[pct-l] Pct hike summer 2013

[Chris Anderson]

:)  It would be grand if I could just hike every single day for the next 10 months to get ready for what the trail is going to serve up fresh and raw...but alas, that isn't feasible...so my thinking is that I need to immerse my self in minimalist situations to constantly asses my gear, even if just for weekend trips...trying to incorporate it everyday, so that I can get accustomed to not having "everything and the kitchen sink" with me (funny story...my roommate is suprised that I won't be bringing a gun with me, and said I should at least by a kukri..."dude, its only like a pound and you can fight off bears and mountain lions").  I plan on starting eating the same ol' cold fast breakfast I expect to have out there before work everyday...also i want to test out food to find that "special breakfast" that meets my calorie needs and I won't grow tired of.  Also, I am thinking about biking to work EVERDAY to get accustomed to the elements, rain or shine
 (its actually hard to find rain days in so. cal. thouigh) ...to break out of my cocoon of comfort...cuz i know it isn't gonna be a stroll in the woods and i gotta build up my callouses, feet, hands, and soul...us flat-landers are behind the learning curve ;)


On a side note...any and all advice is welcome from seasoned vets and aspirationalists alike
 
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________________________________
 From: Bill Burge <bill at burge.com>
To: Scott Bryce <sbryce at scottbryce.com> 
Cc: "pct-l at backcountry.net" <pct-l at backcountry.net> 
Sent: Thursday, June 7, 2012 6:32 PM
Subject: Re: [pct-l] Pct hike summer 2013
 
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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