[pct-l] Weather in the Sierras

[Reinhold Metzger]

Reinhold Metzger wrote:
> Wes, You hit the nail right on the head.
> Weather in the Sierra is totally unpredictable.
> It can be hot, cold, sunny, thunder storms or snow any time of the year.
> I stopped predicting or planing for any particular Sierra weather long 
> ago.
> I just go prepared for anything the Sierra can throw at me.
>
> For example:  A few years ago, in August, between Guitar Lake and 
> Whitney my tent collapsed from the weight of wet snow.
> I got soaking wet and had to bail out next morning.
> Almost froze to death, but I had a wet sleeping bag, a collapsed tent, 
> and enough cold weather cloth to survive the night
>
> I was "NOT" a happy camper that night.
>
> JMT Reinhold
> The happy camper
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>
> Wes wrote:
> Back around 1978 or 1979, we were camped around 8000 feet in the 
> Sierra and swimming in a lake.  Cumulus clouds appeared over the 
> horizon and about 25 minutes later we were in a serious
> hail storm.  We exited the lake and made our way to camp for shelter.  
> The ice-filled water covered our
> barefooted feet to the ankles.  I did not panic - much - not having a 
> clue about weather in the Sierra, but I do recall screaming at an 
> occupant in our already zipped-up tent something about frostbite.  An 
> hour later we were swimming in the lake again on that clear, beautiful 
> July day.
>
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