We are going to attempt to take a more difficult route up, taking the Cascade Link to the Spellman, to the Pumpelly. The spellman link includes 500 yards at 38% grade. That's steep as fuck. To be honest, I'm not sure we'll even be able to get through it, as it could be sheer packed snow, or a muddy wreck.
To improve my chances, I'll be bringing poles this time to manage the packed snow. I'll also be substituing a lighter pack for my last one, using a non-framed one this time. This should cut down on weight. I think I might also try to find myself a decent pair of used hiking boots today at Play-It-Again sports or something. Failing that, I'll at least beeswax the hell out of my usual boots, as wet feet make the whole thing so much worse.
Finally, I'm doing some physical preparation this time. This is going to be 4 hours of mixed exertion with that 500 years being pure hell:
Short workout Carboloading
A new carbo-loading regimen developed by scientists at the University
of Western Australia calls for a normal diet with light training
until the day before the race. On the day before the race, the athlete performs
a very short, extremely high-intensity workout (such as a few minutes of
sprinting) then consumes 12 g of carbohydrate per kilogram of lean mass over the
next 24 hours. The regimen reportedly resulted in a 90% increase in glycogen
storage.[1]
Now, what this sounds like to me, is doing some HIIT tonight (basically just some sprints), and then wolfing down as much pasta as I can stand for dinner tonight. The HIIT depletes all my body's glycogen, and tells my body: "You're in for some rough shit, stock up muscle energy supplies" and then provides it with a stack of carbs to replenish it with. This should lead to much more stamina tomorrow.
Wish me luck.
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