The route descriptions all say it is the easiest route, with 3,800-3,900 feet of elevation gain over 5.1 miles.
Wondering how much of the trail is runnable.
Aiming for July, in case it matters.
Thanks!
by deungsan » Tue Jun 17, 2014 3:49 pm
by nartreb » Tue Jun 17, 2014 4:50 pm
by John Duffield » Wed Jun 18, 2014 1:48 am
by nartreb » Wed Jun 18, 2014 3:18 pm
by John Duffield » Wed Jun 18, 2014 10:39 pm
nartreb wrote:I strongly suspect that tread patterns basically don't matter.
There *is* a major difference in how well different shoes grip on wet rock, but unfortunately I haven't figured out how to predict which ones do well. Seems to be something about the type of rubber used, but it's not easy to find out exactly which compounds are in which shoe.
(And just because a shoe is sold for use in the water, doesn't mean it grips when wet.)
Get something light, breathable, and that fits well, and then return it if it slips on wet slab.
by deungsan » Thu Jun 19, 2014 3:28 pm
John Duffield wrote:what kind of sole pattern would you prefer for this? I'm finding it difficult to reconcile such major differences from the same manufacturer.
The North Face Hayasa II
The North Face Ultra Trail GTX
by deungsan » Thu Jun 19, 2014 3:30 pm
Yury wrote:deungsun,deungsan wrote:The route descriptions all say it is the easiest route, with 3,800-3,900 feet of elevation gain over 5.1 miles.
Wondering how much of the trail is runnable.
Do you have any experience with Eastern trails?
Natreb, who has answered this question, is from the East and he may use a different definition of "runnable".
by nartreb » Thu Jun 19, 2014 7:41 pm
by deungsan » Fri Jun 20, 2014 2:40 am
nartreb wrote:I'd say that most of Jewell is similar to most of Marcy, or maybe even a little smoother. Up high (on and near the Gulfside trail) there are some boulderfields - worse footing than Marcy's summit but not as bad as most Northern Presidential routes.
This is a fair sample:
I haven't done much in California but out there they have these strange things called "switchbacks"
PS the shoes I switched to after ditching my slippery Salomon water shoes are Innov-8s Roclite 295s. Not as quick-drying as the Salomons, but far safer.
by John Duffield » Sat Jun 21, 2014 1:46 pm
by deungsan » Wed Jun 25, 2014 6:00 am
nartreb wrote:Running mount washington is kind of a strange idea - all the routes are crowded. You've got much better options elsewhere in New Hampshire.
by nartreb » Wed Jun 25, 2014 2:31 pm
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