Comments on: Training for the John Muir Trail https://socalhiker.net/training-for-the-john-muir-trail/ Trail Guides, Gear Reviews, & Community Mon, 12 Jun 2017 20:38:43 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.1 By: Eilish https://socalhiker.net/training-for-the-john-muir-trail/#comment-13714 Mon, 26 Oct 2015 12:42:07 +0000 https://socalhiker.net//?p=21#comment-13714 Hi – I’ve been really enjoying your blog posts about the JMT…. Had intended to hike it last year but it didn’t work out especially with the added complications (food/resupplies etc) because I will be travelling from Ireland. Hoping to get to hike it in the next 3 years all going well! 🙂

]]> By: renato todesco https://socalhiker.net/training-for-the-john-muir-trail/#comment-5986 Sat, 09 Aug 2014 22:58:18 +0000 https://socalhiker.net//?p=21#comment-5986 Hello I am fascinated with nature and I like to get into hiking I little more serious I,m 47 years old and not in a great shape but I have long and big goals I would like to ask you for how long I should trained for a big 5 or 10 day hike. but my plan is to aconplish the JMT

Thank You

]]> By: Jeff Hester https://socalhiker.net/training-for-the-john-muir-trail/#comment-5631 Tue, 01 Jul 2014 18:55:58 +0000 https://socalhiker.net//?p=21#comment-5631 In reply to mark.

Mark, I’m not super-dogmatic about weight for training heights. I suggest weighing your equipment so you know your base weight + water, food and fuel, then doing enough training hikes with that weight that you know you’ll be able to manage it.

I’ll give you two additional tips: First, try http://yogiing.com/ for creating your gear list. This is a great way to catalog your gear and create a list, and it’ll calculate your base weight for you (assuming you enter the weight for each item).

Second, on those training hikes, carry a couple gallon jugs of tap water. I carry it on the uphill portion of my training hikes, then I can dump some (or all) of the water at the top and carry a lighter load on the downhill. The uphill is where the weight really helps in training; the extra load on the downhill just punishes my knees.

]]> By: mark https://socalhiker.net/training-for-the-john-muir-trail/#comment-5620 Mon, 30 Jun 2014 17:48:13 +0000 https://socalhiker.net//?p=21#comment-5620 How much weight do you normally carry for your training hikes. My sons and I will be doing Whitney the first week of Oct. We’re usually carrying no more than 25-30’s on our hikes. I’m 57 and my sons are 20 and 24 much younger and faster than I.
Any tips or suggestions?

Thanks,
Mark

]]> By: EarthWalker https://socalhiker.net/training-for-the-john-muir-trail/#comment-5085 Mon, 21 Apr 2014 21:22:18 +0000 https://socalhiker.net//?p=21#comment-5085 Did the other members of your JMT group also follow the same training? And how well would you say this training prepared you for the JMT?

]]> By: bill moore https://socalhiker.net/training-for-the-john-muir-trail/#comment-1963 Tue, 22 Feb 2011 03:52:30 +0000 https://socalhiker.net//?p=21#comment-1963 Nice article. Were the same age and I also plan on doing the John Muir trail someday soon, I hope!

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