[pct-l] Ice axe/crampons

[Prapanna Smith]

I have been hiking the High Sierra for 30 years, and have hiked during high snow years,
low snow years, and all in between.  I have never carried an ice ax or crampons.  In 2005
I did the JMT during a very, very high snow year.  My only real challenge was crossing
Bear Creek.  

This is not to say you should or should not carry ax and crampons; it's just my experience.  
But bear in mind that we are at about 55% of average snow and water this year, so you 
should be fine with a May 10 start date.

Prapanna

On Apr 16, 2012, at 12:17 PM, Webmail dcooper wrote:

> Not being from CA and planning the thru hike, starting May 10, I seek
> advice on what sections to carry ice axe/crampons...like where to send them
> and pick them up and where to ship them out.  I was planning on carrying
> them from around hwy74 to Sonora Pass but think I may not need them all
> that way.
> _______________________________________________
> Pct-L mailing list
> Pct-L at backcountry.net
> To unsubcribe, or change options visit:
> http://mailman.backcountry.net/mailman/listinfo/pct-l
> 
> List Archives:
> http://mailman.backcountry.net/pipermail/pct-l/
> All content is copyrighted by the respective authors. 
> Reproduction is prohibited without express permission.