ONE MOMENT, THEY’RE hiking through Torrey Pines State Natural Reserve on a slightly chilly San Diego morning, rucksacks weighing an average of 30 to 40 pounds strapped tightly to their backs. The next, 15 or so members of the San Diego Triton Ruck Club are stopping and removing their packs, then holding them at chest height.
The group fans out along a small patch of flat ground overlooking the Pacific Ocean, and CJ Gotcher, a former Navy officer, begins
