re: Need help with a hybrid lifting/cardio program

Thanks for the input so far.

I’m a “veteran” hiker for living at 16’ elevation. Most of our summer vacations are backpacking in Colorado at elevation. Typically 10 miles daily, but over several weekends a year, not a week plus in one stretch. So much lighter packs and shorter distances. Stamina is my concern.

I assumed I would have the heaviest pack hence throwing out the 70 lb number. I’m the fittest parent by far, and most of the kids are on the smaller side (early teenagers vs. later teenagers further along in puberty), so pack weight will be lower for them.

The Philmont medical crew has become stricter in the last few years, and we were informed no exceptions to the BMI chart or blood pressure.

Edited to add that most kids are aging out this year, which is why the average age is shifting lower. The troop overachieves. The older kids just returned from Northern Tier and both groups canoed over 100 miles in the nine days they were there.