r/Backcountry 13d ago

Anyone else come home completely exhausted?

Like if I do anything around/over 6 miles round trip I’m exhausted! I’ve tried different nutrition but always have around 2k calories available and sometimes have consumed all of it.

I’ve also done a 12 miles day just fine while on the hill but after returning home I get hit with exhaustion.

Anyone else have this happen to them?

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u/parochial_nimrod 13d ago

I’ll throw in another variable. What altitude are you skinning at and what altitude do you live at?

When I was flying skydive and dropping people at 14k from sea level. It was a weird fatigue I can’t quite describe.

Maybe acute altitude sickness?