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I'm heading down to Colorado tomorrow to visit with my son, Caleb (Camino partner) in the Denver area. Among other things, we will be doing some trail time over next week, including 'bagging' some of the 14,000+ foot (4268 meter) peaks along the way.
Basically 'bagging' a 14er is not a hugely technical endeavor, but it is a good challenge cardio wise.
We are thinking that we'll cover about 125 miles before we head down to a trailhead to meet our return ride.
Attire is primarily what I have posted before on the Forum and what I usually take on Camino.
Baseweight for the backpack, which is configured for backpacking and includes tent, air mattress, stove, cooking and eating mug, etc is about 13 pounds. With consumables of food, fuel, etc, for 5 days, the total pack weight climbs to 18.5 pounds/8.4 kg.
The biggest concern when in the Rockies are the afternoon thunder storms. They happen almost every afternoon, arriving quickly and usually lasting anywhere from 15 minutes to an hour. You get used to expecting them
I will be spending a day and a half driving down on a road trip instead of flying. I plan on making a stop in Logan Utah and visiting ULA and taking a look at some of their newest backpack gear. Plus I have to pick up a backpack (the Photon) from them which has had some proposed design changes added and made into a prototype. I will be using it as my backpack on the trip, conducting some testing for ULA.
Hey, who says fun and business can't mix?
Apparently, the pack is in that darned cherry red color that I ended up rejecting when I bought a new Circuit backpack from them earlier this year. Yup, the one that was the subject of a thread on the Forum
At any rate, I will try and post from Denver as I have time. I am a bit nervous, and a whole lot of curious as to how I will perform on this hike after my recovery from surgery and illness.
Basically 'bagging' a 14er is not a hugely technical endeavor, but it is a good challenge cardio wise.
We are thinking that we'll cover about 125 miles before we head down to a trailhead to meet our return ride.
Attire is primarily what I have posted before on the Forum and what I usually take on Camino.
Baseweight for the backpack, which is configured for backpacking and includes tent, air mattress, stove, cooking and eating mug, etc is about 13 pounds. With consumables of food, fuel, etc, for 5 days, the total pack weight climbs to 18.5 pounds/8.4 kg.
The biggest concern when in the Rockies are the afternoon thunder storms. They happen almost every afternoon, arriving quickly and usually lasting anywhere from 15 minutes to an hour. You get used to expecting them
I will be spending a day and a half driving down on a road trip instead of flying. I plan on making a stop in Logan Utah and visiting ULA and taking a look at some of their newest backpack gear. Plus I have to pick up a backpack (the Photon) from them which has had some proposed design changes added and made into a prototype. I will be using it as my backpack on the trip, conducting some testing for ULA.
Hey, who says fun and business can't mix?
Apparently, the pack is in that darned cherry red color that I ended up rejecting when I bought a new Circuit backpack from them earlier this year. Yup, the one that was the subject of a thread on the Forum
At any rate, I will try and post from Denver as I have time. I am a bit nervous, and a whole lot of curious as to how I will perform on this hike after my recovery from surgery and illness.
