-I love the guy to death and I wish I had his adventurous mindset at times but his lack of training/planning really held the group up. -
The answer is going to be different for a solo trip, where one is basically up against conditions and time, or a group trip where one is up against whichever overacheiver sets the pace. If a person is doing mild weight trainning and road work they are probably around the training level of the 36 Olympics,
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