[pct-l] High Sierra Snow: Leaders and followers

[Postholer]

Is your well-being the responsibility of another?

Of course not. Still, every season you see it happen, loose groups form at 
Kennedy Meadows; the front porch of the Sierra. The poorly skilled seek out 
those with experience in preparing to cross those snowy passes. This 
grouping is not a bad thing, it's very good.

However, you can be another member of your group or you can be an asset. 
It's *your* choice. Many of you will enter the Sierra with a compass, a map, 
an ice axe and no idea how to use them. You will have never genuinely 
considered the reality of icy, crusty morning snow until the first time you 
set foot on it. The first swift, knee-deep creek you encounter will give you 
serious pause.

The solution is simple, get some training and experience *before* you really 
need it.

Ned Tibbit's is scheduling a free PCT prep snow course, two of them in fact. 
You'll learn what every PCT thru-hiker should know before hiking into 
mountainous spring snow conditions. His first course filled up quickly, so 
be sure to sign up for the second one.

Ned is recognized as *the* PCT-L snow mentor. You'll learn alot from him. So 
turn off the TV and make plans to spend 3 days near South Lake Tahoe in 
April. If Tahoe is a 1,000 miles too far, seek out a resource near you to 
get familiarized with the conditions you will encounter in the spring 
Sierra.

You can schedule your training with Ned via email: 
ned at pacificcrestcustombuilders.com

>From the reigning, undisputed snow wimp,

-postholer

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