[pct-l] Sierra Glaciers & Snow Talk

[Reinhold Metzger]

Yes Switchback,
Important landmarks are usually named after important & famous people.
Our names will forever be linked to those famous   "Switchback & 
Reinhold Glaciers".

I don't see why the bigger glacier should be named after YOU.
I think it should be named after ME....after all,  I am more famous than 
you.
Besides, I am far better looking than you....I think the hiker babes 
will agree with me on that.

JMT Reinhold
Your better looking trail companion
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Switchback wrote...Unsupported Reinhold writes
> But serious guys....kidding aside....this is an above average snow 
> fall year for the Sierra at Mammoth. The snow fall at Mammoth over the 
> last 20 years has averaged 342" a season. Mammoth has already 
> accumulated 434" year to date and based on the 20 year average it 
> should get another 60" during the remainder of March , April and May. 
> That will give Mammoth approximately 500" this season.....way above 
> average So do like "Ground Pounder" says....."BE PREPARED"......and 
> listen to "Ned".
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> Switchback the Trail Pirate replies: I may not know where I am, but I 
> am on time.
>  
> Say, what is with all this snow talk and fear. It is no big deal. Back 
> in the day when Unsupported and I started hiking in the Sierras, the 
> last Ice Age glaciers were retreating. The Palisades Glacier was 
> gigantic. Today it is the largest glacier left in the Sierras. And now 
> with global cooling I can see the glaciers all advancing again to wipe 
> out everyone. I bet they name one of the new monster glaciers the 
> Unsupported Reinhold Glacier. Another one will be named the Switchback 
> Glacier. Mine will be bigger.
>  
> Yes, all this talk about snow is sad -- oh, pooh hooh, hooh. Back in 
> our day, 100 foot snow drifts across the PCT was common place. We just 
> plowed through and still made our campsite on time. The Eskimos would 
> often send us letters asking for snow survival tips. Like I said, this 
> whole thing is no big deal for real mountain men and mountain women.