I spent most of the weekend studying for Organic Chem and doing all of my assignments for the next two weeks and getting ready for the big trip. I got a raincoat and some warm socks from the ole REI in order to complete my cold/rainy hiking wardrobe. I am getting pretty excited about hiking in the Peruvian Andes. The pictures I have seen are awesome.
In order to prepare for four days of hiking at elevation, I have starting doing the stair climber at the gym. Is there any piece of equipment or workout that makes you sweat so quickly? I am dripping in sweat by the end of 10 minutes...quite gross. I did 125 stories last night, whatever that means.
I am trying to pack light for this trip because carrying extraneous weight at 14,000 feet above sea level seems to seem like a bad idea. I know when backpacking, by about midday or mile 5 whichever comes first you really start to regret every piece of clea
n underwear you brought...really, who needs to be clean,. By day 2 your are pretty irritated that you thought you needed that stupid tent and by day 3 you start eating all your food just to drop weight. "Next time I am just bringing butter for my calories", you shout. Less really is more in this situation.
Also, a shout out to my buddy Jack who is racing the Baha 1000 solo on a motorcycle this Friday morning. He is one tough dude which is why I always want to cry when I ride mountain bikes with him. He doesn't ever want to stop to rest. It is around a 30 hour race with continuous speeds of 90 mph on desert trails...no stopping. Rip it up Jacko. Apparently you can follow along in real time here.
In order to prepare for four days of hiking at elevation, I have starting doing the stair climber at the gym. Is there any piece of equipment or workout that makes you sweat so quickly? I am dripping in sweat by the end of 10 minutes...quite gross. I did 125 stories last night, whatever that means.
I am trying to pack light for this trip because carrying extraneous weight at 14,000 feet above sea level seems to seem like a bad idea. I know when backpacking, by about midday or mile 5 whichever comes first you really start to regret every piece of clea
n underwear you brought...really, who needs to be clean,. By day 2 your are pretty irritated that you thought you needed that stupid tent and by day 3 you start eating all your food just to drop weight. "Next time I am just bringing butter for my calories", you shout. Less really is more in this situation.Also, a shout out to my buddy Jack who is racing the Baha 1000 solo on a motorcycle this Friday morning. He is one tough dude which is why I always want to cry when I ride mountain bikes with him. He doesn't ever want to stop to rest. It is around a 30 hour race with continuous speeds of 90 mph on desert trails...no stopping. Rip it up Jacko. Apparently you can follow along in real time here.
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Your trip sound AWESOME! Can't wait to see the pics from it!
Can't agree more about the weight issue either, a tarp, a stick of butter, and some water should do you just fine!
GR
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