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re: ***Official Hiking/Camping Thread***
Posted on 3/31/12 at 11:08 pm to Blue Velvet
Posted on 3/31/12 at 11:08 pm to Blue Velvet
is 12.5 miles a day doable for someone new to backpacking?
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Posted on 3/31/12 at 11:10 pm to Wooly
quote:
is 12.5 miles a day doable for someone new to backpacking?
Should be. Unless you have a lot of elevation change involved.
Posted on 3/31/12 at 11:12 pm to RogerTheShrubber
quote:
Unless you have a lot of elevation change involved
springer mountain to blood mountain... i cant find an exact elevation change
ETA: but i know there is a good amount of elevation change
EETTAA: Blood Mountain 4,458 feet (1,359 m)
Springer Mountain 3,782 feet (1,153 m)
This post was edited on 3/31/12 at 11:15 pm
Posted on 3/31/12 at 11:14 pm to Wooly
quote:
springer mountain to blood mountain... i cant find an exact elevation change
Got topo maps? I find them very beneficial on these sort of ventures. You can find them online much of the time.
Posted on 3/31/12 at 11:19 pm to RogerTheShrubber
678 feet elevation change... im super excited... in one week i will be standing at the top of a mountain..... up until this point in my life i think monkey hill is the closest to the top of a mountain as i have been 
Posted on 3/31/12 at 11:23 pm to Wooly
quote:
678 feet elevation change... im super excited.
Don't wear yourself out... Shouldn't be a problem unless all 678' are at once. If you are decent shape you could cover 12 miles a day with relative ease.
Posted on 3/31/12 at 11:29 pm to RogerTheShrubber
quote:
f you are decent shape you could cover 12 miles a day with relative ease.
been running 5k every few days for the past 3 months... in the best shape i have been in a long time... so i think i will be fine if you think so..... ill post pics when i get back
Posted on 3/31/12 at 11:34 pm to Wooly
quote:
been running 5k every few days for the past 3 months... in the best shape i have been in a long time... so i think i will be fine if you think so..... ill post pics when i get back
Have done the Chilkoot trail in 2 1/2 days, 33 miles and it's got some rough spots plus some elevation gain of about 3,000' at the end. Playing around much of the time, so you will be fine.
This post was edited on 3/31/12 at 11:37 pm
Posted on 3/31/12 at 11:42 pm to RogerTheShrubber
ha k... yea just wanted to make sure
Posted on 4/1/12 at 12:15 am to Wooly
You'll be fine. Seems very tame.
Posted on 4/1/12 at 12:16 am to Wooly
Did you get a pack yet?
Just wondering what you got
Just wondering what you got
Posted on 4/1/12 at 10:31 am to Nodust
I just got myself a new pack last week.
Osprey Atmos 65
Cant wait to take it out
Osprey Atmos 65
Cant wait to take it out
Posted on 4/1/12 at 10:55 am to Wooly
Is that the net elevation change? It looks like that is just the difference between the mountain heights. I would think there would be a lot of up and down across 12 miles, but I am not familiar with the area.
Posted on 4/1/12 at 11:41 am to tigers33
quote:Exactly. That hike is no walk in the park.
It looks like that is just the difference between the mountain heights
Posted on 4/1/12 at 12:42 pm to Nodust
yea, its a north face pack i got when i went backpacking across europe after a graduated from high school, im just using that one, if i really love backpacking as much as im expecting i will be buying all new gear eventually.... just didnt want to spend a fortune going on my first real backpacking trip
Posted on 4/1/12 at 11:39 pm to Blue Velvet
quote:
Exactly. That hike is no walk in the park.
I'm curious as to the actual elevation gain.
Posted on 4/1/12 at 11:45 pm to LSUintheNW
so am i how can i find it out
Posted on 4/1/12 at 11:48 pm to Wooly
quote:
so am i how can i find it out
Topographic maps.
Edit: Not sure about the AT, but most well known trails have trail guides you can read online or purchase that have detailed sections about each leg of a trip.
This post was edited on 4/1/12 at 11:54 pm
Posted on 4/2/12 at 12:03 am to RogerTheShrubber
did the math.. 11,700 feet in total elevation change... = 2.22 miles in elevation change on the 38 miles in...
then we do it all again to get back
then we do it all again to get back
This post was edited on 4/2/12 at 12:04 am
Posted on 4/2/12 at 12:13 am to RogerTheShrubber
I was just searching online and couldn't find a definitive answer surprisingly. 
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