I watch a lot of thru hikes on YT and hope to do it myself someday. I hear people talk about the long climbs and big elevation changes but I don’t have anything to relate it to.
The last time i went to one of my favorite places local to me on one of the steep climbs my Apple Watch measured 200 ft gain in .2 miles. If I extrapolate that out, say to 1 mile (x5); 1000 ft gain in 1 mile.
Does it work that way? How does that compare to something I would run into on a thru hike?
Thanks