Send me a PM with your email and I will forward extensive xl gearlist.
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Send me a PM with your email and I will forward extensive xl gearlist.
Granite Gear VC - superior pack, 60L, 2.2 lbs. carries 25 lbs easily, only $200.
My basic 3-season kit, populated with top of the line equipment, was $3,500. Safe, Dry, and Warm, this kit delivers. One could surely do it for much less.
Best trading book out there: MOUNTAINEERING: TRAINING FOR PEAK PERFORMANCE - Clyde Soles. Three month mountaineering training program, have used annually for years....
Granite Gear Crown VC , 60 l, 34 oz, $200, Best pack for the wt/$ out there.
People figure out pretty quickly you cannot get wasted every night and walk 10-20 mi/day That said, with now 31+ yrs of sobriety, it is your spiritual program that provides the margin of safety in...
I have a number of extensive gear lists by season, weight and cost. My kit summer 13.5 to 3-season 15.5 ex. Food/water. Send pm with email and I will forward.
I have a number of extensive gear lists, wt. cost, if interested send pm with email and I will forward. My first AT Pack 41 lbs. current, 15 lbs 3-season w/o food and water.
I have several sil nylon single wall tents/tarp. Used ATSKO Water Guard and it significantly increased water repellancy. Checked with Henry at Tarp Tent and he sais he uses it. During the day I...
Best climbing/training program I have ever used, "CLIMBING:TRAINING FOR PEAK PERFORMANCE"by Clyde Soles. Strongly encourage getting and using heart rate monitor. Send PM if interested in further...
1) weigh everything
2) buy the best you can afford
3) priorities: safe, dry, warm
4) train, train, train
5) lose a much weight as practical before starting
TT Contrail- rock solid if you can handle the front entry. My go to tent for 5 years....
If interested I have an extensive gear list u/l to 3-season 13 -16 lbs. Total. Send pm with email and I will forward,
I have a number of detailed spreadsheets including gear (ul/ltwt/3-season), food, nutrition. Send pm with email and I will forward if interested. My pkwt #13-16.
This is complicated. I have been evaluating medical research on mental illness, fatigue and burnout for 27 years. Getting an accurate diagnosis is critical. A recent study found job burnout to...
Garbage bag rain shirt, keeps heat in, MLD mitten covers, keep walking....
Best Training book, Climbing: Training For Peak Performance - Clyde Soles. . Been using the 3-month program for years,
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My goal was goal was Harpers Ferry, 1,000 mi, and I wanted to quit every day. I practically crawled the last 200 miles, but I finished my hike and glad I completed thé walk. . I would never spend...
Recipe for failure. . My question, if you do not like to workout why long distance hiking? . The AT is like working out every day for months. . Injuries are a real possibility. This I will...
I am on the on the other end of the spectrum. . Bought brand new, top of the line, total cost $3,500. Have not bought anything since 2011, so there are lots of ways to go........ Hope attachment...
I did ga-wva in 2010 at 54. I finished the 1,000 mi. on want to, I simply wanted to finish that hike. I though about quitting every single day, and it remains one of my proudest accomplishments.
At 54 (2010) finished GA - WVA 1,010 Miles. . Just had to do it after being dead in the OR in 2008. A most notable accomplishment in my life. I never plan to finish, I got what I needed.
I have a number of food/nutrition spreadsheets, if interested send me a pm with your email
+++ WM Alpinlite, my go to bag, just love it, and the best quality, a bag for life......
WM Alpinlite-my go-to bag, I have three WM bags, heavy investment, but bags for life, just love them....