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I wonder how credible the claims of carrying 45kg for 40km is. This seems nearly unbelievable; my understanding is that healthy, experienced hikers today might
by asfarley 6y ago
I wonder how credible the claims of carrying 45kg for 40km is. This seems nearly unbelievable; my understanding is that healthy, experienced hikers today might carry around 30% of their body weight at the upper limit, which would be 60lbs or about 25 kg for a 200lb person.
- mrlonglong 6y agohttps://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yomp https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yomp Thus described what UK soldiers had to do during the 1982 war in the Falklands. Walking 56 miles in 3 days with 36kg loads is a lot more reasonable.