{"id":708,"date":"2006-10-25T07:05:51","date_gmt":"2006-10-25T12:05:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.tommangan.net\/twoheeldrive\/?p=708"},"modified":"2006-10-25T07:05:51","modified_gmt":"2006-10-25T12:05:51","slug":"latest-hiking-fiend-update","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tommangan.net\/twoheeldrive\/index.php\/2006\/10\/25\/latest-hiking-fiend-update\/","title":{"rendered":"Latest hiking fiend update"},"content":{"rendered":"

John Fedak sent this link along from a guy who hiked 45 miles with 8,100-plus elevation gain in one day. An excerpt: <\/a><\/p>\n

After Madulce I headed for Samon. Along the way I filtered water at Chokecherry spring. It was 4:24pm when I started up the gully to Samon and I was beginning to feel pressured for time. As I worked my way up the gully I soon realized the flaw in my strategy. Having now done 32 miles my body wasn’t exactly thrilled to be going up steep terrain. Uknowingly I had saved the hardest peak for last. Oh well, so be it. Even worse the route-finding on this peak is exceedingly difficult and the brush is formidable. This peak easily ranks as one of my least favorites. Getting off route a few times I quickly entered impenentrable brush and had to backtrack. Soon I was mocking this peak. “Is that all you’ve got”, I yelled out loud. The peak obviously heard me. The closer I got to the summit the worse the brush got. Not having the luxury of time I forced my way through. Nothing was going to stop me now. By the time I reached the summit I was itchy and bleeding. It was now 6:09pm. I brushed off a few ticks and quickly signed the register just as the sun dropped below the horizon. Success! I was finished! Well, except for that minor matter of a mere 12 miles to get back to the trailhead. <\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Folks usually do this route over four peaks in three days. A lot of trouble to avoid having to sleep on a ThermaRest, but until I get my first good night’s sleep on one of those things I’ll understand the motivation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

John Fedak sent this link along from a guy who hiked 45 miles with 8,100-plus elevation gain in one day. An excerpt: After Madulce I headed for Samon. Along the way I filtered water at Chokecherry spring. It was 4:24pm…<\/p>\n

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