Everyone needs to participate on at least 3 of the hikes and 1 of the overnights. This will give everyone a chance to break in their boots and make any required adjustments to their packs. I hope everyone has purchased good pair of hiking boots by now and started wearing them. If your boots are not broken in you need to cut back on the weight in your pack to start with. It would work well to start with 20-25 pounds and add an additional 5 pounds on each hike. Your packs will weigh at least 45 pounds at Philmont. We will also be doing some shakedowns on these hikes to see how everyone is coming along with acquiring their gear.

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Last Updated 4/5/2003