[at-l] hiker caste system

[shane@theplacewithnoname.com (Shane Steinkamp)]

> Take these four hikers
> A..a 5 ft.100 pound woman who carried a 30 lb pack 80% (slacked
> 20%) of the
> time but
> always managed good humor and cheer and was a joy to hike with.
> B.  a 6.5 200 pound man who carried a 30lb pack 100% but was a grouch who
> complained all the way to Maine making everyone near him miserable.
> C   a 150 pound man who carried part of his wife's stuff in his 50 pound
> pack all the way to Maine except for two days when he was injured and
> slacked.
> D   his wife at 120 pounds who carried only her personal stuff
> (no tent) but
> carried it all the way.
>
> How do you arrange these hikers?

C, D, A, B

C gets two bonuses:  Carrying stuff that was not his own.  Hiking with a
significant other.

D gets the significant other bonus.

A gets extra credit for good humor.

B didn't actually make it, even though he went the distance...

Shane