I think that was taken into account in their calculation and the 1.5km/h wasn’t an average including rest hours but only the speed while actually walking.
Experienced hikers average a greater speed than that even if you average it over 24 hours, so including sleeping time. Someone who can only walk 15km (that’s slightly more than averaging 1.5km/h for 9 hours) a day would never go on a journey like that, and even if they did, they’d be much faster after a few weeks. So there’s no situation where that calculation makes sense.
My estimate wasn’t great, but I’m also thinking about mountain hikes with gear covering large elevation changes in respect to my quoted speed. I guess the varied terrain would averaging things out.
Half that is more realistic. You have to sleep, rest, eat, buy supplies, get lost, etc. There will be bad terrain, mountains, bad weather, etc. as well.
1.5km/h is super slow, no?
That’s an average over the 9 hours, so including breaks.
Yeah, it is. Average walking speed is like 4 - 5 km/h. 30km/day is a good marching speed. So, 2.4 years, assuming 30km a day, 6 days a week.
you have to consider that humans need rest sometimes
I think that was taken into account in their calculation and the 1.5km/h wasn’t an average including rest hours but only the speed while actually walking.
Experienced hikers average a greater speed than that even if you average it over 24 hours, so including sleeping time. Someone who can only walk 15km (that’s slightly more than averaging 1.5km/h for 9 hours) a day would never go on a journey like that, and even if they did, they’d be much faster after a few weeks. So there’s no situation where that calculation makes sense.
My estimate wasn’t great, but I’m also thinking about mountain hikes with gear covering large elevation changes in respect to my quoted speed. I guess the varied terrain would averaging things out.
It’s probably on the low end. Gear weight, elevation change, rough terrain, and breaks will affect overall speed.
You aim for 50km a day when you’re backpacking (5 an hour, 10 hours a day)
But there are some pretty hot climates you are walking through and water will be scarce
Half that is more realistic. You have to sleep, rest, eat, buy supplies, get lost, etc. There will be bad terrain, mountains, bad weather, etc. as well.
I occasionally do long walks, but I know, when I do 30km that day, I need 2 days to recover and 3 months to be willing to do that shit again.
50km a day? Call an ambulance at 40km.
You have to allow for the countries where you’ll be jailed for spying (because fuck you) which will lower your average.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13279721/Brit-run-entire-length-Africa-survived-robbed-gunpoint-hostage-machete.html
could be worse,