[pct-l] risk reduction on swift water crossings

[will.hiltz at gmail.com]

The best advice I can give anyone on this subject, especially in the PCT context is this:

If you are unsure, WAIT for someone else to come along. On the PCT there is never anyone too far behind you. It is safer to cross with someone else, even one other person. Link arms and shuffle across facing upstream. I recommend undoing your hip belt, but opinions vary on this. If things go bad and you get swept downstream, you want to be able to get that pack off ASAP.

Always consider looking up or downstream for a better place to cross if it looks gnarly.

Easy
------Original Message------
From: Len Glassner
Sender: pct-l-bounces at backcountry.net
To: pct-l at backcountry.net
Subject: Re: [pct-l] risk reduction on swift water crossings
Sent: Nov 24, 2009 1:21 PM

When I got to Bear Creek in the latter part of last June, I was
surprised to find that it had a rope strung across.  It made the
crossing a lot easier.

Any idea if park personnel would have provided this?  Chalk it up to
ne'er-do-well hikers?
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