[pct-l] Trail or Glory

[Craig Stanton]

I for one really appreciate the time and effort the MtnEd, Greg and  
all the others put into giving something back to the PCT community. I  
don't expect people to produce tents that are made for the climate  
and conditions one would face on the west coast for free, so it has  
to be a commercial venture, good on 'em. And I am perfectly OK with  
paying for a serious experienced mountain-craft person to teach me  
things about self-arrest and such that I simply wouldn't learn  
without falling 600ft and breaking several bones. (I'd have totally  
signed up if I weren't on the wrong side of the planet, you're not  
planning on touring are you?) Squatch made some cool films about the  
hike, and I paid for them. Do I feel this has overly commercialised  
the trail? Not in the slightest.

I think it's great that these resources are available and that we can  
find out about them here on the list.

~Craig


On 2/12/2006, at 7:21 PM, Ned Tibbits wrote:

> To all the newcomers,
>
> The PCT wouldn't exist if you didn't have ones such as Ned Tibbits  
> and Greg Hummel. These men love the trail and give their hearts to  
> it every year - just ask their wives!
>
> Yes, my husband, Ned Tibbits, runs an outdoor school, but he also  
> gives away his time to help the PCT community. He was also  
> instructed by others before he, himself ,ventured out on a long  
> distance hike.  He hiked it alone in 1974 when he had to follow  
> maps and roads, before GPS.  At 17, Ned acquired 8 sponsors and  
> numerous volunteers to help with his hike. I watched a mile away in  
> Sonoma, California as this young man was written up in our local  
> newspaper as a hero.
> Without the pioneers you wouldn't have a trail to follow. These men  
> carried packs unheard of in this day, 70 pounds plus.
>
> You complain of bugs, suncups, and weight but my husband only  
> speaks of the joy of being on the trail.  Is it the trail you love  
> our your own glory?
>
> Lady J
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