{"id":8739,"date":"2024-09-03T18:19:28","date_gmt":"2024-09-03T18:19:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/setupjunkie.net\/?p=8739"},"modified":"2024-09-09T16:04:44","modified_gmt":"2024-09-09T16:04:44","slug":"fkt-or-starve-food-miscalculation-motivates-iceland-traverse-in-under-a-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/setupjunkie.net\/index.php\/2024\/09\/03\/fkt-or-starve-food-miscalculation-motivates-iceland-traverse-in-under-a-week\/","title":{"rendered":"FKT or Starve: Food Miscalculation Motivates Iceland Traverse in Under a Week"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Iceland had been at the top of Hunter Leininger’s bucket list for many years. <\/strong>But the 23-year-old adventure and endurance racer wasn’t going to be satisfied with an easy trip around the Ring Road, visiting waterfalls and hot springs. To merit an expedition to the Land of Ice and Fire, “I wanted to do something epic,” he told GearJunkie.<\/p>\n So, Leininger started looking for an objective. When he discovered that Christof Teuscher had set an FKT in 2023, traversing the entire country on foot, a distance of over 320 miles, in just 8 days, 11 hours, and 4 minutes, his sights were set.<\/p>\n The route is known as the “North-South Traverse.” It starts at the northernmost lighthouse in Iceland and ends at the island’s southernmost lighthouse. Teuscher meticulously planned the time of year when the Icelandic highlands were open to travel and scouted the route numerous times. He’d already done the logistical hard work for <\/strong>Leininger. All he’d have to do is beat Teuscher’s time.<\/p>\n