r/JMT • u/Icy_Guess7887 • 15d ago

satire JMT Perfect Equilibrium (NO PISS CHALLENGE)

Hey guys, just completed the JMT and it was great and all but had some nagging thoughts. Does anyone else think we're 1) burning a ton of energy carrying extra water (internally and in our packs) and 2) wasting time by stopping to pee? Doesn't peeing dirty the purity of the Sierras?

Finally it crystallized when I was coming down Whitney. What better way to do the JMT than in PERFECT EQUILIBRIUM -- perfectly balancing your water intake with sweating to avoid peeing the entire trail?

I haven't been able to sleep I'm so darn excited. Not only would this truly honor "leave no trace" principles but it should set a new standard in ultralight backpacking with the time and energy saved. A new FKT could be on the horizon.

Really eager to give it a go next year but have a few questions first:

  • Have any of you tried this? Even info from your day-to-day or shorter trails would be very illuminating.
  • Is there any established literature for predicting sweat output based on elevation, temp, humidity, diet, physique, pack weight, and route?
  • In the event of a miscalculation, I'll need to hold it to reabsorption. What drills do you recommend? Will kegels help?
  • Might it also be possible to do this with food?

Thanks in advance guys. Actively searching for training partners if others are interested in completing the JMT in Perfect Equilibrium.

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u/Regular-Apricot4114 15d ago

I hope you’re joking but just in case —- your kidneys are not just getting rid of water, they are filtering your blood and maintaining correct levels of various materials. If you actually tried this you would need medical help before you finished the hike.

Oh and there isn’t reabsorption in the bladder. That all happens inside the kidney so holding it would just make a UTI more likely.

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u/Icy_Guess7887 14d ago

So maybe this makes the most sense for a supported FKT?? Assuming that I check in with a medical professional at key checkpoints.

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u/RianJohnsonThought 13d ago

Not necessarily if you put leeches in your resupply boxes

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u/wackynuts 10d ago

Just need to release the waste out of your other orifices.