When the winter solstice rolls around, you know it's time for the ALTAR, a self-supported speed-hike of the 30-mile classic Art Loeb Trail. It's a challenging and rewarding voyage consisting of over 9000' elevation gain, 7000' of that is in the first 17 miles. The trail starts just outside of Brevard, NC and finishes at the Daniel Boone Boyscout Camp at the base of Cold Mountain. The highlight of the run comes during the latter half when the trail ventures above 6000' atop the many southern balds of the Great Balsams. The Winter ALTAR challenge is to complete the trek between sunrise and sunset of the shortest day of the year. Winter in the wild, this is adventure running at its finest and most challenging.

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