[pct-l] On "noobs"

[Nicole E. Phillips]

I will be one of those noobs next year and I look forward to making
mistakes and learning from them. That said, I generally live under the
philosophy of never expecting things to go 'as planned', and rarely believe
anything until I see it. With that in mind I'm certain that I will over
prepare when it comes to water, as that to me just seems like common
sense... Especially in southern California.

Although I'm not an experienced PCT'er, or much of a backpacker for that
matter, I understand the urge to mock the 'noobs'. It's a wonderful thing
to have accomplished a thru hike, among its intense physical, mental and
logistical challenges, and it's an accomplishment not to be taken lightly.
IMO, People who go out unprepared, and with the assumption that there are
resources available everywhere deserve to fail, and hopefully they learn
what not to do, and try again. On the other hand, I am sure there are those
who are unprepared, fail, and give up, which to me demonstrates survival of
the fittest perfectly.

Until I actually get out there, all I can do is sit behind my computer and
read, plan, map, etc. But that means nothing if I don't have common sense
and some element of problem solving ability.
On 4/30/2013 12:37 AM, Junaid Dawud wrote:
> It's pretty easy to sit behind a computer and talk about "the noobs".
> How they are under or unprepared, viewing it romantically, biting off
> more than they can chew, etc, etc. And sure, there's some of that at
> work every year.

I was one of those noobs. I didn't make it past highway 74. But I had
enough sense to leave Campo with enough water to get me to Lake Morena.

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