I realy don't think Trailrunner meant any offense. Before I read his post I came to the same conclusion he did: Something is incongruous here. If you run 12-15 miles a day, have been trained in wilderness survival, go camping a lot, and have spent the night out in the boonies with nothing but a knife then you really can't be intimidated by a backpacking trip, even a 100+ mile trip. The title of your post (What Have I Gotten Myself Into) doesn't make sense when your claimed experience seems to indicate that you have a pretty good idea of what you are getting into. It would have been best to state your qualifications up front. Lighten up; you might like the boards better.