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Jackson, WY Mountain runner• Illustrator• Adventurer•Nature Nerd• @blackdiamond @lasportivana @gnarlynutrition @nichesnowboards @protectourwinters
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I had an amazing mountain adventure on August 1st running the Teton Bullseye (aka the Up & Around). The route starts by climbing the Grand Teton then running around the massif of the mountain on the Circumnavigation loop. It’s roughly 47 miles with 15,000-16,000 ft of elevation gain. I had been wanting to make a solo unsupported attempt of the Bullseye for the past few years. August 1st was hot and smokey but also the last good weather window of the week so I went for it. Soloed the Owen Spalding in pretty decent time (3:34 TH to summit) and back down in calm t-shirt weather. Thank you to all the climbing parties that let me pass 🙏💙. Felt good running the Valley Trail SB but my stomach took a turn for the worse climbing up Death Canyon and Static Divide in the heat. I slowed down a bit to hang on to my calories, splashed my clothes in cold streams, chugged water at every source, and finally felt better after cresting Static Divide. The wildflowers were absolutely insane on the west side of the mountains and I caught beautiful golden light on the Grand, Middle, and South once I hit Hurricane Pass. I managed to get halfway down Cascade Canyon before dark and of course immediately ran into a moose and a bear. I decided to walk the sections of dense forest so as not to startle any more animals but felt confident enough to jog again once I was next to Jenny Lake. Finished back at Lupine Meadows with a total time of 15 hours 38 minutes and 29 seconds.
Special thanks to @slukenelson for creating the route and making a solid attempt in 2012 and @ryan_burke11 for completing the route in 2020.
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04 Aug 2022
Solo unsupported Wasatch Ultimate Ridge Linkup FKT on July 8th. I’ve done the WURL four times now and finally did it in the style that resonates with me the most. Unsupported means absolutely no external support. No water, food, or gear caches, no pacers or high fives from friends, no on route photographers, and, only according to my own personal stubbornness, not using any man made water sources so no Snowbird tram fountain. I know it may seem silly to go unsupported but this is how I enjoy truly testing my capabilities. The WURL is difficult in this regard because, besides the resort tram, there is no water on the ridge unless you go early enough in the summer to source water from snow. I scouted the route a week before to check the availability of snow but I didn’t anticipate how much the snow would lock up once the sun went down and how difficult it would be to melt. I became very dehydrated during the night and bonked hard, unable to keep food down which slowed my pace, but once the sun came up on the Pfiefferhorn I felt reenergized and pushed onto the finish, exiting via the snowy gully into Bells Canyon. I should note that the WURL is a climbing route with only a few sections of trail. It is 36 miles with 4th and 5th class exposed climbing and somewhere between 18,000-20,000 ft of vertical gain. I’ll share more details on gear later this week. End photos by @christian_adam_ 🙏
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12 Jul 2022
I brought my art supplies with me to Africa. I wanted to capture as much of the flora, fauna and landscape as I could during down time at camp or once I was back at Simon’s farm. @lizparkstudio sent me a micro watercolor set before my trip and it was the perfect lightweight addition to have on the mountain with me. Here’s a few of my minis 🩵
06 Nov 2026
“I’m not gonna lie—going straight into an FKT effort after 8 days climbing up and down Kilimanjaro was tough, but it also gave me that raw feeling I love to chase.”
On a recent trip to Tanzania, BD Athlete @kyehalpin set an unsupported FKT on Mt. Kilimanjaro after settling in with a local crew for a week.
“I’d been working with my friend, guide, and fellow ultra runner Simon Mtuy since February to plan an unsupported run and to learn about the ecosystem. Simon has been guiding Kili for almost 35 years, and it was a real honor to get to know the mountain through his eyes before running.”
Mt. Kilimanjaro Women’s Unsupported FKT: 26.8 miles, 14.4k ft of gain, 10 hrs 30 min.
29 Oct 2026
Kibo from Baranco Camp. 11”x14” pen on white rag paper. My fave view from exploring Kilimanjaro earlier this month 🩵
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#kellyhalpinart #illustration
26 Oct 2026
chilly mornings on Kili 🩵☃️
Good thing I had that @blackdiamond FirstLight Tent 🙏🔥
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20 Oct 2026
A few more moments from Mt Meru on September 25th. This mountain is stunning and significantly more quiet than Kilimanjaro. This was probably my favorite single day from my time in Tanzania. @mtuysimon is such a delightful mountain partner and so knowledgable about the surrounding ecosystem.
