SAR:

I was questioning the advice of the scout troop physical instructor, not the advice of you or the board. I think we're all in agreement that extreme-load training can be done, and shoud be done for S&R, military, public safety, etc.

My point is that I doubt it is sound advice for an adult accompanying a scout troop on a canoe trip to be aspiring to 5 miles @ 120 lbs.

Make sense? Are we good?

Mark.