Re: [Philmont]: RE: [Philmont]: 6 Months To Go

The reason we went on 32 is to go to Mt Baldy and come in over the Tooth on
our feet not a ride back on a bus. The 3 ? I have been asked the most about
Philmont by people that have been there before is 1. Did you go to Baldy?
2. Did you come in over the Tooth? 3. What trek # did you do?
I have been 3 times now and only rode the bus back once. I prefer the walk
back in instead of the bus ride. 02, 32NFM2 choice was mine. 03, 23 choice
was not mine. 05, 32 choice was mine. I agree to disagree on most of the
replies on this subject. There are good reasons for both types of treks.
We barley made the 32 in 05. We were the B crew on our first day of
arrival. I overnighted the card back UPS, TN. The A crew FEDXED his back,
PA. I was closer in the country to Philmont than he was. His arrived
first.
Steve Macintyre
Troop 777
Hermitage, TN
Advisor, 02, 03, 05.

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From: <Michael_J_Conkey@nbc.gov>
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Sent: Thursday, January 12, 2006 8:29 AM
Subject: Re: [Philmont]: RE: [Philmont]: 6 Months To Go

> IMHO, the Super Strenuous treks are for those hiking dogs whose MAIN goal
> at Philmont is to put as many miles on their feet as they can. This isn't
> a knock on them. My observation, based on 3 treks (2 as an advisor) is
> that the super strenuous trek'rs that we ran into spent the majority of
> their days just hiking. Many of the "super strenuous" trek'rs are repeat
> Philmont'rs. Program wasn't a priority and they missed their share of
> program because they were still on the trail, or resting up from a
> previous
> long day. Some pretty long days, hiking in the dark and not much
> "stopping
> to smell the roses". On the plus side, they get to see a whole lot of the
> ranch in a short time period. I'm guessing the sense of accomplishment
> for
> them runs pretty high.....
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> Our trekking pace tries to average about 1.5 to 2.0 miles per hour
> (including breaks, meals, etc.). A 100 mile trek would take between 50
> and
> 70 hours of hiking at this pace. That is 5-7 hours of hiking per day,
> every day. That's a lot of hiking. Not that is isn't doable, it's just a
> lot of hiking.
>
> Not that I am knocking this approach, if that is what the group wants to
> do. For me, I know I CAN do a "super strenuous" trek, but that doesn't
> mean I WANT to <g>. If the youth want it, I will do my best to make it
> happen for them. YIS. Mike ('76, '02, '04 and '07).
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> OK, I'll bite. Now on the wrong side of 50, I admit to a quiet
> satisfaction, and I suppose a form of comfort, that I can still hike 50
> miles in 17-18 hours, that I can still scale a 5.10 face, and that I can
> still hump a 40-50 pound pack on a Superstrenuous trek, and keep up with
> (most of) my greyhounds. "Not Dead Yet!"
>
> I hope I can still say the same in 10 years. I'm still working at it,
> anyway....
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> Troop 6 Scoutmaster wrote:
>> (Kid's that live at 300 feet above sea level, and especially their
> advisors,
>> "don't do Super-Strenuous" ... waiting for the thread on this one :-) )
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