Merlin at Nightfall

By Steven Barnes

Greg Merlin Lester and crew at 6:00 PM Saturday fixing lights to his aero bars in anticipation of his first-ever nighttime assault on the famous Townes Pass climb. Merlin has five Double Centuries under his helmet this year, and says that the biggest difference between them and the Furnace Creek 508 so far is the team support. The crew had Merlin on his way quickly, prepared to meet the long night in Death Valley.