[pct-l] Skill Sets
Adam Bradley
tooloouk79852 at yahoo.com
Thu Oct 19 15:04:28 CDT 2006
I found using a gps and the Harrison maps where all I
needed. The gps is so much faster and user friendly.
Never failed once from KM to sierra city. My best
piece of equipment I had with me for this stretch.
In fact I never saw anyone using map and compass in
the sierra this year.
Listo Del NOrte
--- dsaufley at sprynet.com wrote:
> Know how to utilize map & compass, and how to orient
> yourself with the map and landmarks. Numerous times
> this season, we followed footsteps across snow
> fields only to find that the trail was no where to
> be seen when the snow ended. Relocating the trail
> required the ability to figure out where the trail
> was using the map, compass, and physical landscape.
>
>
> L-Rod
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> >From: Logan Park <park at vt.edu>
> >Sent: Oct 18, 2006 5:29 PM
> >To: pct-l at backcountry.net
> >Subject: [pct-l] Skill Sets
> >
> >Howdy!
> >
> > From the section and thruhikers, let's hear some
> skills you wouldn't
> >leave home with in regard to the PCT. I'm coming
> from an AT context, so
> >a few that come to mind that I have no practice in
> are glissade and ice
> >axe use.
> >
> >Hoplite
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