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[pct-l] poor old Ray
- Subject: [pct-l] poor old Ray
- From: JohnDRandall at aol.com (JohnDRandall@xxxxxxx)
- Date: Thu Aug 28 20:34:56 2003
The essence is this; from a PCT thru-hike perspective--can you hike 20+ miles
a day or 8 miles a day? I've reduced my pack down to 22 pounds, but I still
can't hike more than 10-12 miles a day. I could reduce my pack down to zero
and I still couldn't do more than 15 trail miles a day. All the hoo-haw
about weight doesn't matter beans if you can't walk the walk.
Going from a 60-pound pack which I carried in my late 30s to the 22-25 pound
pack I currently carry (in my late 50s) has done two things; one--it's allowed
me to pursue an activity which I enjoy and be on the fringe of something I've
dreamed about (hiking the PCT, etc) AND increase my daily hiking distance
from 8 miles/day to 12-13 miles/day. But, even if I could spend 100% of my time
in exercise and preparation, I doubt if I could increase my miles/day by more
than 25%, maybe up to 15 miles/day. Top end.
The Ray Way provides the thru-hiker athlete--and I stress athlete--a
methodology to walk the walk. It also allows the average hiker who wants to spend a
week in the wilderness--a 50/60-mile hike--a way to reasonably accomplish the
goal. However, I think corn pasta really sucks.
john