[pct-l] Northbounders

[Hootie Martin]

I received word from my friends and fellow 2006 thru-hikers that they were
forced to bail at Hart's Pass over the weekend when they encountered 11
inches of snow and 40 MPH wind.  So close yet so far was there comment.
They bailed off to Mazama and decided to call it a year.  With the
experiences we had in 2006 with nearly 200 miles of deep snow in the
Sierra, I have no doubts that if they felt these conditions were not
appropriate that they made a wise decision.

They indicated that there were many others in the same boat within 80 miles
of the border.

Elevator

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> Here's one NOBO who made a good choice...  this is taken from his
> journal...
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> Jeff
>
> Well, folks, about 48 miles north of Stevens Pass  my friend and I
> decided it wasn't safe to keep hiking. At that point we were at 5,000
> feet and the snow was falling hard and sticking. We backtracked those 48
> miles, and every one of those miles convinced us we'd made the right
> choice (as well as the three inches of snow on our tents we woke up to
> yesterday morning). A little bummed we couldn't get that photo at the
> border, but glad we made a smart choice.
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