Quote Originally Posted by Don Patrick View Post
Andrew,

Good show. I'll bet you have a realy light pack. Been a while since I had one together. Never did anything beyond 42 miles at one go, but it was in the mountains.
My pack base weight (everything except food and water) is 15.5 lbs. That's pretty heavy compared to what I used to carry, but it's what I use. That means my pack doesn't often get over 30 lbs.

The most I've hiked in one day was 45 miles. Yesterday I just hiked 35 miles, which included over 7,000' of vertical climbing. Ouch!

Andrew.