Alpaca hike

Over lunch yesterday, Eddie suggested that he wanted to hike the Alpaca course. Given that the route is designed to mimic the elevation profile of the Ultra Trail du Mont Blanc – and includes some fairly technical sections – I was more than a little sceptical. Still, I was happy to see his enthusiasm for a serious physical challenge. After all, this is the same kid who, back in February, spent a week doing a full hour per day on the stair climber. When Eddie commits to something, he really goes all in.

We stopped for waffles at Slätta Damm about halfway through, and despite the heat and steep climbs, Eddie kept up a steady pace, ultimately completing the whole loop in 3 hours and 7 minutes. Now, of course, William wants his turn, and with an Alpaca run already scheduled with Elin in mid-July, it looks like I will be racking up quite a few Alpaca loops before the year is over.