[pct-l] MTR vs. Bishop resupply

Mon Jul 26 18:41:36 CDT 2010

Thanks Ned

There is no such a bucket in Japan. So, we cannot send the resupplies
from Japan directly. The people who use MTR as a supply point must buy
a bucket and resupply food in USA, and send it to MTR.  That is the
problem. It is very easy to find a bucket and foods for Americans, but
a bit difficult thing for me. So, I had sent whole re-supplies to VVR.

2010/7/27  <ned at mountaineducation.org>:
> Just keep in mind the folks at Parcher's Resort, one mile down the road from
> the Bishop Pass trailhead, for a resupply location. They treated us great
> when we were there! They will pick you up from and return you to the
> trailhead, they have one and two-night bunkhouses with bathrooms/shower and
> small kitchens, take you into town (Bishop) or further down the road for
> laundry or certain meals, but do not have an extensive General Store from
> which to buy food.
>
> Consider Parcher's Resort and Bishop Pass trailhead for an alternate
> resupply location.
>
> I have not been part of your discussion re: MTR...why can't foreigners use
> them as a resupply location?? Patt is a fantastic aid to thru hikers!
>
>
>
> Ned Tibbits, Director
> Mountain Education
> 1106A Ski Run Blvd
> South Lake Tahoe, Ca. 96150
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> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Yoshihiro Murakami"
> <completewalker at gmail.com>
> To: <ned at mountaineducation.org>
> Cc: "PCT MailingList" <pct-l at backcountry.net>
> Sent: Monday, July 26, 2010 3:48 PM
> Subject: Re: [pct-l] shoe sizing, cont.....
>
>
> Dear Ned
>
> This may be the same discussion carried out in Feb. 17.
> I also have no experience of feet enlargement. At first, I thought
> this phenomena can be observed among only PCT thru-hikers, but I think
> there is a latent variable.---shoes vs boots.
>
> Many people who asserts the feet enlargement wears shoes, but I and
> Ned wear boots, and report no enlargement. ( I am  60 years old, so
> very old guy ). My Japanese friend who hiked from Tuolumne to Yosemite
> reported feet enlargement and blisters and he wore shoes.  I wore
> heavy duty boots last summer, and I hiked thru JMT with no trouble.
>
> This summer,  I have selected ASOLO Expert GV GTX Mountaineering Boots
> and heavy duty pack( Mountain Hardwear Solitude, with heavy camera
> http://psycho01.edu.u-toyama.ac.jp/SolitudeNow.jpg ), because I must
> guide my wife from Tuolumne to VVR, and I must carry 14 days foods.
> (28-30 Kg : ca 60 pound )
>
> Thanks for your information about MTR, but the bucket problem still
> remains for foreigner, so I will skip MTR, I will hike from VVR to
> Whitney Portal ( or Lone Pine ) with 14 days foods.
>
> The packing was completed. I am ready to fly to USA. When you
> completed the DVD, please teach me.
>
>
>
>
>
> 2010/7/27  <ned at mountaineducation.org>:
>>
>> Just to chime in on the other side of the commentary,
>>
>> On our recent video journey along the crest, we took full leather boots
>> made by the Limmer family (they've been making hiking boots for
>> generations). The three of us all have different size and shaped feet and we
>> fit just a single size up from our foot measurements and tracings (which
>> they required for their fitting standards).
>>
>> Despite carrying 80-pound packs full of camera gear and 12 day's of food
>> (we crawled along at about 4 to 8 miles per day filming everything we could
>> think of that hikers would need to see or know about), we never got blisters
>> or any other foot problems, even after minimal to non-existent break-in,
>> over the course of the two-month trip. We were in snow most of the time
>> except the last week from Bishop Pass to the John Muir Trail Ranch and
>> Florence Lake when we did some heavy downhill pounding down those awful
>> granite steps that are so common on switchbacks!
>>
>> Great ankle support, never got our feet wet (unless intentionally walking
>> through creeks), loved the "swing weight," and with gaitors nothing got into
>> them to cause any other problems. On the crusty snow of early morning
>> climbs, these boots kept us alive because we could easily kick in steps with
>> our hard edges and our ankles would not roll and precipitate a fall.
>>
>> Don't rule these "old guys" out. They performed flawlessly for us and they
>> will continue to do so for years to come (on the same pair!).
>>
>>
>>
>> Ned Tibbits, Director
>> Mountain Education
>> 1106A Ski Run Blvd
>> South Lake Tahoe, Ca. 96150
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>> F: 530-541-1456
>> C: 530-721-1551
>> http://www.mountaineducation.org
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> Backpacking for 30 years in Japan
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Hiro    ( Yoshihiro Murakami )
HP    http://psycho01.edu.u-toyama.ac.jp
Blogs http://completewalker.blogspot.com/
Photo http://picasaweb.google.co.jp/CompleteWalker/
Backpacking for 30 years in Japan
2009 JMT, the first America.
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