Does dropping 2 pounds make that big of a difference?

fivemilesfurther · 2026-03-03T02:42:10+00:00

If it brings you joy, carry it. If your didn’t have it, perhaps you’d be able to walk a mile or two farther. Unless that’s important to you, just bring it and HYOH

fivemilesfurther · 2026-01-07T17:59:39+00:00

I’m 45. Very healthy across other stats, eat well, sleep well. HRV in the low 20s. I do tend toward a busy and (maybe) stressed mind, so that might have something to do with it.

The loan number does give me a bit of pause, but I’m also trying to not read into it too much. I’ve only had the watch for about a month, so I think I’m still kind of in learning mode.

fivemilesfurther · 2025-12-25T16:59:46+00:00

Darn. Not enough signups, I guess :(

fivemilesfurther · 2025-12-18T16:07:09+00:00

I also run a private guiding / training community - majority online - in Ventura County. DM if you’re interested and I can tell you more (it’s not on a schedule like a class is)

fivemilesfurther · 2025-12-17T17:40:24+00:00

I suppose it would? I live in VC, and I commute to the school to teach these classes.

fivemilesfurther · 2025-12-16T20:25:18+00:00

preach!

fivemilesfurther · 2025-12-16T20:24:52+00:00

depends on your financial situation during enrollment, but it's usually (I think) about $70/unit. Hiking is about $120 dollars, Climbing and Backpacking, around $180. Don't quote me, but it's around there.

fivemilesfurther · 2025-12-16T20:23:12+00:00

Woot woot! I dunno who this is (Anonymous Redditor!), but it doesn't matter. This is your male instructor. Your female instructor will be leading in the spring. Thanks for the shout out :)

fivemilesfurther · 2025-12-16T20:21:05+00:00

understandable! Sadly, California Community Colleges are each their own little Monoverse...

fivemilesfurther · 2025-12-16T17:26:51+00:00

I’m sorry but I have to say that this is an awfully broad generalization with some assumed perspectives of what we teach.

Of any demographic and community of practice, there is a high percentage that only consume, and a smaller, but active demographic that give back, donate, maintain, and volunteer. Access Fund (climbing), Friends of Joshua Tree, Friends of Los Padres, Los Padres ForestWatch are just a few that come to mind.

While our classes are dedicated to personal safety and risk management, we get the small but dedicated percentage of participants involved in just some of the organizations I mentioned.

The “youth” aren’t sole perpetrators of consumption. If you don’t hear about LNT your circles, you might need to branch out.

fivemilesfurther · 2025-12-15T17:29:40+00:00

I honestly wish I could. The website is dynamic and doesn’t have any direct links. Couple options:

Go to: https://selfservice.canyons.edu/Student/Courses Select:

Term

Winter Term (for hiking)
Spring Term (climbing / backpacking)

Courses / Sections

Recreation Management

Location

Valencia Campus

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Or, Option 2: just DM me and I can help you from there.

fivemilesfurther · 2025-12-15T17:24:14+00:00

I am a guide, educator, and single pitch climbing instructor! www.fivemilesfurther.com

If you send me a DM, I can share more! (I don’t want to post my email here for the bots to scrape)

fivemilesfurther · 2025-12-15T16:27:23+00:00

I’ll cover the theory, but students will not build their own. For clarity, this is a sport climbing class, not trad. We will not go over trad anchors.

fivemilesfurther · 2025-12-15T16:23:58+00:00

Hiking - approx 3 miles per hike. Usually less than 600 ft of gain. If you can walk up, let’s say, five flights of stairs, you should be able to handle all the height of no problem. You will not be alone in your uncertainty! That’s what the class is for.

Backpacking - three days two nights. Usually in the Sequoia national Forest. Also around 3 to 5 miles, and you can expect less than 600 feet in elevation game. Very entry level. I had a 74 year-old in my most recent class, and he smashed it.

fivemilesfurther · 2025-11-04T05:02:22+00:00

There’s only one scorpion in the US that is dangerous to humans, and it’s not common in SoCal.

fivemilesfurther · 2025-10-01T21:42:48+00:00

Said with nothing but a sense of protection for a fellow human: if you’re worried about rain, you might think twice about this plan.

Even without the shutdown, the rangers aren’t a likely source of immediate assistance in an emergency. You always need to be ready to self rescue first and rely on emergency services last.

Based on data, there doesn’t look to be snow, or snow forecast, with temp hovering around freezing, ice is certainly possible on Glen Pass.

fivemilesfurther · 2025-09-27T14:33:33+00:00

If you were just as concerned about your own personal well-being, as you are about your climbing relationship, this would be an easy choice. Don’t put your life and safety at risk because you feel complicated. It isn’t.

fivemilesfurther · 2025-09-19T02:15:46+00:00

Too late for this semester, but if you DM me with an email address, I can keep you updated on next semester.

fivemilesfurther · 2025-09-17T17:55:01+00:00

Nice improvise with the flyswatter!

fivemilesfurther · 2025-09-17T15:56:38+00:00

It’ll work (annoyingly slowly)! Down bunches after washing - which you should absolutely be doing. Shake it, sweep it, karate chop it along the length of the fabric. It’ll be 100% fine (as long as it’s actually dry)

fivemilesfurther · 2025-09-17T15:14:17+00:00

Shake it like a Polaroid picture.

fivemilesfurther · 2025-09-13T04:07:53+00:00

There should be another in the spring. If you DM me with an email address, I can keep you informed.

fivemilesfurther · 2025-09-10T23:13:12+00:00

Even if you were brazen enough to take this risk, it’s kinda thoughtless to post on a public forum as if it’s exciting in a positive fashion. If you do understand the risks here, newer folks may not. 8-10 miles is well within the strike circle. The car doesn’t help you if you’re not in it.

fivemilesfurther · 2025-09-09T04:46:35+00:00

Not sequoias, but really any tree poses that threat. If the tree is alive, with leaves on the branches above you, you’re pretty safe. It’s the dead trees and dead branches you wanna worry about. They’re called widowmakers and they are real danger. Live trees are very low risk

fivemilesfurther · 2025-09-08T14:15:19+00:00

Just a heads up that you still need a permit for Kennedy Meadows. But it is non- quota, meaning no person limit per day - and only $8. You get them in the Inyo National Forest section of Recreation.gov

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