Mike: "I had fifteen rocks in my rucksack instead of the regulation five. I knew something was wrong when I got her in the water. She was sitting so low. So low. But I didn't stop, Tim. Fifteen rocks in my rucksack and everyone knew it."
Tim: So what happened when you rolled ?
Mike: "I lost control of the vessel two feet from the shore. As I struggled to right her, I banged into the jetty, damaging the canoe's carcass. The ramble leader had to dive in and rescue me from beneath the canoe."Time to start making little tweaks to my life to incorporate training into my daily routine. Specificity is the key apparently which means training as closely to the muscles and coordination you'll need. The obvious areas to get started on are:
- Getting used to carrying weight in a rucksack.
- Getting used to heavy boots. This is a twofold thing - first up having a big lump attached to your foot makes you clumsier and more likely to trip (which is a Bad Thing TM on a mountain).Secondly - crampons are heavy and make you walk funny.
To tackle the first of these I've loaded my day to day ruck sack with 10kgs of ballast. This is proving to be a rather pointed lesson in how far I have to go.
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