[pct-l] Steep Snow Travel

[Teresa D]

I had a similar impression/experience of Sonora. Crossing in late July
there were some pretty steep/exposed snow crossings, after not seeing snow
for at least a week. A friend slipped (and self-arrested).

Teresa

On Wednesday, February 8, 2017, Town Food <pctl at marcusschwartz.com> wrote:

> This reminds me, my experience was that the descent into Sonora Pass was
> much, much more dangerous than any of the "famous" Sierra passes
> (including Forester).  Is this normal?  Sonora Pass was much more steep
> and slippery than any other pass on the PCT for me.
>
> Since I'd heard lots of fuss about Forester, Muir, etc., I sent my
> Microspikes home at Red's Meadow.  It turned out the one place I
> would've liked them most was north of there, at Sonora Pass.
>
>  -=Marcus
>
> On 02/05/2017 08:44 AM, Gary Schenk wrote:
> > While my inclination would be to carry an axe in the Sierra in early
> > June, it doesn't seem like there are bodies piling up at the bottom
> > of Forester Pass.
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