[pct-l] prep for JMT--advice?

[Marshall Karon]

Better hope it is overkill by July 20th.

There are some snow fields near the top of Whitney, but those will be it.
And they shouldn't cause any problems. There should be lots of "steps" from
other people or the snow will be soft. Leave the ice axe/crampons at home.

Marshall Karon
Portland, OR

-----Original Message-----
From: pct-l-bounces at backcountry.net [mailto:pct-l-bounces at backcountry.net]
On Behalf Of djm1313 at foo21.com
Sent: Saturday, October 21, 2006 10:26 AM
To: pct-l at backcountry.net
Subject: [pct-l] prep for JMT--advice?

Hi all,

 

We are planning to hike the JMT SOBO during summer 2007 (July 20-Aug 15 or
so), and are wondering if it is necessary at that time to bring crampons or
an ice axe.  Obviously, this depends on conditions, but just curious what
the general sentiment is out there.  I tend to err on the safe side, but I
suspect that carrying this equipment at that time of year might be
overkill??

 

Thanks!

Ponch

 

 

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