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#118370 - 07/16/09 01:04 AM Re: Backpacking over 8,000 ft. [Re: 300winmag]
CWF member Registered: 08/22/06 Posts: 266	I've never heard of that before. If expecting to be over 10,000 ft for a few days I train my cardiovascular system hard for a month or two prior, including interval training.
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Backpacking over 8,000 ft.	300winmag	07/15/09 11:41 PM
Re: Backpacking over 8,000 ft.	CWF	07/16/09 01:04 AM
Re: Backpacking over 8,000 ft.	Trailrunner	07/16/09 01:20 AM
Re: Backpacking over 8,000 ft.	300winmag	07/17/09 03:07 AM
Re: Backpacking over 8,000 ft.	MattnID	07/16/09 01:23 AM
Re: Backpacking over 8,000 ft.	lori	07/16/09 09:28 AM
Re: Backpacking over 8,000 ft.	Pika	07/16/09 09:49 AM
Re: Backpacking over 8,000 ft.	finallyME	07/16/09 10:58 AM
Re: Backpacking over 8,000 ft.	phat	07/16/09 11:07 AM
Re: Backpacking over 8,000 ft.	lori	07/16/09 11:30 AM
Re: Backpacking over 8,000 ft.	jpanderson80	07/16/09 11:41 AM
Re: Backpacking over 8,000 ft.	sabre11004	07/16/09 02:38 PM
Re: Backpacking over 8,000 ft.	ndsol	07/16/09 08:54 PM
Re: Backpacking over 8,000 ft.	Franco	07/17/09 12:41 AM
Re: Backpacking over 8,000 ft.	300winmag	07/17/09 03:15 AM
Re: Backpacking over 8,000 ft.	finallyME	07/17/09 11:22 AM
Re: Backpacking over 8,000 ft.	Pika	07/17/09 01:09 PM
Re: Backpacking over 8,000 ft.	ndsol	07/17/09 07:44 PM
Re: Backpacking over 8,000 ft.	Pika	07/17/09 09:15 PM
Re: Backpacking over 8,000 ft.	TomD	07/19/09 02:43 AM
Re: Backpacking over 8,000 ft.	bigb	07/19/09 01:04 PM
Re: Backpacking over 8,000 ft.	ndsol	07/19/09 02:48 PM
Re: Backpacking over 8,000 ft.	TomD	07/25/09 05:47 PM
Re: Backpacking over 8,000 ft.	Jimshaw	07/17/09 12:28 AM
Re: Backpacking over 8,000 ft.	OregonMouse	07/17/09 03:22 AM
Re: Backpacking over 8,000 ft.	Pika	07/17/09 09:49 AM
Re: Backpacking over 8,000 ft.	Cloudy	07/17/09 10:29 AM
Re: Backpacking over 8,000 ft.	300winmag	07/22/09 08:34 PM
Re: Backpacking over 8,000 ft.	Jimshaw	07/17/09 10:17 PM
Re: Backpacking over 8,000 ft.	TomD	07/19/09 02:38 AM
Re: Backpacking over 8,000 ft.	wandering_daisy	07/25/09 02:39 PM
Re: Backpacking over 8,000 ft.	gorge_medic	07/27/09 10:13 PM
Re: Backpacking over 8,000 ft.	300winmag	07/28/09 02:49 AM
Re: Backpacking over 8,000 ft.	gorge_medic	07/28/09 09:40 AM