[pct-l] 80 lbs

[Scott Williams]

That was a hell of a day, and I agree with you Mango, we all benefited by
the extra gear Ned was carrying, and his expertise in dealing with what
could have been a much more tragic outcome.  Thank you Ned, and all the SAR
folks who made that extrication as successful as it was.  I got some great
shots of the chopper coming in and trying unsuccessfully to land in that
snow filled canyon on the orange tent we had staked out, and the later
deployment and recovery of Calorie at the Onion Valley parking lot.

I read Jardine's first book years ago, and have been incorporating UL gear
and practices into my own backpacking ever since.  I love my oh so much
lighter load, and would never go back to the heavy packs of my youth, I'm
not strong enough to carry them now, but I do see the benefit of looking at
my safety gear again, and maybe updating my emergency response training.  It
was clear that we all could have used some of Ned's knowledge, ability and
gear on that day.

Thanks again Ned.

Shroomer





On Mon, Oct 18, 2010 at 2:05 PM, Jim & Jane Moody <moodyjj at comcast.net>wrote:

>
>
> From Wes Rose:   One wonders what the payoff is for Ned?
>
>
> It wasn't just Ned who got a payoff.  I was with the group that included
> Calorie when he fell in Onion Valley and suffered a severe cut.  We stopped
> the bleeding, but the expertise that Ned, John, and Matt provided, including
> communication gear we didn't have, was invaluable and possibly life-saving.
>
>
>
> For at least one day, can we please refrain from the snide comments about
> Ned and his heavier gear and thank God that he was where he was on 14 June.
>
> Thank you,
>
> Mango
>
>
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