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The yearly race between the [[Nordic Ski TeamCategory:Tradition]] and [[Alpine Ski Team]] and the Mens [[Crew]]. It starts on the AT next to the Reservoir and heads to the top of 1st Mt. Prospect then down then up Mt. Williams then along the ridge up and down over Mt. Fitch and up the final pitch to the sumit of Mt. Greylock. To make honor roll and have your time immortalized in stone, men must finish still alive in under 60 min. Women in under 76 min. Total climb is about 2,800 ft over about 6 mi. Trail surface is uneven, wet, muddy, stony, and obscured by both leaf litter and snow. At the end you can say you are a school bad ass and then fall over in a quivering heap and puke your guts out. If you'''Definition'''re really fit you can go back down a little ways and cheer on the poor suckers who have yet to figure out that the faster you go, the less time you have to spend suffering.

It is actully one of The yearly race between the [[Nordic Ski Team]] and [[Alpine Ski Team]] and the more fun traditions that go on at Williams[[Men's Varsity Crew]]. It has been run from starts on the very dawn AT next to the Reservoir and heads first to the top of timeMt. Prospect, then down, then up Mt. Williams, or at least then along the ridge up and down over Mt. Fitch and up the last 34 yearsfinal pitch to the summit of Mt. Greylock. Only 5 fatalitiesTo make honor roll and have your time immortalized in stone, men must finish still alive in under 60 min., women in under 76 min. Plenty of woundsTotal climb is about 2,800 ft over about 6 mi. A few people get lost Trail surface is uneven, wet, muddy, stony, and obscured by both leaf litter and snow. At the end you can say you are doomed a school bad ass and then fall over in a quivering heap and puke your guts out. If you're really fit you can go back down a little ways and cheer on the poor suckers who have yet to wonder forever as wraiths on Mt. Greylockfigure out that the faster you go, the less time you have to spend suffering.

'''Fun Facts''' It is actully one of the more fun traditions that go on at Williams. It has been run from the very dawn of time, or at least the last 34 years. Only 5 fatalities. Plenty of wounds. A few people get lost and are doomed to wander forever as wraiths on Mt. Greylock. '''Results''' Click here for results from [http://williams.ovation.se/ this year] and past years, including the all time honor roll which means less than one hour and fifteen minutes for [http://williams.ovation.se/docs/schnellHRw.htm women] and less than one hour for [http://williams.ovation.se/docs/schnellHRm.htm men.] '''Related Articles''' Not to be confused with other, clearly less hard-core, Mt. Greylock ascents including [[Cross CountryRunning|Cross Country's]] annual run to the top and [[Jono Dowse '06|Jono Dowse '06's]] biannual twenty23-to-25-three mile out-and-back to the summitfrom campus, a.k.a.[[THE Greylock Run]]. '''The Route'''<googlemap lat="42.659464185177626" lon="-73.1637954711914" zoom="13" type="hybrid" height="600">>42.68754596957368,-73.16130638122559,Start of the race, by the reservoir.42.638378734969514,-73.16529750823975,Finish at the top of [[Mt. Greylock]].42.668205606189005,-73.17677736282349,Top of [[Prospect Mtn]].42.67023299845056,-73.16789388656616,Road Crossing and the halfway point for time.42.664860658849534,-73.1568431854248,Top of [[Fitch Mtn.]]</googlemap>