mt. katahdin maine training?

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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+Katah...

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

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.