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Food Discussion

Most food information is currently on the forum.

Five-Day Food Supply-Winter Travel:
Figuring, Planning, Packing

 

Backpacking Food Forum

 

Hard work, altitude, digestion,
and
YOU

The fitness factor:
How far, how fast can you go, and how will it feel?

 

Tahoe to Whitney Introductions

 

 

OTHER FACTORS

DIFFICULTY LEVEL

EXTERNAL vs. INTERNAl
Issues

Figuring the Issues

 

Types of Food

 

Planning the Five Day Excursion

Calories per day

Calories per oz.

Storage in/on pack

Storage in camp

 

Preperation

 

Making it to Resupply:
The Constant Calculation

Weight and distance:
Time is Food that weighs the pack that slows the feet, So

LET's Eat!

 

FIGURING OUR PLAN

SECTION ONE:
LAKE TAHOE TO LAKE ALPINE

Distance

Days

Difficulty

Food Requirments

Weight

 

SECTION TWO:
LAKE ALPINE TO SONORA PASS

Distance

Days

Difficulty

Food Requirments

Weight

 

SECTION THREE:
SONORA PASS TO T-MEADOWS

Distance

Days

Difficulty

Food Requirments

Weight

 

SECTION FOUR:
t-MEADOWS TO RED'S MEADOW

Distance

Days

Difficulty

Food Requirments

Weight

 

SECTION FIVE:
RED'S MEADOW TO VERMILLION VALLEY

Distance

Days

Difficulty

Food Requirments

Weight

 

SECTION SIX:
VERMILLION VALLEY TO MUIR RANCH

Distance

Days

Difficulty

Food Requirments

Weight

 

SECTION SEVEN:
MUIR RANCH TO MOUNT WHITNEY

Distance

Days

Difficulty

Food Requirments

Weight

 

 

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