[pct-l] glacial runoff

[Eric Lee]

Glacial silt isn't a health hazard that I'm aware of. If the water is simply somewhat cloudy I'd just do whatever I do with normal water. If it's outright muddy then yeah, you might want to pre-filter it or something. There's no particular reason to have to sterilize it more carefully than regular water, I don't think.

Eric

-----Original Message-----
From: Erik Turnberg
Sent: Saturday, August 20, 2011 10:10 AM
To: pct-l at backcountry.net
Subject: [pct-l] glacial runoff

Hey all I have a question that I've yet to find a good answer to.  Is
it ok to drink cloudy glacial runoff.  I've always just treated it
with aqua mira and let it sit a little longer/used a little extra.  I
don't filter it because it seems like that fine silt would clog a
filter asap.  Recently though I hiked the wonderland trail around
Rainier (great hike but snowy) and another hiker swore it's not
healthy to drink the stuff and went out of his way to walk a half mile
up the trail from the site to a clear water source.  Thoughts on
cloudy glacial water?  Is the high mineral content bad for you?  Does
it prevent chemical purification from even working?

Granite
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