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Fitness Gradings - What do they mean

The fitness grading we use at Victoria University of Wellington Tramping Club (VUWTC) is based around five 'steps' of fitness and is used to enable us to place you in a group of people with similar abilities and fitness. If you are unsure of your level of fitness, either because it has been a while since you tramped or this is your first tramp, then it is better not to go for medium fit or fit grades but to place yourself in easy, medium easy or medium. You will notice that we have specified levels of knowledge before you should go on medium fit or fit trips. This is because these groups often go into difficult areas and we would like each group member, along with the leader, to have enough knowledge to keep themselves out of trouble.

grading what is expected grade suits
easy walk for four hours per day.
have rests every half hour or so
pace is very easy with long stops
relaxed and social
photographers
done little or no tramping
medium easy walk for five hours per day
have rests every half hour or so
pace is very easy with long stops can climb a single hill over 1000m
relaxed and social
photographers
done a little tramping
medium can walk for six hours per day
have rests every hour or so
pace is reasonable
rests are short
can climb a single hill over 1000m
have adequate gear
want to get places
have tramped before
some bushcraft skills
medium fit walk for up to 7 hours per day
have rests occasionally
pace is moderately quick
rests are short
have tramped lots
want to get places
good bushcraft skills
have track record with club
fit can walk for >7 hrs per day (forever)
rests?
pace is quick
rests are short
climb multiple hills over 1000m
have tramped lots


When signing up for trips it is usual to just use the following abbreviations:
E for Easy
ME for Medium Easy

M for Medium
MF for Medium Fit
F for Fit

If you are still unsure about what level of fitness you are, then either discuss this with the Chief Guide or the trip organiser. In general we would advise you to go for medium easy or easy if you have never tramped or hardly ever and medium easy or medium if you have done some tramping.

Remember - The best way to improve tramping fitness is to go tramping !!!!!

 

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