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Gu GU has 55mg sodium and 40mg of potassium in each serving. It's good for blood sugar levels and is easily absorbed, but one GU probably won't do a lot for replacing electrolytes.

Rock shoes I bring rock shoes when I do the Eagle and highly recommend them for steep slides. It makes me feel way more secure. While others are traversing or picking there way up in hiking boots, I can go straight up. It doesn't add much weight to your pack. Lately I have been hiking in...

Luckily, the Official Presidential Traverse Police weren't out on Sunday checking our summit log, so we high-tailed it after Pierce. :D :D :D :D

Sunday was such a terrific weather day - I couldn't imagine doing a traverse under the conditions you faced on Saturday in the rain. Sorry, SherpaK, but my 4 friends and I ordered up perfect weather for the traverse as scheduled on Sunday and it was glorious. :D

Welcome to VFTT Glad to hear you are OK and on the mend.

Reopened Rte. 9N has been reopened between Hague and Bolton Landing.

And another one Rte. 9N between Bolton Landing and Hague is closed because of a washout. This would affect the Tongue Mountain trailheads. Road closure

Maybe or Maybe Not There was a thread already on this, which had the video. link But the plot thickens. Did they or didn't they? The flight occurred on May 14th. The Civilian Aviation Authority of Nepal says it didn't happen: full story So, Nepal says it didn't happen, because they...

Yes Closed between Exit 23 Warrensburg Rte. 35 and Exit 25 Rte 8 in Chestertown. Saratoga exits are 13 to 15.

Magnesium? I've also been taking along some extra magnesium on long hikes and afterwards. I do belive it's been helpful in reducing post-hike muscle soreness for me. This spring is the first time I've experimented with it. I'll take 500mg during the hike and more before I go to bed...

Allen Mountain I like this thread. Man/Woman v. nature. The second time I climbed Allen in 2001, the trail was still officially closed because of the blowdown from Hurricane Floyd. My friend and I "led" two brothers that we didn't know, but were recommended by a friend. One of the guys...

On the news I just watched the noon news and they don't know when the Northway will be reopened. A culvert was damaged under the Northway and they have to clean it out before they can see how much damage there is. They were reporting from the location where the road bed was caved in and it...

Cranberry Emergen-C Emergen-C is great - throw a couple of packets in a liter bottle. I think it is better than Gatorade and not so sugary sweet. It's got electrolytes/minerals, plus 1000mg of Vitamin C. And I also recommend DougPaul's sugar/morton lite salt (gookinaid) recipe in the link...

SherpaK We hope to beat the crowds by doing it on Sunday. That way we miss the riffraff (the runners, that is :D) on Saturday. Oh - and good luck to you on Saturday. :)

Eastern Essex County NY The NWS reports: Earlier the report was that the Champlain bridge between NY and VT was closed because of impassible roads, but they have apparently lifted that advisory.

Ice on Hot Days On hot days I freeze my liter nalgene bottle of water/electrolye drink the night before. On Saturday it was pretty warm as we hiked up Basin Brook to the Slide and then to the top of Basin. Rock-hopping on the brook led us to some ice scultptures that were rapidly melting...

Yeah, ...what George said. We did a North to South traverse last June 20th. The day before was the Mt. Washington Run and they had horrible weather. The forecast for the 20th was generally good - but I had a lot of trepidation because I had organized the trip (my hiking grounds are the ADKs)...

Are you serious? :confused: Am I missing something? Why would you leave the decision up to teenagers? :confused: Sounds like they were leading you! Good thing they made the right choice! Maybe you should climb it before you "lead" anyone there. :eek:

Thanks for the video. That scene in the beginning of flying into Lukla reminded me that flying out of Lukla is scary in and of itself. The plane accelerates down the runway, where you see airplane debris lining the runway. It gives one a moment of great concern. Then at the end of the very...

DougPaul I tried your eletrolyte drink recipe, adding 1/4 cup of lemon juice. (1 liter of water, a couple of tablespoons of sugar and 1/4 teaspoon of Morton Lite-Salt) Loved it. Hate paying for overpriced fitness drinks if I can plan ahead!