[pct-l] Night Hiking Light Trick

[Jtm]

Funny I discovered the same thing night hiking on hat creek rim, I put my flashlight on my hip belt.  Those rocks still tore us up we only made it to the fire tower.
OD

-----Original Message-----
From: Matthew Edwards <hetchhetchyman at aol.com>
Sent: Monday, July 20, 2009 1:04 AM
To: pct-l at backcountry.net
Subject: [pct-l] Night Hiking Light Trick

Hey, Y'all!
I am up here night hiking on the Hat Creek Rim mile1395 of the PCT.
I just discovered something about headlamps. I was stumbling along because the brown rocks stuck in the brown trail cast no shadows while the headlamp was above my eyes(forehead).
I wrapped the lamp(Petzl Zipka) around my neck instead tucking it upside down between my Adam's apple (Hyoid Bone) and jaw. The result is just enough of a shadow is cast behind the "trip" rocks in to trail so I don't die.
Maybe Y'all knew about this but it's new to me.
Anyhow I got a few more hours to go before I allow myself to drop.
Cheers-Iceaxe

Sent from the Trail on my Peek
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