>>1772563>Does your book mention anything about elevation gain and distance?Yeah it's very much focused on training for endurance mountain sports, skimo, trail running, etc. Poles are great, especially for decents, they will save your knees.
Another good resource for info on vert is this article
https://andrewskurka.com/high-route-time-days-management-vertical/ Yeah 5k' vert in a day is nice. So if you were ok with that than your going to be all good. It's just worth preparing yourself for what it feels like to do that a couple of days in a row. When I was last in the pyreneese I was doing ~8k' vert a day but I was at a pretty good point in my training cycle so I was preped.
>emergancy foodIf I think there is a chance I will get pinned down by bad weather then I might pack a bit extra. At most a day and a half. But hiking somewhere that isn't super remote like the TMB shouldn't warrant carrying extra. Just maybe add an exta 100-200 calories a day to be safe.
>Let's say I was on top of Col Ferret or something and it's already time to pitch my tent for the night but a thunderstorm is approachingDescend. There aren't mountain police checking up on you, and the rules are most certainly not there to force you into dangerous situations. It's more hassle if you need rescuing then if you break/bend a rule. Top priority is being safe.
>I have reached out to some peopleWhat did they say about hiking? I'm trying to guage when I can go out and not piss off the locals
>>1772585I would buy a loksak. They are basically odour proof (they are used to store medical evidence) and tough. You can fit ~5 days food into the 20x12 one. You can use it to store all your rubbish as well.
