[pct-l] PLBs, SPOT, and SATs

[Janet Grossman]

Thanks, Radar,
And I was using my poles at the time I fell, though obviously they 
didn't help me at that moment. They have helped me a lot, though, at 
other times.

Another time they didn't help was on last summer's section hike, when a 
pebble rolled under my foot on a completely flat, straight section of 
trail, and I managed to skin my knee in a pile of horse poop. I cleaned 
it and used Polysporin, and it healed without signs of infection. 
However, I continued to have a feeling of the skin ripping open every 
time I bent my knee, and got painful red bumps around the knee starting 
a few weeks after it had healed. When I had my annual skin cancer check 
from a dermatologist in January this year, he did a biopsy on one of the 
bumps, said it was folliculitis, and didn't tell me to anything at all 
about it. Finally in June I took penicillin around an oral surgery, and 
lo and behold, no more bumps or skin pain on the knee. Just a warning 
that you may actually need an oral antibiotic for such an injury. And 
I'm still a great believer in poles despite this one and my current 
shoulder blade problem.
Janet

On 8/14/2011 7:08 PM, Gary Wright wrote:
> On Aug 14, 2011, at 9:17 PM, Janet Grossman wrote:
>>   Looking at my PCT Atlas, I realized I'd do much better going
>> back to Barker Pass for help than continuing north, so that's what I did
>> the next morning, and was fortunate enough to meet Liam and his parents
>> at the Baker Pass TH.
> Well right there is a couple of things you did right:
> -- you had a map with you and were able to read it
> -- you remained calm, evaluated your situation, and self-rescued safely
>
> The type of fall you described could happen almost anywhere.  How many of
> us have tripped over a rock, had a foot slide out from under them when
> stepping on a water bar, or stumbled when stepping over a branch or log?
>
> This is one reason I like hiking poles.  I've recovered from many a mis-placed
> step with my poles and kept right on going with barely a pause.
>
> Radar
>
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