Route

John Muir Trail

FKT route

The John Muir Trail links Yosemite Valley with Mount Whitney in California. The Whitney Portal FKT version extends beyond the trail's summit endpoint, so its distance and records need to be compared using the same route, direction and support style.

Trail description: 211 miles · Yosemite Valley to Mount WhitneyNPS's general trail description.Source
FKT route via Whitney Portal: 223 milesFKT uses Whitney Portal as its southern terminus; the trail itself ends on Mount Whitney's summit.Source

12 TUM reports · Published coverage below

Publication history

Coverage over time

11 editorial issues

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Jul 2024Peak 3Nov 2026

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In The Ultra Minute

Newest first

October 9, 2026Published in TUM

A John Muir Trail attempt account

TUM linked Haroldas Subertas’s account of his attempt, including his decision to arrange a pickup rather than continue.

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October 6, 2026Published in TUM

North Bend’s races and race director

TUM covered Mt Si VK and North Bend’s elite 30K, Hillary Allen’s earlier VK/ascent results, and Joe McConaughy’s first year directing the festival.

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October 2, 2026Published in TUM

Subertas’s pickup, as reported by Klein

TUM attributed the Thursday pickup and safe-and-unhurt report to Lauren Klein’s public Story. It does not preserve an independently accessible current Story.

Event date: October 1, 2026 · TUM publication: October 2, 2026

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September 29, 2026Published in TUM

Why McConaughy chose support

TUM linked his Singletrack and Freetrail conversations after the JMT finish, including his explanation of choosing pacers after the earlier unsupported attempt.

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September 29, 2026Published in TUM

Subertas begins his JMT attempt

TUM linked his Monday start update and tracker. The October 2 issue reports the pickup, and October 9 links his retrospective.

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September 25, 2026Published in TUM

Stringbean’s supported northbound JMT

TUM reported McConaughy’s supported northbound finish and compared it with his earlier unsupported southbound efforts. Direction and support style distinguish the records.

Event date: September 23, 2026 · TUM publication: September 25, 2026

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September 22, 2026Published in TUM

McConaughy’s JMT was still underway

TUM linked a Tuesday update roughly 135 miles into the attempt. This was an in-progress account, not the finished mark.

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August 14, 2026Published in TUM

Himbert’s unsupported JMT attempts

TUM linked the conversation comparing her two attempts and her account of how solo hiking led her into endurance sport.

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August 7, 2026Published in TUM

Himbert improves her unsupported JMT time

Caroline Himbert’s women’s unsupported JMT effort was listed at 3 days, 16:36:15, improving her 2025 mark by 12:21:45. This is the dated listing reported August 7, not a claim about the current record.

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May 2, 2025Published in TUM

Garmire’s Cocodona and trail ambitions

TUM cited Garmire taking a John Muir Trail mark from McConaughy as background to its 2025 Cocodona preview.

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Earlier coverage (2)

August 26, 2024Published in TUM

Stringbean on fueling his John Muir Trail attempt

Stringbean shared a post about fueling his John Muir Trail FKT attempt, with TUM’s headline highlighting 20,000 calories.

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August 12, 2024Published in TUM

McConaughy’s unsuccessful 2024 JMT record attempt

TUM’s 2024 account described McConaughy trying unsuccessfully to reclaim a FKT from Garmire, without specifying direction or support category.

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Repeated links & other mentions (2)

October 2, 2026Repeated link

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September 25, 2026Repeated link

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Original public source

John Muir and Pacific Crest Trails

Original public context, separate from the dated TUM account.

National Park Service

Connections

Person in this dated pickup reported after the attempt ended

Haroldas Subertas

TUM attributed the Thursday pickup and safe-and-unhurt report to Lauren Klein’s public Story. It does not preserve an independently accessible current Story.

Source

Person in this dated completed supported northbound effort

Joe McConaughy

TUM reported McConaughy’s supported northbound finish and compared it with his earlier unsupported southbound efforts. Direction and support style distinguish the records.

Source

Person in this dated 2017 supported mark cited for comparison

François D’Haene

TUM reported McConaughy’s supported northbound finish and compared it with his earlier unsupported southbound efforts. Direction and support style distinguish the records.

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Person in this dated 2022 unsupported mark recalled

Jeff Garmire

TUM reported McConaughy’s supported northbound finish and compared it with his earlier unsupported southbound efforts. Direction and support style distinguish the records.

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Sources & notes

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National Park Service Updated July 31, 2025 · Checked Oct 20, 2026
Fastest Known Time Undated original public page · Checked Oct 20, 2026

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