Morning Hike (6 am - 12 pm)
Around 8 or so, Hotel will pep up and start talking loudly enough so even stragglers can hear as they start in on hour 8 of a forced march.
"You know, I was surprised that everyone picked an 18 hour hike."
"Was there a prevailing rationale in picking to exhaust yourselves as opposed to injure someone else? Martyrdom? Peer pressure? Some consideration for the importance of your role compared to theirs? Pure affection?"