mt. katahdin maine training?

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I am hiking it in september, the trip we intend on climbing katahdin twice if possable, along with hamlin peak and the brothers, mt coe loop

I am in decent shape and have no troble in the catskills, and can handle about 3000- 4000 feet of climbing easy with some sorness, but the plan is for back to back hikes, so I want to know what sort of training can I do to get into better shape in a month and a half, as I know katahdin is in a leage of its own (outsde of my tpical climbs) I als work full time 7- 330 pm at a jobs that destroys my feet standing

I know I will make it up katahdin, but I dont wish to be out of comishion for 2 days

Also the best climb near me (not driving 2 hours daily) is aboutt 500 ' up and not steep

Anonymous · Accepted Answer

Hey 
 I can answer your  question But  gimme an  hour or two to get  back to you
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As you  may or  may not  know  Baxter  State  Park  Authority   can close  Katahdin to climbing  if they  think  that  it's  too dangerous 
With  that in mind  it's best  not to  lock  yourself  into a fixed  schedule  
If  Katahdin  is  open  on  the  first  day  that you''ve scheduled  for climbing  ;then  climb it then bc you can always  do  the  brothers mt coe  loop  in less than great conditions 
Thoreau once said that  the area above  timber on Katahdin  looked  like it had rained rocks  ..and  that's still  the  best  description  I've  ever heard
Once  you leave   trees on Katahdin    you  will  find  yourself  on  a very  rocky  mountain and your  foot wear should  reflect that 
All  downhill  trips are steep  with some  like  the  Cathedral  Trail  to Chimney Pond being really steep and such  your downhill  technique has to  be about  leaning  back , braking with  your quads and  making sure  that one  foot  is  firmly  planted  before moving the  other
As far as uphills  go 
The  mountaineer's  rest step  always  works
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gt17m_KtJ-A
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The upper areas of Katahdin  are flat  and featureless ergo the  name  Tableland 
https://www.google.com/search?q=Tableland+Mt+Katahdin&safe=off&rlz=1C1CHHZ_enUS507US507&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=NPbrUa_QBomG9QTk7IHYDg&ved=0CAkQ_AUoAQ&biw=720&bih=298#facrc=_&imgdii=_&imgrc=RkXmcVg1AbT4tM%3A%3Brf4ytZtuNgYzIM%3Bhttp%253A%252F%252Fstandingatoptheworld.files.wordpress.com%252F2012%252F07%252Ftableland.jpg%3Bhttp%253A%252F%252Fstandingatoptheworld.wordpress.com%252Ftag%252Fmount-katahdin%252F%3B3872%3B2592
Which  is nice until you find yourself  in a zero  viz situation  aka being inside of a cloud and then  it's really  important to find and then stay on trail

Anonymous · Answer

if you want to hike the AT, then definitely now's the time. otherwise you'll skip it for now, end up with a house and kids, and not be able to do it until you retire. so either now or between graduation and starting to apply for jobs. also a good idea to take a semester off school to do it. i met plenty of hikers who were trying to get it done during summer break and they just ran out of time. missing four whole months of college isn't going to hurt you at all. you'll also get a ton of stories to share with people for the rest of your life, and a lot of people (myself included) come out as better people than when they started. it's an adventure, and who could possibly pass up an adventure??? you don't absolutely have to train before you go, especially if you're busy with work or school. i didn't. there's nothing wrong with having a low average at the start--you'll get stronger as you go and still make the finish in time.

mt. katahdin maine training?

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