Significant
Training Goals
Reyes Peak – 14 miles, 3500’ gain
Chief Peak – 14.5 miles, 4200’ gain
Cucamonga Peak & Big Horn Peak –
12.3 miles, 4500’ gain
Hines Peak – 20 miles, 5K gain
Baldy Loop – 19 miles, 7.5K gain
Cactus to Clouds – 18.5 miles, 10.2K
gain
Split Mountain – 15 miles, 7.5K gain
Rea Lakes Loop, via Kearsarge Pass –
48 miles, 10K gain
Backbone Trail – 66 miles, 9K gain
Evolution Loop – 70 miles, 10K gain
Fun
Stats
Day 1 was when the wind started to
blow the smoke into Yosemite Valley. We
counted hikers who wore protection on their face from the smoke. Of the 77 hikers we passed that day, only
four hikers (not including us) covered their face with a mask of some sort to
block the smoke. Of our nine days on the
trail we passed the most people on days one and nine.
Day 2 we counted
hikers with trekking poles.
Out of 67 hikers we passed that day, 47 hiked with two trekking poles, 4 with
one trekking pole or a walking stick, and 16 with nothing.
Day 3 we counted pants verses
shorts. We only passed thirteen people
this day, the fewest of any stretch of the JMT.
Out of 13 hikers ten wore shorts, three wore pants.
Day 4 we counted men verses
women. Out of 35 hikers 20 were men and
5 were women, for a whopping 4:1 ratio of men to women.
Day 5 we became lazy and lost all
ambition to keep tallies.
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