ORIGINAL: MTdrahthaar
He told me there is definitely a "technique" to hiking, especially when it comes to climbing over logs, pushing through brush, downhill, uphill, sidehill all the variations. I told him to do what I do, step where I step, etc. He said it made a difference. And I am in no way shape or form a triathlete, but I have been in the mtns my whole life. My motto is: Run only when chased!!
I totally agree that it takes a technique to walk in the mountains. I as well have hunted and lived alot of my life in the mountains and i have acquired this "technique" i as well have a friend that does triathlete and i also took him out hunting one time and i took him on a good hike and he had to stop periodically because he was not used to having to excert his muscles to the different ways that we do. I also found that he had been trying to walk up hills with his feet pointing straight in front of him so i told him to stick his feet out to the sides like a penguin and he had noticed a huge difference in the strain on his legs.