• Rule of thumb for rating hikes using distance and elevation

    From Patrick Dragon@21:1/5 to Eugene Miya on Tue Oct 20 05:21:37 2020
    On Wednesday, February 28, 2001 at 2:40:33 PM UTC-5, Eugene Miya wrote:
    In article <3A9C96C4...@earthlink.net>,
    Edgar Rawl <er...@earthlink.net> wrote:
    I recall seeing somewhere a rule of thumb that equates (roughly) every >1000' of climbing with so many miles of hiking. Does anyone know what
    it is?
    "Naismith's rule."
    Time sub hike = 3 MPH * mileage + 2K ft/ hr * (# of 1K ft gained).
    with variations for 2 MPH and 1K ft.
    Then you can balance sides.
    Those units don't work

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