Expedition Loap Solo 2006

Hilton » 18. 8. 2006 at 7:48

My present situation has a big advantage. I don’t have to care what I eat so I’ve been cosuming my food supplies since the very morning, picking whatever I’m craving. Right in the morning I started with two rations of dried pinapple, one ration of prunes and dried strawberries. With that I was eating an apple energy bar and drinking extra thick cocholate milk. Just like Hilton! In case somebody is wondering about the chocolate milk, I took about a litre of dried milk with me (a lot of work to mix it!). The chocolate flavour comes from protein mixture for muscle regeneration. I’m supposed to take it in the evening, however, I couldn’t help it today. It simply tastes good!

When mentioning food and effort I’m quite surprised by a physical strain required for this expedition. If I’m leaving this place with some experience it is a fact that two hours of training every day which I was doing (in average) is not enough. If I ran 60 km every week until now I have to do twice as much before next expedition. That brings me back to food. Physical strain like this requires a perfect menu with good nutrition. I don’t want this to sound like a cheap advertisement as that’s not my intention at all! I am not obliged to anything like this by any sponsorship agreements. The food supplied by Enervit company is unrivalled so far. I tried several products during three years of preapartaion for this expedition and after a while I just threw it away. It was not possible to eat it for a long time. I’ve been eating three to four energy bars per day here in Iceland and I haven’t got tired of them at all yet. I got instant soups from Enervit too. I ate six or so before my departure for Iceland. I am not suffering with food here at all!

Note to the photo. To go accross these sand fields is not very pleasant. Dust picked up by wind dries my nose too much. I was bleeding from it all afternoon.