Summary of food advice from a web page: Eating while climbing is recommended. Climbers need 200 calories per hour while climbing. Gorp and high fat food is not recommended. After climbing stops, eating should be done within an hour of ceasing activity. (TraditionalMountaneering.com)
Gorp contains unnecessary fat:
GORP is a traditional mix of Good Old Raisins and Peanuts, often called "trial mix" with the addition of
M&Ms and more fancy nuts and fruits that are often cooked in oil, rather than dried (check the required
label on those banana chips. What's "wrong" is that GORP and "trail mix" are mostly FAT. We need to
replace burned carbohydrates not fat. We all carry plenty of fat; some carry several months supply of fat.
Gorp cheats the climber of carbohydrates:
A climber who stuffs down 200 fat rich calories of GORP per hour may be getting only 50 calories of
needed carbohydrates. Studies show the climber should eat at least 200 calories of carbohydrates per
hour. A typical ClifBar contains 240 calories of fuel including only 35 calories from fat. We read on the
Nutrition Facts Label that 40 of the total calories are from protein. Swig a little Gatorade or Gookinaid and
your
GORP is a traditional mix of Good Old Raisins and Peanuts, often called "trial mix" with the addition of
M&Ms and more fancy nuts and fruits that are often cooked in oil, rather than dried (check the required
label on those banana chips. What's "wrong" is that GORP and "trail mix" are mostly FAT. We need to
replace burned carbohydrates not fat. We all carry plenty of fat; some carry several months supply of fat.
Gorp cheats the climber of carbohydrates:
A climber who stuffs down 200 fat rich calories of GORP per hour may be getting only 50 calories of
needed carbohydrates. Studies show the climber should eat at least 200 calories of carbohydrates per
hour. A typical ClifBar contains 240 calories of fuel including only 35 calories from fat. We read on the
Nutrition Facts Label that 40 of the total calories are from protein. Swig a little Gatorade or Gookinaid and
your