Ripton’s Harrington reaches for the sky in international mountain races

Ripton’s Baxter Harrington had impressive results as he represented the United States at the 2023 World Junior Skyrunning Championships in Italy.

Baxter Harrington has left the Green Mountain running trails in Ripton to compete in Italy’s rugged Apennine Mountains in the Youth Skyrunning World Championships.

WAITSFIELD — Two young Ripton residents excelled in a Nov. 3 “Skyrunning” race up General Stark Mountain hosted by the Mad River Glen ski area. Beth McIntosh and Baxter Harrington, 7th- and 8th-grade members of the Middlebury Union Middle School cross-cou … (read more)