Re: [pct-l] Trekking Poles vs. Pack Weight

[Slyinmd@aol.com]

In a message dated 1/10/00 10:11:20 PM US Eastern Standard Time, 
jjolson@uwyo.edu writes:

<< Oh boy!  I can't wait to get out and leap off Medicine Bow Peak in the 
Snowys here
 outside of Laramie to test this new technique!!!
 
 Yours, in absurdity... >>


Jeeze Jeff, 

Youre talking about a successful thru-hiker here, can you claim the same?  
And even if you could, what works for some may not work for you.

I used an ice ax for all of about five minutes, when I realized I was more 
comfortable using my Lekis.  The rest of the time I carried the ice ax on my 
pack.  I also thought about using the poles for self arrest in the case I 
slipped and took off the basket on the uphill side and balanced myself using 
the basket on the downhill side, where I could jam it into the snow if need 
be.  

Sly

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