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15 Oct 2026
I had the honor of @mtuysimon introducing me to the the Arrow Glacier, the Furtwängler Glacier, and the Northern Ice Field on Kilimanjaro. Simon has spent years working with climate scientists and monitoring the retreating ice. He showed me three of his sensors set up to record temperature and humidity at different alpine sites. He says the forests on the western and southern aspects on Kilimanjaro are what have protected the glaciers from retreating as fast as others in Africa. Still in his thirty five years of guiding he has watched the glaciers shrink to almost nothing, even discovering a new patch of rock that has started emerging when we visited the ice field. Simon and his family live with the land and practice permaculture farming at the base of Kilimanjaro. More to share soon…
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12 Oct 2026
Kilimanjaro W’s unsupported FKT 10 hours 30 min
Here’s my trip report posted from @fastestknowntime
I spent the previous 8 days on the mountain with my guides Simon Mtuy (previous two time record holder) and Jackson Mtui on Kilimanjaro getting familiar with the terrain, trails, and ecosystem. Due to the strict permitting system we couldn’t exit the park before running it so we camped back down at Umbwe Gate the night before the run. I was tired from the 8 days of scouting, summiting, and camping up and down the mountain so it wasn’t exactly the best set up for a hard athletic effort, but there was something really special about spending a continuous timeline on the mountain from the first steps inside the park to the final exit after the run.
Going unsupported with limited access to natural water sources (as well as making sure my guides were comfortable with the amount of food & emergency gear I carried) meant my pack ended up being quite heavy. In addition to extra fuel and hydration, I had all my warm layers, rain jacket, first aid, headlamp, batteries, emergency blanket, and an inReach. (Report continued in multiple captions)
To work within the park rules that state you must have a guide on the mountain, Simon made a plan to run the same route but only after I had a significant head start and by no means could we cross paths during the run. It’s not my ideal version of unsupported but as I am a guest here in this country and on this mountain, it was the best way to stay within the rules of the park as well as meet the guidelines of FKT. I did email FKT beforehand to make sure this set up would be acceptable. Simon finished his run a few hours after I did.
The morning of October 6th I woke up at 3:30am and had an early breakfast with Simon before breaking down my tent and packing up. I started my watch at 5am after we had snapped a few images at the gate and I said good to Simon and the crew. I made my way up into the forest and made it to Umbwe Cave Camp in 1 hour and 55 minutes.
The sunlight hit just above Umbwe Cave in the heather forest and I got to see a perfect clear view of Kibo. I made it to Baranco Camp in 3 hours 36 minutes. My one water refil
08 Oct 2026
Before running Kilimanjaro, I spent an unforgettable eight days with @mtuysimon and Jackson Mtui exploring all aspects of the mountain. They taught me the names of the trees, flowers, birds, animals, glaciers, routes, and camps. They showed me the five ecosystems you ascend and descend through. They taught me the nicknames and history of various places along the routes. The crew taught me some basic Swahili and kept me practicing everyday. Simon even introduced me to his glacier monitoring systems (more to share there later). We spent long days wandering up down the mountain so I could be as familiar with the landscape as possible while discussing stewardship, wildfire management, and promoting the local economy.I have to say it was one of the richest experiences I’ve ever had though my time in the park was limited. I’m still unpacking (literally) from the expedition and looking forward to sharing more in the coming days and weeks.
@blackdiamond @lasportivana @sene_tz 🙏
07 Oct 2026
Mt. Meru FKT (supported, mixed gender) on September 25th. Ascent 5 hours 33 minutes and round trip 8 hours 30 minutes (fun pace). 2nd fastest overall time I believe?
Holy hell. @mtuysimon and I had SUCH a fun & BEAUTIFUL day. We had a bit of a late start (bad traffic) but got going by 10 AM. We were accompanied by Park Ranger Dominic for the first few kilometers and then we started running once the uphill began. Simon and I refilled water at the Miriakamba low camp and the saddle camp. It was pretty thick dust above tree line, but once we got into the true alpine, the clouds set in and it was pretty incredible conditions. We submitted in five hours and 33 minutes (again we ran a fun pace with snack & photo breaks) then took a few minutes up top to enjoy the incredible mountain before running downhill. We picked up Dominic again at the low camp and he ran with us to the finish. We did get stopped a few times by cape buffalo and a family of giraffes that got ahead of us on the trail (so amazing). I thanked them for letting us pass (asante 🙏🩵). We finished eight hours 30 minutes and nine seconds after we started. We could definitely cut down a lot of time if we’d really booked it, but we were having such a good time that it seemed almost a shame to not enjoy the views/plants/animals. I mean how insane is it to run an FKT with warthogs, buffalo, giraffes, monkeys, dik diks and duiker antelope! This life! 🙏🩵🥳
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29 Sep 2026
The ice is juuuuust starting to set in, but I am already missing summer in the Tetons 🩵
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23 Sep 2026
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