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I joined Art last April for the R2R2R run. I also did the rim to river back to south rim back when I was younger (and dumber) in September. 1) I would start earlier. I started at 10am on the rim...

In General Lightweight Backpacking Discussion » Grand Canyon -- Rim to River to Rim in August Is this Stupid
April 16, 1:33pm
Re: Philosophy of Thru-hiking
I loved dirks answer above. There are three very important distinctions between what I view as a thru hike (for this discussion) and a long hike. First, the duration has to be long enough that th...

In Philosophy & Technique » Philosophy of Thru-hiking
April 15, 9:24am
Huge fan
Huge fan of wrightsock. Just got a dozen more pairs that were super cheap on the net.

In GEAR » Wrightsocks & Fire-starting
April 07, 11:13am
Happy parts
Liner-less lightweight shorts, boxer briefs, wipes to clean and powder. A couple of minutes of works, hour of pain free.

In GEAR » Swappin' Out My Shorts
April 04, 4:51pm
Very cool
This looks like a great early spring trip. I have done the Alpine Col route and it is likely easier and more enjoyable with snow, I seem to remember endless bolder fields. Sucks about your lt4s. ...

In Post-Trip Reports » Glacier Divide Loop ~ Piute Pass, Alpine Col, Lamarck Col
April 02, 5:10am
Re: Re: JMT Fasthike
"maintaining a > 3 mph pace for 5 days is challenging in the Sierra. 222 miles (from the Portal) split over 5 days is 45 miles a day. I think its more efficient (meaning less taxing on th...

In Pre-Trip Planning » JMT Fasthike
April 01, 6:29pm
Re: Re: Re: JMT Fasthike
"Isn't that on the low side? If it is 30 miles per day, then that is only 3500 calories." For short duration hikes I will rely on body fat to supplement the carbs. So with your 30m...

In Pre-Trip Planning » JMT Fasthike
April 01, 6:20pm
Re: JMT Fasthike
If you want a great training hike come out to the Bob Open in late May. Depending on route I may be doing 90-120 miles over a three day period. Would be a great warmup. As far as nutrition, how...

In Pre-Trip Planning » JMT Fasthike
April 01, 2:52pm
I'm game
I've done a couple of the west coast events, would be great to do something in the east. Would love to drive up from pa!

In Hiking Partners / Group Trip Announcements » Bpl meet in the Adirondacks
March 31, 7:32pm
Full support
This is a great idea especially in July. I'll bring the popcorn! A little bit of heaven! I will be sitting here! Right before I hiked through here in '11 the blow downs were s...

In GEAR » PCT record attempt - need help/advice from the ultra runners
March 31, 7:21pm

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