Julio wrote: > > How do you folks deal with exhaustion? And then David Seng wrote: > Hmmm, a valid question, but also one that my initial reaction to is - > "don't go there". > I can honestly say that while I _have_ been in > some uncomfortable positions, I've never been in that bad of a > condition. I agree with David (and Hank Hays, who chimed in just as I was getting fired up) that "exhaustion" should be avoided. If a paddler finds himself/herself regularly reaching an exhausted state, I'd say that person has poor judgement, or likes (seeks?) paddling on the ragged edge of control. Maybe Julio has a different perspective on this, but I'd guess that each of us deals with exhaustion in his/her own unique way. My approach is to go to sleep! A narrow, paddled water craft, which demands assertive action on the part of the occupant to remain vertical, is a crummy platform for playing with endorphin-induced euphoria! I've been exhausted a couple times hiking and such, but most land-based recreation (even high-angle rock-climbing) has the luxury of being able to "stop and get off the bus." Never been even close to exhaustion while paddling on the water, and don't want to be. I'd work hard, if I saw a situation approaching, to avoid having my physical resources completely tapped out. Drowning is probably the fate of most who reach true exhaustion on the water. Julio, do you need a chase boat? <G> -- Dave Kruger Astoria, OR *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.gasp-seakayak.net/paddlewise/ ***************************************************************************Received on Thu Oct 22 1998 - 20:30:15 PDT
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