[pct-l] Thru hike question

[Jason M.]

I feel like we've stepped off the path and into Never Never Land.
Glissading is bad LNT or an alternate route?

By this logic anyone who has walked across a snowfield, crossed a river on
a log or upstream, stepped off the trail to poop and didn't return to the
same spot on the trail has taken an alternate route and demonstrated bad
LNT practices.

If y'all want to tell the class of '11 that their hike was un-pure because
they had to walk and glissade over 600 miles of snow...feel free. I'd
rather respect the accomplishment than nit-pick from the comfort of my sofa.

Get a grip folks...it's just walkin'

Jackass




On Sat, Mar 17, 2012 at 7:09 AM, <enyapjr at comcast.net> wrote:

> About the only "erosion" that takes place is possibly to the seat of your
> pants...  or worse!  ;o)
>
> But (no pun intended), per Yogi's book, one should "walk all the way" to
> Canada...  :-o
> I guess glissading could be considered an 'alternate route', however (?)...
>
> Jim (PITA)
>
> > Nope, he's not kidding. It's called glissading! WHEEEEEE!!
> >
> > When you can't see the trail, 'cause it's covered in snow, then, yes, you
> > "cut" switchbacks.
> >
> > Yogi
> > www.pcthandbook.com
> >
> >> On Mar 17, 2012 5:44 AM, "giniajim" <jplynch at crosslink.net> wrote:
> >>
> >> I hope you're kidding about cutting switchbacks!! That's bad karma since
> >> we've learned about erosion and LNT. Don't do it!
> >>
> >> ----- Original Message -----
> >> From: "Scott Williams" <baidarker at gmail.com>
> >> To: <Tortoise73 at charter.net>
> >> Cc: <pct-l at backcountry.net>; "Philip Williams" <theaardvarksong at
> gmail.com>
> >> Sent: Saturday, March 17, 2012 3:04 AM
> >> Subject: Re: [pct-l] Thru hike question
> >>
> >>> Oh my God. I cut all those miles and miles of switchback trails in the
> >>> High Sierra by sliding on my butt right over the tops of them. Does
> that
> >>> mean it ain't real!!! I gotta go back and finish those switchbacks.
> >>> NOTTTTT!!!! Hike it or slide it, it all still counts.
> >>>
> >>> Shroomer
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