BIG Hike Today!!!

Me and a friend of mine are leaving around 2pm in an attempt to hike the entire Loyalsock Trail (roughly 60 miles) in under 24 hours. We will be hiking roughly 12 hours tonight in the dark using headlamps. This trail is known for its treterous inclines and declines and is the most humbling trail I have ever hiked.

I have attempted it one other time (last May), but failed after a tornado and two sleepless nights of severe thunderstorms. This year we are looking at temps in the low 20's, so hypothermia is a genuine concern w/ the spikes and drops in our body temps during the hike.

Hopefully I will be able to come on here sometime Saturday to update you guys on the outcome! I'm getting pumped and nervous!

That just sounds horrible lol, good luck though I hope you guys make it all the way!

Good luck, I'll be rooting for you on my couch!

Good Luck! Be sure to take lots of pictures and post a trip report when you're done.

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Originally Posted by Rob

Good luck, I'll be rooting for you on my couch!

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X2 :D

Seriously though, good luck.

Good luck Jordan!

Quite a feat you're attempting! I do a lot of backpacking and 60 miles in 24 hours is really difficult. Not trying to be a naysayer, but 2.5 miles/hour under good conditions is a good pace, in cold weather for 24 straight hours that is crazy fast! :P

Let us know how it goes - I'm impressed with your goal alone!

Good luck.

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Originally Posted by bioteacher

Quite a feat you're attempting! I do a lot of backpacking and 60 miles in 24 hours is really difficult. Not trying to be a naysayer, but 2.5 miles/hour under good conditions is a good pace, in cold weather for 24 straight hours that is crazy fast! :P

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I'll go ahead and assume role of naysayer. That's not possible...

That's one heck of a hike. My best is near 40 miles in 24 hours. Good luck.

To the naysayers, that type of distance is definitely possible for the right person. Hopefully Demmballs has it.

Agreed with bio teacher. In strenuous environments with lots of elevation gains you do well to hit an average pace around 2-3 mph going up. The most I've attempted in a day was 19 miles of connecting trails in north Carolina in the smoky mountains. I was beat after that and we were only on the trails for 9 hours. Good luck to you man hope the outcome surpasses the odds!

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Originally Posted by MrLang

I'll go ahead and assume role of naysayer. That's not possible...

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When I was still active duty we used to do 24 hour forced ruck marches. It was over mostly flat ground, but we would cover over 40 miles each time, and the strongest guys could have covered more. Our goal was always to start as a group and finish as a group so we could only go as fast as the slowest man.

It is possible, especially with a light pack (<20lbs). Just gotta have the endurance and drive. Still interested to see how it went.

Sorry, I meant to also say good luck... That's extremely beastly if you complete it.

Good luck!

We're waiting for that update! How did it go? Did you make it?

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Originally Posted by Don

We're waiting for that update! How did it go? Did you make it?

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Good question, you still alive?

I'm curious as well. Results? Did you at least survive?

lol....We're still alive guys!!! I appreciate all of the interest as well! We ended up throwing in the towel at 40 miles in 15 hours. The cold became intolerable and we were burning way more calories than anticipated due to fighting the cold weather.

We will be attempting the same goal in the next month (with better weather of coarse). We were well on pace even in the pitch dark. I'll start a new thread for our second attempt!

Better luck next time, that sounds like one crazy adventure. 40 miles aint nothin to scoff at! :)

Impressive, sorry you couldn't make your goal but as mentioned what you did is amazing! Looking forward to hearing about your next trip.

YOURE ALLLLIIIIVEEEE!!!!
I seriously thought something may have happened though because you didnt update us like you said you would lmao! Good luck with the next one.