Chieftain Publishes Recap of 'M' Mountain Run and 49ers
October 25, 2019
Reporter John Larson wrote an item about the 'M' Mountain run, the annual event to give the iconic letter its yearly facelift.
Here is an excerpt of the article with a link at the bottom of the page.
More than 300 students, employees, and alumni took part in Friday’s ‘M’ Mountain run
as part of the annual 49ers Homecoming Celebration. A few hardy students carried 50-pound
bags of marble dust to “paint” the iconic ‘M’ atop the mountain.
(Pictured at right is grad student Nils Carlson finishing off his trek to the 'M'.)
Hikers started at an EMRTC staging area at the base of the mountain and hiked 1.7 miles over rough terrain with a rise in elevation of about 2,250 feet.
As is the tradition at the university for more than 100 years, students are encouraged to carry 50-pound bags of lime to the ‘M.’ Once at the top, they dump the marble dust onto the rocks under the supervision of spotters. The top 20 individuals and teams who carried lime earned $50.
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