620 mile record without resupply
I wouldn't think you would need 100 + pounds of stuff to accomplish that.
where was the record set?
lol!
lobster, how many user id's do you have??
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in 99' at upper goose pond cabin,met a hiker who was sobo... doing a 30 day hike thru the new englandsOriginally Posted by Crustacean
DIDNT KNOW he could resupply. had over 110 pounds.his pack was completely full of food with his gear strapped on the outside of the pack,including a full size axe,and a hatchet. got alot of advice that night from sobos and nobos. donated the axe to the cabin. he was so stoked with the help! dumped his gear out ran back to jacobs highway us#20 and humped in two cases of beer! that evening.hiked out the next day under 80lbs.
How many threads are needed on this topic????
Three I guess. I think might be possible to do the AT quite comfortably with only 3 resupply points. You would need to be fairly lean to begin with, and tough enough to hike fairly continuously, though not too fast. Now when you start talking about only 1 or 2 resupply points then it gets really silly.
I could answer that question.lol!
lobster, how many user id's do you have??
Who recorded that record? It's not really close, there are people who have hiked longer distances living primarily off the land.
I know of someone who started from Whitewood, SD and hiked to Sequoia - Kings Canyon NP following a diverse route through several mountain ranges, different trails and much bushwacking for a total of 2700 miles taking several months. Major food source was rabbits and small game that he snared and plants and berries that he gathered along the trail.
He never advertised it because as far as he was concerned, "it was just another long walk"
Hawk
he failed after 30 miles. next!
Got any details?
http://www.whiteblaze.net/forum/show...t=34830&page=2
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Thanks, I missed that.
So people actually backpackpack without a trail marked every 30 yds, a shelter ever 7 miles and a town every 3 days? Next you'll tell me there were no privys.
Have we forgotten the guy who used a motorized two-wheel hand truck last year when he started out from Springer last year? I never heard how far this guy got.
620 miles / 15 (miles per day) = 41 days
41 * 1.5 # food per day = 61 pounds of food
61 + 15 or so pounds of stuff weight = 76 pounds (or so)
Wow.. I sure wouldn't want to do it but I would think it could be done.
WalkingStick"75"
in the spring and early summer one could supplement their diet with things found in the woods such as ramps and dandelion greens and such, depending on the location. i would say that you could cet that weight down to 65 66 or so, very doable. man, a person would be flying after a couple of weeks carrying that weight with it gradually decreasing. excellent fitness plan.
don't like logging? try wiping with a pine cone.
1.5 lbs of food per day isn't enough for most people, let alone those who are carrying 70-80 lbs on your back. I realize the weight would continue to go down, but I need 2+ lbs per day of food, and I'm an ultra light weenie.
I guess it [I]could[I] be done, but most likely your body would break down fast.
Anything's within walking distance if you've got the time.
GA-ME 03, LT 04/06, PCT 07'
Golly. They must have been pretty bound up, by the time they finally got to town.
Weary
I think this link is what he was trying to beat. Three guys set out in the Alaskan Artic in spring on foot with a 7lb. base pack weight and about 65lbs. of food to do 420 mile route through "The most remote spot in North America" without resuply.
http://www.ryanjordan.com/2006_arcti..._the_arct.html
One succesfully completed. Interesting UL setup.
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