[pct-l] Best Practices

[belcherjd at juno.com]

Yes, I agree with Dennis, well said Steeleye

But, you left out one very important factor IMO.
According to ALL my friends at home, anyone that hikes 2600 miles is crazy.
So, do we want to take crazy peoples advice....hmmm;)

Ya, at least I do:)

Count me crazy
Jon (Gandalf - PCT class of 2013)

Follow my pct hike on You Tube:
http://www.youtube.com/GandalfPCT2013
Mexico to Canada

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Message: 24
Date: Mon, 14 Jan 2013 09:45:37 -0800
From: Dennis Phelan <dennis.phelan at gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [pct-l] Best Practices

Well said
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On Mon, Jan 14, 2013 at 7:21 AM, CHUCK CHELIN <steeleye at wildblue.net> wrote:


>  Replay all 8 of the wonderful ?PCT Class of?? video
> presentations and look carefully at the gear being used by hikers;
> particularly in the Sierra.  By that point the long-distance hikers will
> have learned what is necessary and will have shed most of what is not.
>  Look
> at what shoes are they wearing?  How big are their packs? Are they carrying
> or wearing mountaineering crampons?  Are they carrying or using an ice axe?
> Are they having to break-trail across huge, steep expanses of side-slope?
>
> Hikers take photos of what is beautiful or interesting.  Difficult pieces
> of trail are interesting, and are often seen in photos.  Do you think any
> of those hikers are wishing that they had great, heavy boots or 80-pound
> packs to help them through that difficulty?
>
> These people are not fools who are punishing themselves or risking their
> lives at every turn.  They are not soldiers who are required to carry lots
> of heavy equipment. They are practical and experienced long-distance hikers
> who have empirically determined what works.
>
> Steel-Eye
>




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