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Updated Route: Still 9 days. Approx 180 miles (includes a 15% contingency) with 70,100' vertical (5% contingency):
Day 1: 21 miles, 7700', 4 mountains
Day 2: 24 miles, 8300', 5 mountains
Day 3: 11 miles, 4500', 4 mountains
Day 4: 21 miles, 7100', 4 mountains
Day 5: 16 miles, 7800', 5 mountains
Day 6: 14 miles, 7500', 6 mountains
Day 7: 13 miles, 8300', 6 mountains
Day 8: 17 miles, 6500', 5 mountains
Day 9: 18 miles, 9100', 7 mountains
Route is the same as 5/18/07 (see Adk Thru Hike for Charity Thread), except:
Day 5 – Allen Camp, Flowed Lands, Marshall, Cold Brook Pass, Shepherd’s Tooth, Iroquois, Boundary, Algonquin, Wright, Wright Slide, Avalanche Lake, Trap Dike, Colden, 1990(SE) Slide, Uphill LT; option to leave packs at Algonquin/Boundary col, summit Algonquin and Wright, retrace our steps, descend to Lake Colden to the Trap Dike
Day 8 – Pough/Carson camp, Carson, Macomb, Carson, Grace, Great Slide, Bouquet S Fork, Bouquet N Fork, Twin Pond, Round Pond, Rte 73 (food cache), Zander Scott Trail, leave packs at Nubble Trail, Dipper, RPR/Giant col, RPR, RPR/Giant col, Giant, get packs, Nubble, camp at Roaring Brook Falls; option to bushwhack RPR south shoulder; option to ascend near summit of Giant, Giant/RPR col, RPR, RPR col, Giant
Route profiles can be found at http://www.mackenziefamily.com/46/tidbits.html#profiles .
Training: My training has been going relatively well. It's hard to push my body to the limit nowadays, and when I do, I'm not sore the day after. I'm trail running a couple times a week, doing stair work a couple more times, and then doing one or two big hikes on weekends. Last Sunday, I did a 21.5-mile hike with 5,100' vertical in 7 hours including breaks and a nasty bushwhack. I've lost nearly 30 pounds since the beginning of last year. Due to some ankle tendonitis and a hectic work schedule, Mudrat's training has been virtually non-existent. But his "hell week" at work ended yesterday, and he aims to train hard for the next 6 weeks. Thankfully he keeps himself in consistently good shape.
Scouting: Two weekends ago I preliminarily scouted the Little Meadows area (bushwhack to camp on Day 1), but the late-season snow has prevented us from doing any additional scouting. I'm hoping to scout one of three other bushwhacks this coming weekend.
Charity Advertising: Things have really taken off. Crouse mailed 600+ newletters to former NICU families. I've been on a radio show, and an artilce was printed in the Sports section of the Syracuse Sunday paper. The Oneida, Watertown, and Lake Placid papers are running features in upcoming editions. The following magazines have commited to running articles: Adirondac, Adirondack Life, and Backpacker. Twice, I've heard from friends that someone started conversations with them about "the two nuts who are climbing all those Adirondack mountains"... so the word is definitely getting out. Thanks to those who have already given to our cause... it is very much appreciated!
Food: We're still entertaining any ideas for lightweight high-carb/calorie foods. In addition to processed MREs and Redhawk's dehydrated meals, we're thinking instant rice, instant potatoes, olive oil, peanut butter, dried figs/fruit, GORP, weight-gain powder, and chocolate-covered macadamia nuts .
You can find more details at www.mackenziefamily.com/46
Day 1: 21 miles, 7700', 4 mountains
Day 2: 24 miles, 8300', 5 mountains
Day 3: 11 miles, 4500', 4 mountains
Day 4: 21 miles, 7100', 4 mountains
Day 5: 16 miles, 7800', 5 mountains
Day 6: 14 miles, 7500', 6 mountains
Day 7: 13 miles, 8300', 6 mountains
Day 8: 17 miles, 6500', 5 mountains
Day 9: 18 miles, 9100', 7 mountains
Route is the same as 5/18/07 (see Adk Thru Hike for Charity Thread), except:
Day 5 – Allen Camp, Flowed Lands, Marshall, Cold Brook Pass, Shepherd’s Tooth, Iroquois, Boundary, Algonquin, Wright, Wright Slide, Avalanche Lake, Trap Dike, Colden, 1990(SE) Slide, Uphill LT; option to leave packs at Algonquin/Boundary col, summit Algonquin and Wright, retrace our steps, descend to Lake Colden to the Trap Dike
Day 8 – Pough/Carson camp, Carson, Macomb, Carson, Grace, Great Slide, Bouquet S Fork, Bouquet N Fork, Twin Pond, Round Pond, Rte 73 (food cache), Zander Scott Trail, leave packs at Nubble Trail, Dipper, RPR/Giant col, RPR, RPR/Giant col, Giant, get packs, Nubble, camp at Roaring Brook Falls; option to bushwhack RPR south shoulder; option to ascend near summit of Giant, Giant/RPR col, RPR, RPR col, Giant
Route profiles can be found at http://www.mackenziefamily.com/46/tidbits.html#profiles .
Training: My training has been going relatively well. It's hard to push my body to the limit nowadays, and when I do, I'm not sore the day after. I'm trail running a couple times a week, doing stair work a couple more times, and then doing one or two big hikes on weekends. Last Sunday, I did a 21.5-mile hike with 5,100' vertical in 7 hours including breaks and a nasty bushwhack. I've lost nearly 30 pounds since the beginning of last year. Due to some ankle tendonitis and a hectic work schedule, Mudrat's training has been virtually non-existent. But his "hell week" at work ended yesterday, and he aims to train hard for the next 6 weeks. Thankfully he keeps himself in consistently good shape.
Scouting: Two weekends ago I preliminarily scouted the Little Meadows area (bushwhack to camp on Day 1), but the late-season snow has prevented us from doing any additional scouting. I'm hoping to scout one of three other bushwhacks this coming weekend.
Charity Advertising: Things have really taken off. Crouse mailed 600+ newletters to former NICU families. I've been on a radio show, and an artilce was printed in the Sports section of the Syracuse Sunday paper. The Oneida, Watertown, and Lake Placid papers are running features in upcoming editions. The following magazines have commited to running articles: Adirondac, Adirondack Life, and Backpacker. Twice, I've heard from friends that someone started conversations with them about "the two nuts who are climbing all those Adirondack mountains"... so the word is definitely getting out. Thanks to those who have already given to our cause... it is very much appreciated!
Food: We're still entertaining any ideas for lightweight high-carb/calorie foods. In addition to processed MREs and Redhawk's dehydrated meals, we're thinking instant rice, instant potatoes, olive oil, peanut butter, dried figs/fruit, GORP, weight-gain powder, and chocolate-covered macadamia nuts .
You can find more details at www.mackenziefamily.com/46
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