[pct-l] Do you need an ice axe before Idyllwild?

[Diane at Santa Barbara Hikes dot com]

You won't need an ice axe to walk through the Lagunas. Where the ice  
axe might be first useful is the Apache Peak section, which is after  
Highway 74 and before Devil's Slide trail. You might have to send it  
to Warner Springs. I heard the Paradise store might be closed, but  
even if that is untrue, it is normally not open every day.

Diane

On Apr 23, 2010, at 7:57 AM, pct-l-request at backcountry.net wrote:

> Please excuse the last minute hysteria.  So our ice axes are all  
> packed up
> and waiting to be mailed to Idyllwild tomorrow.  Should we just  
> bring them
> to KO because of all this unseasonable snow?  I don't know what the  
> first
> 150 miles look like so I don't know if it is the kind of terrain that
> warrants an ice axe.  I hope to meet many of you at KO.
>
> Joan

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