14 miles of hiking • 4750' elevation gain •
The single biggest thing I learned from this hike is what nutrition can do for you. I'd say this was, by the numbers, the most ambitious hike I'd gone on, covering 14 miles and climbing nearly 5000', much of which breaking trail in snowshoes. But, I tried a Hammer Nutrition product called Perpeteum, a powdered mix made for >2 hour endurance exercise, and I've never felt better.
I didn't have a cramp or ache after the trailhead. In fact, I immediately went out to a bar afterward. The biggest thing to watch out for though—if you survive on liquid calories all day, be careful how much liquor you put back afterward!
