[pct-l] snow/temperature

[Jenn Von Bork]

I hiked the JMT in 2004 in August and we had freezing temps on and off at
night, including below freezing temps inside our tent on Island Pass and a
wicked storm on Seldon Pass. A guy that we were hiking with had
a minimalistic tarp and we ended up rigging it up to our Missing Link during
the storm just north of Seldon Pass and then sleeping up against one another
to stay warm.

Anything is possible up there.
jackalope

On Fri, Jul 9, 2010 at 4:06 PM, Diane at Santa Barbara Hikes dot com <
diane at santabarbarahikes.com> wrote:

> Are you talking about a tarp that has no walls or floor or are you
> talking about a tarp tent which is basically a single wall tent?
>
> Either one will be fine for the time of year you are going. Low temps
> will not be all that terribly low in August. It was a high snow year,
> but by August and September the snow will be minimal.
>
>
> Diane
>
> On Jul 9, 2010, at 10:00 AM, pct-l-request at backcountry.net wrote:
>
> > Hello!
> > I know I should be able to look this up but am finding it confusing so
> > I figured I would just ask! Am thinking of trying a tarp "tent"
> > instead of a tent for a hike from yosemite to whitney in august and
> > september but have never used it anywhere cold enough at night to have
> > snow. Does anyone have experience with this type of "tent"? Either
> > way, how has the snow fall been this year? How cold does it typically
> > get at night in the high sierras/what is the coldest it may get?
> > Thank you so much!
>
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