[pct-l] hike longdistance first time

[CHUCK CHELIN]

Good morning, Kris,



Typical full-size 10 or 12-point crampons are not often used by PCT hikers.
In part because the trail seldom requires steep climbing, and part because
to use those full crampons it is necessary to have heavy, stiff
mountaineering boots – which very few hikers use rather than running shoes.
Better solutions are the various instep crampons that strap on or those that
are held by rubber cords.   http://www.trailjournals.com/entry.cfm?id=264768



There will be some snowpack on the trail this year, but so far it is only
about 108% of average in the south Sierras, 90% in the central Sierras, and
123% in the north Sierras where you will not arrive until mid-July.
http://cdec.water.ca.gov/cgi-progs/products/PLOT_SWC.2010.pdf



Enjoy your planning, and welcome to the PCT.



Steel-Eye

Hiking the Pct since before it was the PCT – 1965

http://www.trailjournals.com/steel-eye

http://www.trailjournals.com/SteelEye09



On Wed, Mar 24, 2010 at 3:06 PM, Kris De Wachter
<kangasauruskris at gmail.com>wrote:

> hallo there ,i'm kris from belgium en start hiking in campo around 10 april
> whit Mary from oregon. i dont have crampons jet .problem? i hope for all to
> have a nice journy , may the spirrit off jhon Muuir seport us .Greetings
> Kris
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