[Philmont] Conditioning

I am preparing. I have the Advisors guide and I have been paying attention
to the posts on this forum.

I am in Michigan. Flat, rolling hills mostly. I am walking 5 - 6 miles every
other day with full pack and on the off days I work out at the gym.

We have a couple shakedowns planned starting in the spring. Many kids have
been to Philmont before.

I went to NM this summer and hiked in Bandelier to get an idea of the
terrain and conditions. I really did not have much trouble but I wasn't
wearing a 45 lb. full pack either.

All this said, I prepared for Boundary Waters also but the first days were
killer. 95 degrees and steamy, carrying loads over the 3rd portage of the
day at Devil's Cascade and I was spent.

I am going with the you can't overtrain "philmont-osophy".

Thanks.

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Received on Fri Sep 8 20:23:21 2006