[pct-l] My plans,in a nutshell

[Gerry Zamora]

Trek on!
On Jan 4, 2011 7:42 PM, "John Casterline" <tnx4asking at gmail.com> wrote:
> Great info on calories - thanks.
>
> I too will be raising money for charity and in my case for the American
Lung
> Association. I had Stage IV Lung cancer diagnosed in Aug 06 and I am still
> ticking. In Nov 2010 I had my prostate removed and in two weeks ago I was
> diagnosed with throat cancer. I still plan on hiking the PCT. It is my
> dream.
>
> postholer.com/tnx4asking
>
> On Tue, Jan 4, 2011 at 6:51 PM, Paul Robison <paulrobisonhome at yahoo.com
>wrote:
>
>> it's a simple matter of calories,
>>
>>
>> with a 20 lb pack on, walking a mil on level ground burns 125 calories.
>> lets
>> just assume you're not climbing hills yet.
>>
>> so you burn 2,000 a day; and walk 20 miles with a 20 lb pack, that's 4500
>> calories right there, assuming no hills and only 20 miles a day ...
>>
>> but you're starting in may 14'th, so lets say 25 miles a day, and lets
add
>> in
>> some hills, say 5 miles of 6% grade, and before you know it, even with
>> very few
>> hills you're up to burning 6,000 calories in a day.
>>
>> ... i dont know about your specific food, what do you use? how much
>> protein a
>> day do you have? my food pack is typically 4500 calories, and 85 grams of
>> protein a day, wit ha balanced diet, carbs, fats, sugars etc; i have a
>> hard
>> time getting over 120 calories an ounce. add in packaging and i'm down to
>> 112
>> cal / ounce. so for 6,000 calories a day; you're talking about 53.5
>> ounces of
>> food a day. and this is a meager allotment, eating just what you burn;
>> and
>> not eating extra for sleep (when you body heals and muscles build).
>> that's essentially 3lb 5 ounces of food a day minimum; so looking at a
ten
>> day
>> stretch, i can see 30 lbs being a light load.
>>
>> problem in the later stages is, you've already gone through your fat
>> reserves.
>> it's easy to go from mexico to warner springs on 2,000 calories a day; i
>> did it
>> and barely felt hungry. but by then your metabolism and speeding up, and
>> you
>> fat reserves are dwindling. By big bear, CA, you're going to be NEEDING
>> to eat
>> to provide your body with energy. and your muscles will be wanting to
>> build
>> ... so you actually need to eat more than you burn.
>>
>> eating just enough to keep from body starvation is a bad idea in the long
>> run.
>>
>>
>> anyway my rambling thoughts...
>> ... what charity are you raising money for? how did that idea come to
>> light?
>> i've always had this idea of doing a hike to raise money for diabetics
who
>> loose
>> their feet, for foot prostethics, so we can get people back walking and
>> back
>> onto the trails ... but i'd want 4 or 5 thru hikes under my belt before i
>> had
>> the audacity to ask an organization to sponsor me and raise money on my
>> behalf.
>> raising money on your first thru hike is a tough idea, odds are low of
>> your
>> making it, statistically.
>>
>>
>> legal to eat rattlesnake? is that a joke? you plan on cleaning an animal,
>> building a fire, cooking it, eating it, etc. for what purpose? you talk
>> about
>> yoru calorie protein rich superfoods ... snake meat isn't a great choice,
>> not
>> for the time you put into the whole process. may as well just keep
>> putting
>> down miles. bugs and leather? if that includes mosquitos, camp next to me
>> and
>> eat the campsight clear of mozzies please.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> ________________________________
>> From: Mike Chapman <altathunder76 at gmail.com>
>> To: pct-L backcountry.net <pct-l at backcountry.net>
>> Sent: Tue, January 4, 2011 1:00:49 PM
>> Subject: [pct-l] My plans,in a nutshell
>>
>> Well ill be headed north on may 14th,I will be doing this trip
>> solo(maybe). I will only spend what is needed(raising money for
>> charity),I will hike at night if needed,I have no plans on staying at
>> angels houses(rain,snow and stars),but will be using trail magic and
>> rides(maybe). I will try to resupply myself besides a few from home.
>> Ive heard the storys of 30lbs. of food not being enough in spots,I
>> would like to know why? I have certain food and protein that is super
>> light and lasts way longer than I plan on needing. Im not the average
>> thru,I can eat the same thing for weeks and still love it longtime. I
>> can eat bugs and leather if needed! Water filtering is my ace in the
>> whole,no chem for me. Is it legal to kill and eat rattlesnake on the
>> trail? My mouth is watering already,snakestew baby! Would love to hear
>> thoughts on my plans,C-ya on the trail class of 2011,Thrubyeyou.
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