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

[Marion Davison]

Timothy Nye wrote:
> A side note, but back on topic.
> 
> There are three Israeli hikers hiking as a group this year. I had an
> opportunity to speak with the one fluent in English at length at KO and
> further up the trail  They are just out of their national service obligation
> and are each carrying 50 lb packs.  They are moving REALLY fast, in unison
> with great discipline.  As an example, I was serving at Mike Hererra's when
> they arrived and they each went though their stretching regimen, which
> lasted 20 minutes or so, before eating; even though there was a steady run
> on the BBQ which could have meant they went without.  They were dropped off
> back at Warner Springs after KO and wound up at Mike's around 2:00 P.M.
> later that day.  No getting shape for these guys.
> 
> I was very impressed.  We agreed that if the military ran a battalion up the
> trail they'd have a strike force second to none.
> 
> I just don't know what's in their packs. Uzi's?  A complete set of the
> Oxford English Dictionary?  A goat?  I'm assuming that this is the base pack
> weight for their military, but admittedly, this is a WAG.
> 
We met these three hikers at Splinters Cabin (Deep Creek) on Sunday, May 
9. Many other thrus also spotted at that location that day.  This part 
of the pack is making great time.
llamalady