What would you do if you had just 48 hours and an ultralight pack of overnight gear? How fast and how far would you go—and where? What epic human-powered adventure would you conquer?

　　Last summer we posed this question to MSR employees in a contest inspired by MSR’s new TrailShot pocket-sized water filter. In their ideas, the employees had to explain how the TrailShot would enable their fast-and-light 48-hour undertaking.

　　We received many submissions of superhuman feats: sufferfest bikepacking missions, multisport summit assaults, ultra-mile fastpacks, even an enchainment of peaks in the Alaska Range.

　　In the end, the winners were three MSR engineers who sought to climb Washington state’s remote Glacier Peak and then packraft out the rushing Suiattle River.

　　That August, the team conquered their mission, clocking 35 miles of hellish bushwacking, 12,800 feet of elevation gain and several miles of adrenaline-pumping packrafting—all in 48 hours car-to-car.

　　Watch the video below to experience their arduous adventure.

　　Inspired? Now plan your own #48HourEpic to enter to win!

　　Now we’re opening up this challenge to you! Show the MSR team what you can conquer in a weekend. First, go to our #48HourEpic Contest Page to learn more. Then, go on a big two-day adventure, write an explanation about it and enter it to win. The summer alpine season is upon uswe look forward to seeing what you accomplish!

　　The grand prize is a guided trip in North Cascades National Park or $1500 in MSR gear. Plus, each week until September, we’ll be giving away a TrailShot water filter!