[at-l] resources, (day) plan, execution... Re: Room for improvement

[Sloetoe]

--- Ken Bennett <bennettk at wfu.edu> wrote:
> > I would mention a particularly grueling climb
(Tesnate Gap), ...
> Tesnate Gap was the *worst*.   ...
> I remember meeting another hiker who said that
> Sassafras Mtn was the worst climb ever, ...

> So I totally agree that there are lots of factors
> that influence how hard a
> particular climb will feel on any given day.
> --Ken B

### Hugely true. Conditioning, expectations, and
pacing -- MAN that what it's all about. The resources,
the plan, the execution. Miss any of them (miss some
gorp at a too short rest stop) and watch all three go
to hell. It's easy for me with the boys, because they
have so little on-board supply(s), and without a
regimented rest-stop plan, they'd quickly fall apart.
We make great time because we *always* rest/resupply.
10 minutes every hour. (Unless, of course, a swimming
hole or milkshake await. HA! Then it's "Daaaaadddd!
C'mon! Let's  *go*!!")

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