Colin reached the summit of Denali, Alaska’s high point and North American’s highest mountain, on June 27, 2018 and the record started moving quickly. The logistics were mapped out for a rapid push, but there were plenty of obstacles along the way.

On arrival to Mt. Whitney, California's high point and the tallest mountain in the lower 48, the trailhead was closed due to a lightning strike that caused an uncontainable forest fire. As such Colin was unable to climb Mt. Whitney with his scheduled July 11th permit. The situation was monitored closely and fortunately, once the Georges fire was 30% contained, Whitney Portal reopened and permit holders were allowed entry within the week. Similarly, with the lack of rain in Arizona, Humphrey's Peak was closed due to fire danger in the area. The formal notice was given that the park would open only once the monsoon rains arrived. We continually checked the weather as we inched closer to arriving at Colin’s scheduled climb in Arizona. Humphrey's Peak was eventually opened allowing Colin to summit.

With 42 high points completed in 15 days, Colin still had many of the toughest peaks remaining. Over the course of the next seven days Colin covered what he dubbed the “Western Ultramarathon”, completing over 140 trail miles on peaks no less than 11,000 feet in elevation including: Mt. Elbert in Colorado, Mt. Whitney in California, Kings Peak in Utah, Gannett Peak in Wyoming, Borah Peak in Idaho, Granite Peak in Montana, and Mt. Rainier in Washington consecutively.