Hikers and climbers are familiar with systems designed to quantify the difficulty of particular routes. Those of us who occasionally wander across trail-free Sierra passes relax when we see one rated as class 1 but prepare for some hard slogging when the pass is rated class 3. Climbers are familiar with the various sub-flavors of class 5 – 5.1 being easy and 5.13 requiring you to be part fly and part contortionist.
Tom Mangan shares an alternative system that he recently encountered while reading a post by a city woman.
Rating system:
- Heels: So easy you can hike it in heels
- Flip-flops: Too long or hard to hike in heels, but flat flip-flops would work
- Pumas: A nice stroll not much harder than walking in the city
- Trailblazers: If you want to be nice to your feet on this hike, they’ll need some more serious protection and support.
- Hiking boots: Pull out the ugly shoes and summon your closet granola. This hike is going to kick your ass.
I love it!
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August 21, 2008
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A New Terrain Rating System?
Hikers and climbers are familiar with systems designed to quantify the difficulty of particular routes. Those of us who occasionally wander across trail-free Sierra passes relax when we see one rated as class 1 but prepare for some hard slogging when the pass is rated class 3. Climbers are familiar with the various sub-flavors of class 5 – 5.1 being easy and 5.13 requiring you to be part fly and part contortionist.
Tom Mangan shares an alternative system that he recently encountered while reading a post by a city woman.
I love it!
(Click the links for more…)
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August 21, 2008 Posted by gdanmitchell | Commentary | Comments Off on A New Terrain Rating System?