Laura Matsen

Sea to Summit. Mt Adams. Pacific Ocean -> Summit

225 miles. 24,400 climbed. 21hr 25 min. to best of my knowledge the first documented human powered completion.

We started at the wreck of Peter Iredale, just west of Astoria. @mickwalshthedub was my awesome ride buddy

Then we pointed our bikes east.

And ate and biked

a lot

it was often beautiful. this is the swift reservoir near Helens

Martha put on a master course in support. She met us every 3 hrs with fruit, pretzels, coke and offerings of sandwiches from the cooler. i kept tell myself that i just had to get to her every 3 hrs with empty bottles and having consumed 900 more calories.

heading up to trailhead. It was great to finally SEE adams.

sunset. total ride time 14.5 hrs. moon.

met @shanecrobinson at trailhead !

said fairwell to @mickwalshthedub and Martha (and tried to shove a banana in my stomach)

Summited 6.5 hrs later. legs and breathing were solid. hallucinations/ dizziness not cool. mental game / breaking things down helped a lot.

Felt tremendous support from friends and family (thank you for the texts thru the day!)

enjoyed views on way down. sunrise descending was gorgeous. had a spectacular unintentional 5 min nap at a break.

mountain silhouette. always a winner.

Made it to work the next day after a solid 12 hours sleep. Honestly felt better than most my coworkers 🍻🤭

and enjoyed a sandwich that had traveled to the summit. love me 3 day old PB and J. curated !!

appreciative of nature. lookie here!

and friends who support my dreams with meticulous planning🧐. Huge shout out to @c0.bra for putting 22 hours into my two bikes that literally were not working at all 1 week out 👀. i love you!