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<blockquote data-quote="ricknolan" data-source="post: 189016" data-attributes="member: 9824"><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 12px">That explains a lot.</span></span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 12px">Three years ago while living in Abq. NM I trained for a NM mule deer and CO elk hunt and did okay, but just okay. I could walk a good pace for 2 miles at 6000 feet. Thinking I would be in fair shape for the hunt I never pushed it. At 50 I did not need a heart attack. I did far until I hit 10,000 feet or so and I would run out of air at 13,000.</span></span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 12px">The next two years I was living in Oklahoma and again could walk 2 plus miles at a good pace and have no issues. When I hit the mountains I could not walk 200 yards without gasping for air. My legs were okay, but I had to stop and rest and catch my breath. </span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 12px">At 13,000 feet just getting off the ATV and putting on the backpack winded me.</span></span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 12px">It is so hard I have considered not going back. Key word considered. I am going to give it another go this year and work harder getting the heart rate up there as you suggest. My knees will not let me run (I broke a knee cap two years ago on an elk hunt in CO). Maybe a bike would be easer on my knees? I was even thinking maybe take the ATV to the trail head and then take a bike on up to more remote country.</span></span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Thanks for the insight. </span></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ricknolan, post: 189016, member: 9824"] [FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3]That explains a lot.[/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Times New Roman][/FONT] [FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3]Three years ago while living in Abq. NM I trained for a NM mule deer and CO elk hunt and did okay, but just okay. I could walk a good pace for 2 miles at 6000 feet. Thinking I would be in fair shape for the hunt I never pushed it. At 50 I did not need a heart attack. I did far until I hit 10,000 feet or so and I would run out of air at 13,000.[/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Times New Roman][/FONT] [FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3]The next two years I was living in Oklahoma and again could walk 2 plus miles at a good pace and have no issues. When I hit the mountains I could not walk 200 yards without gasping for air. My legs were okay, but I had to stop and rest and catch my breath. At 13,000 feet just getting off the ATV and putting on the backpack winded me.[/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Times New Roman][/FONT] [FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3]It is so hard I have considered not going back. Key word considered. I am going to give it another go this year and work harder getting the heart rate up there as you suggest. My knees will not let me run (I broke a knee cap two years ago on an elk hunt in CO). Maybe a bike would be easer on my knees? I was even thinking maybe take the ATV to the trail head and then take a bike on up to more remote country.[/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Times New Roman][/FONT] [SIZE=3][FONT=Times New Roman]Thanks for the insight. [/FONT][/SIZE] [/QUOTE]
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