[pct-l] Kendall Katwalk

[Susan Virnig]

GoGo, my two cents is not to worry about it.  The chief cause of death in the North Cascades is drowning.  I’m also a section hiker, and of the 1700 miles I’ve hiked so far, that part of the trail doesn’t even stick in my memory as very difficult.  This is a tragic accident, and those can happen to any of us.  My approach is to be as safe as I can, all the time, and to stop if something doesn’t feel right. 

I use hiking poles and they can be a huge help if you stumble.  Many, many, many places on the PCT have very steep drop-offs in WA and in CA — not so much in OR though when I hiked the section up to Timberline from the Columbia, there was a landslide up on Mt. Hood, which was very dicy to cross, and slipping would have had dire consequences.  We all need to decide when to go ahead and when to just turn around and bail.  Remember that saying — “There are old backpackers, and there are bold backpackers, but there are no old, bold backpackers.”

Happy trails & hike safely,
Sunshine from Spokane

> On Sep 10, 2018, at 9:56 AM, Sabrina Harrison <troopharrison at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> The recent sad passing of a hiker introduced this portion of the pct to me - somehow I’d never heard it mentioned. As a section hiker, I will not be contending with it for years. That just gives me longer to build it up in my imagination. I wouldn’t say that a fear of heights paralyzes me, but it definitely has my undivided attention when I’m near a drop off. 
> 
> Thoughts/encouragement/advice?
> 
> Thanks y’all!
> 
> GoGo 
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