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minus-squareILikeBoobies@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up20arrow-down1·edit-23 days agoYou aim for 50km a day when you’re backpacking (5 an hour, 10 hours a day) But there are some pretty hot climates you are walking through and water will be scarce
minus-squareAnUnusualRelic@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up15·3 days agoYou have to allow for the countries where you’ll be jailed for spying (because fuck you) which will lower your average.
minus-squareILikeBoobies@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up11·3 days agohttps://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13279721/Brit-run-entire-length-Africa-survived-robbed-gunpoint-hostage-machete.html could be worse,
minus-squareHairyHarry@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up14·3 days agoI occasionally do long walks, but I know, when I do 30km that day, I need 2 days to recover and 3 months to be willing to do that shit again. 50km a day? Call an ambulance at 40km.
minus-squareSamskara@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up4·3 days agoHalf that is more realistic. You have to sleep, rest, eat, buy supplies, get lost, etc. There will be bad terrain, mountains, bad weather, etc. as well.
You aim for 50km a day when you’re backpacking (5 an hour, 10 hours a day)
But there are some pretty hot climates you are walking through and water will be scarce
You have to allow for the countries where you’ll be jailed for spying (because fuck you) which will lower your average.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13279721/Brit-run-entire-length-Africa-survived-robbed-gunpoint-hostage-machete.html
could be worse,
I occasionally do long walks, but I know, when I do 30km that day, I need 2 days to recover and 3 months to be willing to do that shit again.
50km a day? Call an ambulance at 40km.
Half that is more realistic. You have to sleep, rest, eat, buy supplies, get lost, etc. There will be bad terrain, mountains, bad weather, etc. as well.