[pct-l] Thru Hikers

[jeff.singewald at comcast.net]

Monty,

Congrats on successfully completing your thru-hike.  Just curious with that sub-5 base weight, were you forced off the trail at any point due to weather or did you take any unexpected zero days due to weather as a result of having gear not suitable for the elements?  Handling weather that you guys ran into with that light-weight gear is quite the accomplishment!

Jeff

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From: "montypct" <montypct at gmail.com> 

Successfully sub 5 average and half the trail at sub 4.

Only had one challenging day and no really cold nights.  Eight of us finished in Manning on Sept. 22nd.  Two more of the same herd the following day.

Now I'm ready to join your ASDHA group............................. Starting with a Couch to Fridge YoYo.

Monty  
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Sent: Monday, October 08, 2007 12:24 PM
Subject: Re: [pct-l] Thru Hikers


Ha, ha, ha.  Say, I hope you had a great 5-pound base pack weight thru hike this year.  Sounds like the weather up north is really bad now.

Cheers, Switchback  


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From: montypct <montypct at gmail.com>
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Sent: Mon, 8 Oct 2007 11:52 am
Subject: Re: [pct-l] Thru Hikers


Hey Switchback!!

Another version:
Q:   What's the difference between a thru-hiker and a homeless person?
A:   A shopping cart.

True Story from this year's thru-hike
July 2, 2007
>From Red's Meadow we took the bus into Mammoth.  No shower or laundry, looking pretty scuzzy.
I sat on a ledge by the door outside the Vons grocery store with another hiker.  She looked pretty bad too.
We had a shopping cart full of resupply in front of us.

A sympathetic lady runs up and slips two dollars in my hand and says:  "I know what it's like."

Warner Springs Monty



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Sent: Monday, October 08, 2007 11:12 AM
Subject: [pct-l] Thru Hikers


Q:  What's the difference between a thru-hiker and a weekend hiker?
A:  The thru-hiker picks up the M&M's he/she dropped on the ground and eats them.

Q:  How do you get four thru-hikers in a single bed?
A:  Tell them they can sleep there.

Q:  How do you get them to leave the bed?
A:  Tell them they have to pay.

Q:  What's the difference between a homeless vagrant and a thru-hiker?
A:  Gortex.

Q:  How many thru-hikers can fit in a picnic shelter on a rainy windy night?
A:  There aren't that many thru-hikers.

:-)  You Know Who 


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