[pct-l] creek crossing - an unusual approach that worked

[Stephen]

Ha ha, rocks in your pocket!
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From: "Jereen Anderson" <jereenanderson at yahoo.com>
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Sent: Monday, February 02, 2009 4:54 PM
Subject: [pct-l] creek crossing - an unusual approach that worked


>I once had to cross a very swift Sierra creek. It was nearly 20' wide and 
>knee deep. The current would have swept skinny me off my feet. I removed my 
>pants and put my shoes back on. Removing the pants reduced resistance. I 
>also unsnapped my pack belt and moved the schoulder straps outward so I 
>could easily remove the pack if I had to. Then I picked up about a 60 pound 
>boulder. My 140 pounds, my 45 pound pack plus the boulder made me about 245 
>pounds. With my feet wide apart I was now heavy enough to cross without 
>being swept away.
> From: MendoRider/Ed Anderson
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