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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>As some of you know, I carry a GPS on my trips. Not for navigation,
but for the “Trip Data” it provides.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>My trips fall into two categories- My solo PCT walks and my “destination”
hikes (peak bagging, finding place with special significance and returning to
my favorite spots, etc.). When I’m walking the PCT, I usually do this
solo for a couple reasons- my “destination trip” hiking buddies
turn their noses up when I suggest hiking through the desert or burn areas, and
more important- I’d much rather walk at my own pace, stopping when I want
to and lingering at a spot for as long as I like. I find that if I hike with
others, I feel like I should stay together with whoever I’m out with. For
me, keeping together means I’m either trying to keep up, or deliberately
slowing down. Both exhaust me quicker than if I’m walking my own pace.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>When I walk the PCT, I go UL because I want to walk all day.
When I’m out with others, I take my “luxury kit” because I know
I’m not doing big miles and the campsite scene is one of the goals in
itself.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Here’s my consistent data:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>When going UL, My average walking speed is 3 MPH and 2 MPH
on steep climbs (descents vary wildly for some reason).<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>When I have my heavy pack, I’m hiking 2.5 MPH and just
a tad under 2 MPH on climbs (again descents vary)<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>A half-mile and hour is a big difference over an eight hour
day! On climbs, I tend to just head-down and grunt uphill, so I think the very
slightly less speed is due to the extra weight causing me to stop and rest a
bit more often.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>So going UL definitely increases speed (at least for me,
though I suspect I’m not the only one). But the experience isn’t noticeable
different. I can’t tell the difference in how the scenery goes by between
2.5 and 3 MPH. For me UL allows a more leisurely “walk” verses a strenuous
“hike”. One’s not any better or worse an experience for me. I
enjoy just being out there no matter what the goal is at the end of the day.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>My two cents.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>-cheers<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
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