by dskoon » Tue May 03, 2011 4:47 am
by Lodewijk » Tue May 03, 2011 9:22 am
by CBakwin » Tue May 03, 2011 4:37 pm
by MoapaPk » Tue May 03, 2011 4:46 pm
by visentin » Tue May 03, 2011 6:00 pm
MoapaPk wrote:Whoa, we are now adding descent to gain?
by dskoon » Tue May 03, 2011 6:31 pm
visentin wrote:MoapaPk wrote:Whoa, we are now adding descent to gain?
Imho since we almost always get back to the starting point, adding the descent is nonsense. mentioning the descended amount is only worth if the destination is different than the start.
by Daria » Tue May 03, 2011 9:32 pm
Diego Sahagún wrote:WouterB wrote:Diego Sahagún wrote:For me:
Gain = SUM of all slopes in ascent
Total descended = SUM of all slopes in descent
I would agree with that if it wasn't so hard to measure
Take an altimeter or GPS with you
by Daria » Tue May 03, 2011 9:34 pm
MoapaPk wrote:Buz Groshong wrote:I prefer net gain, but then net gain is high point minus low point not finish minus start. Total gain is for type A freaks.
Do you try ridge traverses or multi-summit days? It's good to estimate accumulated gain beforehand, so you won't get pooped out and surprised on the way. and will pace properly. I went over 2 DPS peaks last Sunday; Palmer and Grapevine. By the net method, that would be 2000'. The true accumulated gain is about 6500'. Each summit requires multiple ups and downs.
For this hike, the net is about 1300'. The accumulated is over 7000'.
by Daria » Tue May 03, 2011 9:57 pm
phydeux wrote:The most I can remember doing in a single day with a full backpack was the Mt. Whitney trail (California, Sierra Nevada Mtns), from the 8500 ft trailhead to the 14500 ft Mt. Whitney summit where we spent the night.
by MoapaPk » Tue May 03, 2011 11:18 pm
Daria wrote:Diego Sahagún wrote:WouterB wrote:Diego Sahagún wrote:For me:
Gain = SUM of all slopes in ascent
Total descended = SUM of all slopes in descent
I would agree with that if it wasn't so hard to measure
Take an altimeter or GPS with you
I use a Garmin 60CSx GPS, and I don't know why but they usually overestimate elevation gain. What I usually do is take the recorded gain and subtract 1,000-2,000 ft. to get a more accurate estimate, which can be confirmed via TOPO maping software.
by Princess Buttercup » Wed May 04, 2011 1:05 am
by MoapaPk » Wed May 04, 2011 4:51 am
MooseTracks wrote:I climbed all 400 steps to the top of Moro Rock this past Sunday.
It was epic.
by MoapaPk » Thu May 05, 2011 11:35 pm
sjarelkwint wrote:lost ten minutes when some fat people got lost in the fog ...
by Princess Buttercup » Fri May 06, 2011 2:33 am
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