RE: [Philmont]: How tough is it?

I AGREE !!! Get some trekking poles.

I bought mine in 1999 for my first Philmont trek and now would go NO WHERE
without them.............they really save my knees.

Kim Pigorsch
Membership Chairmun (sic)

www.troop681.org

San Diego, CA

>From: "Bill Summers" <billsummers@charter.net>
>Reply-To: philmont@troop47.com
>To: Multiple recipients of list philmont <philmont@troop47.com>
>Subject: RE: [Philmont]: How tough is it?
>Date: Tue, 31 May 2005 21:46:59 -0500
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>Get some trekking poles, learn how to use them and try again. I think you
>will be very pleased with the results. I was.
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>Bill Summers
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>From: owner-philmont@troop47.com [mailto:owner-philmont@troop47.com]On
>Behalf Of Scott Berger
>Sent: Tuesday, May 31, 2005 8:37 PM
>To: Multiple recipients of list philmont
>Subject: [Philmont]: How tough is it?
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>I'm planning my first Philmont trip for next summer ('06). This past
>weekend I did about 14 miles (11 miles- day one and 3 miles day 2) along
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>Appalachian Trail over very mountainous conditions (Connecticut into
>Massachucetts) with a full pack. Although my musceles still ache 3 days
>later, I'm more concerned about my knees; which didn't too to well either.
>I'm not over-weight. Should I expect Philmont to be as tough, or tougher.
>How can I best condition myself, short of a knee replacement, or should I
>give up on my dream of Philmont?
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Received on Wed Jun 1 00:24:16 2005