To translate this into practical guide-lines, imagine the
pie chart above as a dinner plate.
- More than half the plate should contain pasta, potatoes, or rice (carbohydrates).
- A quarter should contain vegetables (carbohydrates + protein).
- The remainder should be lean meat, fish, or chicken (protein + fat foods).
This should be the proportion of you daily intake of food
whilst climbing or hiking. However depending on the activity you are doing you
may have to increase the amounts to supply your body with the energy needed.
A 70kg man needs 2.1 litres of water a day. Droning exercise
and/or in hot weather this can rise threefold (upto 6.3 litres). You should
never wait until you are thirsty before drinking water, this is a poor
indication of when you need to drink as by this time you may have lost 1-2% of
water needed by your body. It is advisable to drink small amounts when climbing
of hiking, especially in warm weather.
(Proportions taken from: Mountaincraft and Leadership*)
Swallow Bushcraft.
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*By: Eric Langmuir 2004
*By: Eric Langmuir 2004
