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It all depends on what kind of touring they're doing (elevation, amount of gear, etc) and how fit they are, so there is no way for us to tell (whether this is the 'right' gearing).
Like you said, you can only say what you'd prefer. If you're correct, 34x36 low gear seems fine for me personally for most situations.