From: Signe Rogers (HikinMama@iglide.net)
Date: Tue Mar 19 2002 - 22:18:50 CST
----- Original Message -----
> Merrie Mulka writes...
>
> Ok, so what is the real difference in treks? Our crew has sorted through
> the list of activities and are now comparing treks. They are deciding
> between some that are typical and some that are labeled strenuous. Only
one
> boy and one adult have hiked extensively (been to Philmont a few years
ago)
> but they are all 17 years old or older. Will they regret the strenuous
trek
> or is there really not much difference?. A couple of the strenuous treks
> have all the programs that they are interested in.
Merrie,
Treks do increase in level of physical difficulty as the numbers increase.
I would guess that with the age level of this crew, that they could handle
any of the PHilmont treks with no problem. Since there are a couple of
people in this crew with prior Philmont experience, they should be able to
lend good insight to the rest of the crew in your itinerary selection
process since they know what their experience was like & what the skills of
the other crew members are.
My personal method of encouraging trek selection differs from what Coop
proposes. I feel that the activities & camps offered should be given a high
consideration. In my opinion, it is the program along the trek that
separates a Philmont experience from simply putting together a 11 day trek
in the wilderness on your own. A crew can go backpacking just about
anywhere, but you will only get the program experience of Philmont in one
place, so I encourage choosing your trek accordingly.
Signe Rogers
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