[pct-l] glacial runoff

[Charles Doersch]

After allowing it to settle, and pouring off the clear for drinking, I have
used it without ill effect in Canada, Alaska, Norway, Switzerland, and
Ecuador. No, I generally don't treat the water.

~Charles & the Gang.

On Sat, Aug 20, 2011 at 7:16 PM, Eric Lee <saintgimp at hotmail.com> wrote:

> 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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