Commandments of UL Hiking

Thou shalt not gloat upon the unwashed, fallen, and uninformed instead spreading this gospel with passion balanced with equanimity.

There is but one utensil, The Spork. Thou shalt have no other utensils before It.

Seek and ye shall find, use your GPS to guide ye. Be ye co-ordinated.

Do unto others as ye would have others do unto you.

-Love thy tent companion.
-Though shallt not covet someone elses lighter gear.
-Do not lie (on the ground), use insulation.
-Do not (use) steal, use titanium instead.

Every item thou shalt carry shall serve more than one purpose.

Thou shalt not carry the spork for it is an abomination before my eyes, for lo, it can neither twirl pasta, yea, even ramen, nor can it lift soup. And thou shalt use the righteous spoon alone.

Thou shalt procure for thine house a scale of exceeding fineness; And upon the scale shalt thou weigh all things even unto the gram; And upon each thing thou weighest as I command shalt thou inscribe the true weight as revealed by the scale which thou shalt procure.

Thou shalt seek the wisdom of the wilderness and the skill to do all things needful that thou may sojourn in the wilderness for the time alloted and return.

Thou shall not be a commandment-driven fanatic and just do it because it is the fun thing to do ;)

I entered a mtn. bike race a couple of weeks ago, I’ve trained hard, have a real nice bike, lotsa goodies, as light as I can get it without having it fall apart, way too much money in it… there’s this kid riding his dad’s unsuspended 80’s bike, too big, too heavy, and a grin you couldn’t wash off with a firehose. I wasn’t having any fun at all until he passed me, just suffering to the finish line. It was about this time I discovered Abdon’s Rule.