[pct-l] Hiking and wind and rain

[Jeffrey Olson]

But it is applicable to experienced hikers.  It's not cotton though, 
it's the attitude "I'll stop and put on rain gear before the rain gets 
too bad."  Or some such version.  I have a wealth of stories where I 
powered on and put on rain gear after I got wet, and then hiked down the 
ridge and got cold.  Give me light snow over light rain any day...  My 
guess is every person on this list has learned from at least one choice 
that turned out to the wrong one when it comes to dealing with hiking in 
the rain...

Jeffrey Olson
Martin, SD

Meridith Rosendahl wrote:
> This morning's Sacramento Bee had an article regarding the dangers of 
> hiker's wearing cotton clothes in this changeable weather.  Evidently that's 
> one of the contributing factor's to the woman's death, and the hypothermia 
> suffered by her 3 companions.  Not applicable to experienced hikers, of 
> course.
>
> http://www.sacbee.com/101/story/1290772.html
>
> Piper's Mom 
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