Does anyone have any good ideas about how to get fit for the hills when you live in an area where there are no hills?
Its all about pacing yourself, no good trying to be man mountain and walking at a pace that wears you out to the point where you cant hold the rifle steady when you are on a beast.
I find coming down hill harder than going up, mainly because my knees are not good. Don't carry to much crap with you either. Good waterproof and wind proof coat, trousers, good walking boots, gaiters, hat, gloves, knife, rifle, ammo, binoculars, drag rope, chocolate and a bottle of water. Many clients bring the kitchen sink with them, so keep it light and sensible.
stairs stairs n more stairs
I am getting in shape for Montana, but although i have hills, i can't do anything about the altitude.
All i can suggest is some running, and walking with weights, i put 4 pint milk containers in my rucksack filled with water, and as you get fitter increase the amount you carry.
Squats with weights will help also.
It is helping, i bumped some fallow yesterday (well actually the noisy cows frightened them) and they ran over a hill, i followed, running, i almost got the crosshairs on one as it went in the wood, i couldn't have done that 6 months ago, not bad for 56 years!
Cheers
Richard
Does anyone have any good ideas about how to get fit for the hills when you live in an area where there are no hills?
The only thing that I would add to assist in decending from a hill/mountain is a pair of sticks/(quad pod, or the like), or in the alternative a single long staff. I do a bit of hill/fell/mountains walking/scrambling, I use extending walking poles, and as Malc said it's the decending that is harder, steady pace, resting in between, it's not a competition!!Its all about pacing yourself, no good trying to be man mountain and walking at a pace that wears you out to the point where you cant hold the rifle steady when you are on a beast.
I find coming down hill harder than going up, mainly because my knees are not good. Don't carry to much crap with you either. Good waterproof and wind proof coat, trousers, good walking boots, gaiters, hat, gloves, knife, rifle, ammo, binoculars, drag rope, chocolate and a bottle of water. Many clients bring the kitchen sink with them, so keep it light and sensible.
The only thing that I would add to assist in decending from a hill/mountain is a pair of sticks/(quad pod, or the like), or in the alternative a single long staff. I do a bit of hill/fell/mountains walking/scrambling, I use extending walking poles, and as Malc said it's the decending that is harder, steady pace, resting in between, it's not a competition!!