Ed Baxter climbs Manitou Incline 13 times in 13 hours, 15 minutes

Ed Baxter, 58, of Colorado Springs, completed 13 rounds trips on the Manitou Incline on Sunday in 13 hours, 15 minutes.
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Baxter climbed a total of 26,143 feet and traveled 26.52 miles, a little longer than a marathon. He stopped near the top on his ninth trip up to take a 45 minute nap.
The Manitou Incline is an abandoned railway bed consisting of railroad ties that form a rugged staircase rising about 1.1 miles and 2,011 feet. The Incline begins near the Cog Railway station in Manitou Springs.
Though there are no official records for the number of climbs in a day, it is a good bet that that Baxter has the record. It's difficult for seasoned runners to complete one trip up the Incline in a day.
A carpenter and a regular user of the Incline, he was the only entry in the first "Inclinathon," a suffer-fest cooked up by ultra runner Brandon Stapanowich of Colorado Springs.

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[Triathlyn]

Innnnncredbile! Love my crazy peeps here!!! Way to go Ed!!

[mtnrunner2]

That is awesome. Congrats to Ed. Love the 45 minute nap in the middle (I doubt I would have gotten back up)! Great video, and fun conversation :)

[mccscott45]

Still a lunatic,I see.Nice work Ed.Say hi to your brother for me.(scott) Congratulations on a great accomplishment! Keep it up. :)

[Shawn O'Toole]

Wow.....my best time is his worst time

[tonytonytee]

YOU ROCK ED..!!!!!!!...

[James Baumgartner]

BEAST!!!!!