Hikers! - 2000 Calorie challenge!

fiveohmike

Ok so I am going a big hike this weekend. Hoping to eclipse 2000 calories burned! I dare you to do the same!



I am hiking North Dome in Yosemite Valley. Not as hardcore as Yosemite falls or Half-Dome, but still a 9 mile round trip, and 800ft elevation change (this starts at 8k feet anyways), with a chance of:

A) Plummeting to my death (or learning how to fly very quickly)

Getting eaten by a bear (or becoming the Bear Whisperer)

or

C) Having a great time

I am taking all my camera gear too, so will post some pro pics.

Here are OTHER peoples pics from North Dome (this is one of the best spots to see everything in Yosemite)

Indian Arch:



View of Half Dome form North Dome:



North Dome cliff 2700 foot sheer cliff:

Zylayna

Already rose and conquered that challenge! lol...(see other hike post!)
Mid summer I will be doing several overnight hikes over the course of a two week camping trip so I'm sure I'll put in some more time then, but for now I have other things to take care of.

Have fun!!

Sid422

Have a great time and be safe! I LOVE Yosemite! Look forward to your photos. We'll be hiking at Montana de Oro this weekend, which is along the coast and minimal elevation change but a beautiful hike. We might have to add some extra hiking to meet your challenge. :-)

fiveohmike

Have a great time and be safe! I LOVE Yosemite! Look forward to your photos. We'll be hiking at Montana de Oro this weekend, which is along the coast and minimal elevation change but a beautiful hike. We might have to add some extra hiking to meet your challenge. :-)

Just stop every 200 yds and do 10 push ups

Noor13

Oh you are lucky. I would love to hike there. Looks stunning.
I love the mountains so much. Don't need the beach I need mountains

Greenrun99

Looks like fun, hope its not too warm over there in cali

fiveohmike

Looks like fun, hope its not too warm over there in cali

It will be about 85 or so at the Valley floor in Yosemite, so probably 75 ish at 8k feet.

nutritionwhiz

I will be hiking on Sunday - haven't decided where we are going yet. But I don't have any of that fancy electronical stuff to track my real burn but my leg/butt/shoulder muscles have just recovered from Sunday's hike, so I at least know I am using my muscles in different ways! I'll post an estimate though!

Happy Hiking and Be Safe!

beckyjo1987

This past Saturday I hiked the Signal Knob loop (approx. 12 miles) in Front Royal, VA with my man. MFP estimates about 1900 calories burned! It was a lovely way to spend 5.5 hours, but it was absolutely impossible to eat back those calories, even with a big BBQ later that day (during which I ate chicken, a few different kinds of pasta salads, chips, and cupcakes... several cupcakes). :ohwell:

Zylayna

This past Saturday I hiked the Signal Knob loop (approx. 12 miles) in Front Royal, VA with my man. MFP estimates about 1900 calories burned! It was a lovely way to spend 5.5 hours, but it was absolutely impossible to eat back those calories, even with a big BBQ later that day (during which I ate chicken, a few different kinds of pasta salads, chips, and cupcakes... several cupcakes). :ohwell:

I hear you on that!!!! I burned over 2200 cals on my hike last saturday and couldn't even get back up to BMR! I tried so hard! ( I had also done some upper body lifting at the gym that same morning so that added in more cals burned) But in the end, I still ate over 3000 cals that day...lol. So I figure I didn't do too much damage for the day, BUT, I did pay for it the next few days with a 2 lb weight gain.. ugh. :grumble: that weight is gone now thank goodness!!! :drinker:

LioshaM

WOW, Beautiful!! You Go!!! And conquer that mountain!