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Podcast: Ultrarunning History
Episode: 34: The Mount Baker Ultramarathon (1911-1913)
Description: By Davy CrockettÂ
An ultramarathon held in 1911, The Mount Baker Race, was America’s first mountain trail ultramarathon. It was held in the state of Washington on a volcano, Mount Baker, located in the North Cascade mountains above the city of Bellingham. This historic forward-thinking race required participants to run between 28-32 miles and climb more than 10,000 feet through forests, over snow trails, across glaciers, and up to the wind-blown summit overlooking the Puget Sound to the west.
This very early mountain trail ultra, held for only three years, involved drama, danger, and near tragedies. It also included a unique fea...