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Summit Recovery

The finishing stick. Tart cherry. The last stage, or at the car.

Magnesium
150 mg
Potassium
300 mg
Sodium
250 mg
B complex
B1, B2, B3, B6, B12
Sugar
2 g

Per stick, mixed into 16 to 20 fl oz of water.

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A slim tart-cherry red stick pack printed with the VitaminHill mark, leaning on a fallen ponderosa pine cone on pink granite.
Cherry red. Saved for the last stage.

When to take it

Summit Recovery is the last stick in any pack with two or more base sticks. Take it on the final stage or at the car. The heat and altitude sticks go in just before it, so it stays last.

150 mg of magnesium and 300 mg of potassium, the most of the four, with 250 mg of sodium and the B complex: B1, B2, B3, B6 and B12. Magnesium supports normal muscle function, and the B vitamins support normal energy metabolism. Tart cherry.

A pack with one base stick is a short day, so it carries a Switchback Citrus and no Summit Recovery. Any heat or altitude stick goes in after it.

Where it goes in a pack

  1. First

    Switchback Citrus, on the first long climb.

  2. Middle stages

    Ridge Salt and Switchback Citrus, taking turns, one stick per 6 trail miles.

  3. Heat and altitude

    Ridge Salt: one over 75 F, one more over 85 F, one for a high point over 9,000 ft. Just before the finish, or last on a one-stick day.

  4. LastThis stick

    Summit Recovery, on the final stage or at the car.

  5. In a bladder

    Base Camp, at any stage, one stick to 16 to 20 fl oz of water.

The full label

Supplement Facts for one Summit Recovery stick. Tap a nutrient to see what it does.

Hydration guidance on this page is general information, not medical advice.

Supplement Facts

Serving size: 1 stick (6 g).

Servings per pack: varies with your route.

Summit Recovery, amounts per stick
Amount Per Serving%Daily Value
Calories

Energy in the stick, kept low on purpose: this is for hydration, not fuel.

15
Sodium (as sodium citrate, sea salt)

The electrolyte you lose most of in sweat; putting it back supports hydration on long, hot days.

250 mg11%
Total Carbohydrate

All of it is the cane sugar, there to round off the salt.

4 g1%
Total Sugars

A little cane sugar, just enough for taste.

2 g†
Includes 2 g Added Sugars

All of the sugar is added cane sugar; none of it comes from fruit.

4%
Potassium (as potassium citrate)

An electrolyte lost in sweat in smaller amounts than sodium; it helps replace what you sweat out.

300 mg6%
Thiamin (as thiamine HCl)

Thiamin (B1) supports normal energy metabolism.

1.2 mg100%
Riboflavin

Riboflavin (B2) supports normal energy metabolism.

1.3 mg100%
Niacin (as niacinamide)

Niacin (B3) supports normal energy metabolism.

16 mg100%
Vitamin B6 (as pyridoxine HCl)

Vitamin B6 supports normal energy metabolism.

1.7 mg100%
Vitamin B12 (as methylcobalamin)

Vitamin B12 supports normal energy metabolism.

2.4 mcg100%
Magnesium (as magnesium citrate)

Supports normal muscle function, and is one of the minerals you lose in sweat.

150 mg36%

† Daily Value not established.

Other ingredients: Cane sugar, citric acid, natural tart cherry flavor, stevia leaf extract.

These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease.

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