Erin Ton Breaks Speed Records in Marathon Hike of Manitou Incline

March 1, 2024

The Manitou Incline is considered one of the most challenging hikes in Colorado, but Erin Ton completed it at record speed — thirteen times.

Ton took on the “Inclinathon” challenge — going up and down the Incline’s 2,744 steps thirteen times, over around 26 miles, just short of the length of a marathon — on January 17. She finished the climb in eleven hours and 22 minutes. That’s the fastest known time for any female hiker and the second-fastest time overall, topped only by Wade Gardner, who did it in ten hours and 34 minutes in 2015.

Ton, age 26, smashed the previous women’s Inclinathon record by four hours and 21 minutes. In doing so, she also set new records for the fastest women’s double lap, triple lap and quadruple lap, according to the Incline’s Facebook page. West Word