40K day hike

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Got myself on the ole radio this summer. 40K day hike in the rockies. This is a great 3 day trip, but it's fun to do it in one long day just to test your fitness.

http://podcast.cbc.ca/shows/ab/eyeopener/5oraug.mp3

Here's some pics of the place I took from a previous hike (don't have pics uploaded from this one)

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On top of the ridge we were around 2800m, so just over 9000ft. The canadian rockies are of a softer stone than their southern counterparts, and so have eroded more quickly (so the Discovery channel tells me:D). We don't get the height they get in, say, Colorado.

I've done a similar 3 day trip just a few mountains over. It's gorgeous up there. I usually try to manage that trip on a 15lb pack including food and water. Like to keep it light.


PropThePolecat said:
Thats some amazing terrain. Whats the elevation at?
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Great pics! 40k at sea level would be tough enough but at that elevation and through difficult terrain with elevation change would be a good test for sure. How many hours and what do you do for footwear?
 
That's a great question! I thought about my hiking boots (Scarpa SL ML3) but they are heavy and for a day hike with a light pack I thought I'd go with my running shoes. I have to say, I thought my feet would fall off by the end (we took about 14 hours, but we stopped for many photo breaks and a nice dinner and a rest by a fire some people had going). Apparently 2000m is optimal for training (lots of olympic athletes train around Calgary), but I didn't really feel any effects of the altitude, though I'm used to it perhaps.

If I did it again, I'd try it with my hiking boots I think, though I'm always worried about blisters with them. With the runners, I got fatigued in the feet, especially from all the rock, but no blisters or scrapes.

unclerod said:
Great pics! 40k at sea level would be tough enough but at that elevation and through difficult terrain with elevation change would be a good test for sure. How many hours and what do you do for footwear?
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Great job!!! A 40K dayhike at altitude is just amazing. Post some more pics please.

Jeff
 
Here's some more shots (from 2 different trips)

the ridgeline we walked. You can see the trail.

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My buddy talking a breather and watching a storm roll up a valley towards us. Turned out to be sleet and snow (this was an earlier trip, not the radio one).

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Looking down at Three Isle Lake, where we were heading.

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Mt. Northover on whose ridge we walked

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