Long walk tips...
Discussion
king brutal!! Horrific weather. Wind. Rain. Disgusting. 
Thanks guys. And yes, lights out last night. Slept like a log. I think it was around 6000cals burnt.
Feet are ok. 5 blisters, 4 small ones and the worst one is the entire pad of my smallest toe on my left foot. It started to develop at about 48-50KM and it was just too dark and wet to do anything about it. I think my feet just got a little bit damp, even though they are fantastic boots (salomon 4d 3 gtx) you soon find their short comings when they are pushed. The outers were wet from mile 1, so I guess they did pretty well really all things considered. None of the blisters are painful though as they are still intact. The worse pain is the nail on my big toe, feels like it’s gonna come off.
Legs don’t feel too bad at the moment.
Feet are ok. 5 blisters, 4 small ones and the worst one is the entire pad of my smallest toe on my left foot. It started to develop at about 48-50KM and it was just too dark and wet to do anything about it. I think my feet just got a little bit damp, even though they are fantastic boots (salomon 4d 3 gtx) you soon find their short comings when they are pushed. The outers were wet from mile 1, so I guess they did pretty well really all things considered. None of the blisters are painful though as they are still intact. The worse pain is the nail on my big toe, feels like it’s gonna come off.
Legs don’t feel too bad at the moment.
I wouldn't worry too much about losing the toe-nail. I've lost both through hiking. By the time they come to drop off it will be unnoticeable in terms of pain and they grow back nice and pink. A good tip is to trim them right back before setting off on a long walk (particularly if it includes steep descents) but I guess that tip never made it to this thread in time.
Oh and congratulations on completing it.
Oh and congratulations on completing it.
take-good-care-of-the-forest-dewey said:
- Take a couple of base layers if the route is hilly. Having a dry top to change into on the summit is heaven on the way down.
Thought I was the only one! Several times at the top of Snowdon or the like I've stripped off to replace a base layer and people have looked at me like I'm nuts, lol.
mickyh7 said:
Very, very well done!
i4got said:
I wouldn't worry too much about losing the toe-nail. I've lost both through hiking. By the time they come to drop off it will be unnoticeable in terms of pain and they grow back nice and pink. A good tip is to trim them right back before setting off on a long walk (particularly if it includes steep descents) but I guess that tip never made it to this thread in time.
Oh and congratulations on completing it.
Thanks guys.Oh and congratulations on completing it.
Too late but I was going to mention about the difficulty I found walking at other peoples pace when doing the Yorkshire 3 Peaks (25 miles or so). I found it tough and so did most of the others I went with and after the first 5-6 miles or so most of the group just went at their own pace listening to music or whatever and we only really spoke during stops. It wasn't nearly as much of a social experience as we thought it would be.
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