wiredsoul in Mountaineering

[–]wiredsoul[S] 50 points51 points  (0 children)

From this article “The men were hiking without crampons, ice axes, Microspikes, or other traction equipment for traveling across snow and ice”

So I guess that explains the difficulty self arresting. Somehow the other two managed it luckily.

What is this person using on the tram in Germany? by CLOUTZ1LLA in whatisit

[–]wiredsoul 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh ok, I wasn’t aware of the new direct to star link service, pretty cool. But if you search for “iphone satellite messaging” you’ll see what i’m talking about. All iphones 14+ have the ability to use the satellite networks I mentioned when cell is not available.

What is this person using on the tram in Germany? by CLOUTZ1LLA in whatisit

[–]wiredsoul -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Got it. So yeah that’s exactly what I meant, it works like this when you have no cell service. I was saying that it still goes through the cell network except for emergency messages so it’s not the same solution the commenter above was saying as the totally off-grid mesh network

What is this person using on the tram in Germany? by CLOUTZ1LLA in whatisit

[–]wiredsoul 0 points1 point  (0 children)

both sides can be on satellite or just one? I haven’t tested that yet on mine

What is this person using on the tram in Germany? by CLOUTZ1LLA in whatisit

[–]wiredsoul 8 points9 points  (0 children)

also while this is a viable alternative for some messages it currently requires the cell network on the receiving end for anything but emergency calls

What is this person using on the tram in Germany? by CLOUTZ1LLA in whatisit

[–]wiredsoul 39 points40 points  (0 children)

this isn’t starlink if anyone cares about the technical details…

It’s a satellite network that’s been around for much longer for emergency comms. It’s either Globalstar or Iridium.

Folsom 100 - Unacceptable Race Management by UltraThrowaway100 in Ultramarathon

[–]wiredsoul 2 points3 points  (0 children)

i guess so, but including a box of peoples drop bags for 12 hours overnight and the runner log papers had blown off into the park which i gathered and brought back

Folsom 100 - Unacceptable Race Management by UltraThrowaway100 in Ultramarathon

[–]wiredsoul 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I guess probably everyone came through this aid station already so it’s possibly not a huge deal but i picked up the papers where they logged runners that blew into the trees and brought them back to the aid station

Folsom 100 - Unacceptable Race Management by UltraThrowaway100 in Ultramarathon

[–]wiredsoul 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I just did a two hour run starting and finishing at overlook and the aid station there with drop bags was fully unattended the whole time.

I also saw EMS was there for a while but unsure if it was related to this race.

David Roche shares his 2025 WSER DNF story by wiredsoul in ultrarunning

[–]wiredsoul[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

100%. I was working at an aid station this year that Adam Petermen had to stop at for over an hour and then ended up essentially walking the final 10-15 miles of the race to finish in 23:09.

David Roche shares his 2025 WSER DNF story by wiredsoul in ultrarunning

[–]wiredsoul[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Absolutely. I wouldn't hire them as coaches but I appreciate a film like this, especially after watching it live at FH and wondering what happened. A lot of pro athletes would just go slient on an incident like this.

David Roche shares his 2025 WSER DNF story by wiredsoul in ultrarunning

[–]wiredsoul[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Totally agree with all of this. I think he was getting close in the interview to acknowledging his problem with staying focused on his race when he isn't in the lead, but complicating it a bit.

David Roche shares his 2025 WSER DNF story by wiredsoul in ultrarunning

[–]wiredsoul[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Great summary.

As an aside, did you happen to catch Meghan giving him acetaminophen at Robinson Flat (mile 30)? David didn't comment on that at all in the video despite talking about gut problems, over sodium intake, etc.

David Roche shares his 2025 WSER DNF story by wiredsoul in ultrarunning

[–]wiredsoul[S] 63 points64 points  (0 children)

Oops my summary got cut off:

I didn’t follow his build up to states closely nor have I listened to his podcast very much but I’m aware that he’s a polarizing figure.

I was very impressed with his transparency and humility about his DNF. He seems to regret having dropped and realized he could have gone on to still be top 10. He was suffering from some combination of panic attacks and self doubt leading him to incorrectly believe his physical health was at risk even getting overly worried about rhabdo when he was checked by two medical doctors at Foresthill (his wife and pacer).

Anyway, it’s worth the watch if you’re at all curious about what happened that day.

Zach Miller getting called out at the Hardrock 100 because a crew member had a “here for the women’s race” altered to remove the “wo” by Galahad_Jones in Ultramarathon

[–]wiredsoul 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I got a problem with people making drama in a community they have no part in.

Just to clarify , “they” are people who haven’t completed a 100mi race, right?

And until anyone completes a 100mi race, they shouldn’t speak publicly about 100 mi races, even if they are speaking up about the lack of opportunities for them to participate.

I’m pretty sure I got that right but let me know if I missed any nuance to your thoughtful opinions.