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<blockquote data-quote="WildRose" data-source="post: 999036" data-attributes="member: 30902"><p>This needs to be repeated as I got reminded on my trip with Mario. I grew up bouncing around those montains like a Billy Goat and have handled a lot of tough terrain at high elevations throughout my life. It had however been nearly ten years since I'd hunted above 6,000' and the first day out flat kicked my *** and stomped me like a mule on a stray dog.</p><p></p><p>The best advice I can give anyone going up to such elevations is to plan if at all possible a camping trip or two in the months prior where you can stay for at least three days of hard hiking with a load during the days and rest well at night.</p><p></p><p>IF you cannot take such warm up trips you really need to figure on a minimum of at least 3 days to acclimate to the elevation where you are going if it is more than 4000' greater than what you are used to.</p><p></p><p>The air really is thinner up there, it's no joke.</p><p></p><p>All that being said my trip back up the same mountain on the 3rd day of the hunt was a breeze and since I was alone I was carrying enough gear to take care of myself if I got into trouble.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="WildRose, post: 999036, member: 30902"] This needs to be repeated as I got reminded on my trip with Mario. I grew up bouncing around those montains like a Billy Goat and have handled a lot of tough terrain at high elevations throughout my life. It had however been nearly ten years since I'd hunted above 6,000' and the first day out flat kicked my *** and stomped me like a mule on a stray dog. The best advice I can give anyone going up to such elevations is to plan if at all possible a camping trip or two in the months prior where you can stay for at least three days of hard hiking with a load during the days and rest well at night. IF you cannot take such warm up trips you really need to figure on a minimum of at least 3 days to acclimate to the elevation where you are going if it is more than 4000' greater than what you are used to. The air really is thinner up there, it's no joke. All that being said my trip back up the same mountain on the 3rd day of the hunt was a breeze and since I was alone I was carrying enough gear to take care of myself if I got into trouble. [/QUOTE]
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