[pct-l] SOBO and an Ice Axe

[Ned Tibbits]

The last I looked, the PNW (actually from Mt. Lassen north) is still getting 
hit with snow storms. If you go to NOAA
http://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.php?lat=48.780868846756185&lon=-121.82464599609375
it looks pretty wet and cold (13 to 30), still.

Since they got 100% of their normal snowpack this winter, the trail is 
pretty steep, and there's lots of trees to slide into, I would at least take 
a self-arrest pole and hiking crampons and learn how to use them before 
going.


Ned Tibbits, Director
Mountain Education
www.mountaineducation.org
-----Original Message----- 
From: Joshua Stacy
Sent: Tuesday, May 21, 2013 10:10 AM
To: pct-l at backcountry.net
Subject: [pct-l] SOBO and an Ice Axe

With the quickly falling snow levels in Washington, do you think I
will need to carry an ice axe when I start at the Canadian Border on
June 20th? Also, in general does anyone have any SOBO wisdom out
there?

Thanks so much,
Bobcat
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