[pct-l] Pct hike summer 2013

[Bill Burge]

BINGO!

I too learned that I could put on a 40 pound pack and hike 15+ miles.

BUT, learned it was different to do it day, after day, after day…  Sleeping on the ground wasn't that big a deal, but wearing the same clothes, battling UV exposure, elevation gain, blisters, searching for water, etc - made it an entirely different process!

325 miles later, it became a bit of a grind...

SomeGuy
Bill Burge
bill at burge.com



On Jun 7, 2012, at 6:28 PM, Scott Bryce wrote:

> On 6/7/2012 6:43 PM, Chris Anderson wrote:
> 
>> I can do 20 miles in a day on easy terrain but i think its going to
>> take some endurance training and a strict regiment to be able to do
>> it day in day out.
> 
> This is good thinking. I started in 2008 knowing I could put on my pack
> and walk 20 miles. No question. What I did not know is whether I could
> sleep on the ground, and do it again the next day. The trail kicked my
> butt. I was one of the many who dropped out early.
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