Tiger Claw

If you’re looking for a solidly difficult, early-year ass-kicking, this is it. Tiger Mountain, with its many summits, packs a brutal one-two punch - steep uphills followed by focused downhills. 50k/31 miles with ~8500 feet of elevation gain on rugged Pacific Northwest terrain is a stout effort for even the most seasoned of trail runners. The 50m (Tiger Claw Double) is even spicier offering a double-dose of all that vert in both directions (nearly 17,000ft of vertical gain)! 

Tiger Claw is a unique challenge that puts you in control. It’s simple: there are three different climbs, each of varying length and difficulty, and one common descent. You get to pick the order in which you complete the loops. On each climb, you will use a unique timing device to track your loops and confirm that you do all three. Once your loops are complete, return to the finish and you will have tamed The Tiger! If you're doing the special Double (50m), you'll head back up the descent and come down each loop in the opposite direction - helluva way to earn your stripes!

The Tiger Claw Ascent is a straight up climb to the summit of West Tiger 2 via the Cable Line route - one of the area's most popular grinds for workin those quads. This is a 2.5 mile, 2500ft of vert beast where testing your climbing speed is the name of the game. After zooming to the top, runners will enjoy a leisurely 3 mile hike back to the trailhead from the summit.