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

[Mark Hudson]

Hmmm, if my intense calculations are correct, the boys on-board reserve
should kick in just about the time you need them to carry your stretcher <g>

On 1/8/07, Sloetoe <sloetoe at yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> --- 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*!!")
>
> gottohaveaplantoe
>