[projectaon] Re: Outstanding Errata Sprint (Week 8) -- Ad-Hoc Part 1
- From: Ingo Kloecker <projectaon@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: projectaon@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 28 Jun 2011 23:54:45 +0200
On Tuesday 28 June 2011, Jonathan Blake wrote:
> On Thu, Jun 23, 2011 at 2:34 PM, Ingo Kloecker
>
> <projectaon@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > On Sunday 19 June 2011, Timothy Pederick wrote:
> >> On 19 June 2011 06:10, Simon Osborne <outspaced@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
> >> > This implies that Lone Wolf has to walk at least 40 miles plus
> >> > ascend 2 miles in the air to complete his mission, all within 48
> >> > hours. I know that he's a Kai Grand Master, but this seems to be
> >> > a bit optimistic on Rimoah's part! Still, Lone Wolf manages it
> >> > so I guess I should stop complaining ;)]"
> >>
> >> If it were a hiking expedition, Naismith's
> >> Rule<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naismith%27s_Rule>would say it
> >> takes just over 45 hours. I think it's plausible, given that
> >> Lone Wolf is a Grand Master and can no doubt manage a two-day hike
> >> without rest and faster than average, but it does underscore just
> >> how desperate a mission this is.
> >
> > Hmm. Without any of the proposed corrections I get
> > 40 miles of distance + 2 miles of climb
> > ~= 40 + 2 x 8 miles of distance
> > = 56 miles of distance
> > and, dividing by 3 miles per hour, I get less than 19 hours.
> >
> > Incidentally, I have just walked St. James' Way (more precisely,
> > the French Way; about 800 km) doing 25--43.5 km (15.5--27 miles)
> > per day. Given this experience the equivalent of 56 miles in two
> > days seems very doable for somebody with excellent constitution.
>
> Congrats, Ingo! I missed this while studiously focusing on the Bow
> bonus issue, but that's impressive. It's one of my life's ambitions
> to backpack one of the long distance trails in my neck of the woods,
> so hats off to you.
Thanks! It was a marvelous experience. If you get the chance to do then
do it.
Regards,
Ingo
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