RE: [Philmont]: Catapillaring

We did it a different version... Here's the description from my journal of
our 2001 trek:

The climb up Urraca Mesa was tough, so we jumped right in with the
Caterpillar. Essentially, when someone in the crew shouts "Caterpillar", the
lead hiker steps to the side of the trail so the others can pass. The new
"lead hiker" hikes on about 50 paces or so, and steps to the side as the
first leader had done. This pattern continues until the last hiker passes
the initial lead hiker, after which the initial lead hiker waits about 50
paces and begins to hike anew. The whole process is kept up as long as the
crew wishes to use it. Each member gets frequent chances to rest, while the
crew keeps making progress. It worked great for us and we found ourselves
using it everyday we had an uphill hike.

We did Itinerary 13, my journal is at
http://www.champaigntroop101.org/philmont2001.php, if you are interested in
the whole trek description.

M.

Mike Hirschi
Committee Chair, Troop 314 & Crew 101
Prairie Fire District, Prairielands Council, BSA

Philmont 2001 730-H3, 2005 608-E3

-----Original Message-----
From: owner-philmont@troop47.com [mailto:owner-philmont@troop47.com]On
Behalf Of Phil Brown
Sent: Sunday, May 01, 2005 4:50 PM
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Subject: RE: [Philmont]: Catapillaring

I'm not familiar with sprint and drift but the catapillar goes like this:

Everyone steps to the side, the last person in line pulls out, hikes past
everyone and steps aside. When you become the last one in line, you start,
hike past everyone and then step aside. From above, the motion would be
similar to the track on a Cat tractor or a tank. You will get different
opinions on how far to hike past the leader before stopping. We usually
just go 2-3 steps. With a small crew, it might make sense to take a few
more steps.

This technique is great for keeping a crew together on long up hills. I
have seen it pick up the moral of our crew as everyone got a chance to talk
as they walked past each other. Also gives the advisors a chance to check
on how the individual crew members are doing.

Phil Brown

-----Original Message-----
From: owner-philmont@troop47.com [mailto:owner-philmont@troop47.com] On
Behalf Of ps-johnson@comcast.net
Sent: Saturday, April 30, 2005 2:26 AM
To: Multiple recipients of list philmont
Subject: [Philmont]: Catapillaring

I have heard about this technique (catapillaring), but am completely
unfamiliar with it. How
does it differ from the sprint and drift technique?

Thanks,

Pete

Trek 21 '99
???? ?? '05

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