[pct-l] On the Dangers of the UL Mentality

[Diane at Santa Barbara Hikes dot com]

Heh heh. I can say for certain which footwear I would want to be  
wearing in that condition. And my gear? If I can run with it on, so  
much the better.

On May 8, 2010, at 8:40 AM, pct-l-request at backcountry.net wrote:

> Good morning, all,
>
> I live in the Pacific NW where every major mountain along the PCT  
> from Mt.
> Lassen to Monument-78 is a stratovolcano which potentially can  
> erupt at any
> time.  As I cross an outflow river directly beneath one of the many  
> glaciers
> I look up at the mountain and wonder what the
> ?always-be-prepared-for-anything? crowd would do if there was an  
> eruption
> and they faced 900,000 million tonnes of pyroclastic flow coming  
> down around
> their ears.  How about that SilNylon tent -- pretty good protection?
>
>
>
> Steel-Eye

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