[pct-l] Purist and Etc.

[Montedodge@aol.com]

 After having a second cup of coffee, I getting a twisting in my stomach. The 
terms purist or supported or slack packing are words that should not be used 
in a group of hikers. These terms are meant to accredit or discredit a 
persons hike. This is one item a hate seeing is the judging of anothers trip. 
When a person says this guys a purist or this guys not, it creates fiction. 
Mountain Climbers are some of the worst in these little " Judge Wars ". Each 
climber saying his or her climb had more meaning Because????? Thru-hikers 
should hike their hike and not use judging words like those above. Don't put 
another's trip down if it doesn't meet some preconceived idea of what a 
thru-hike on some trail is. It just brings discord ( to be mildly put )
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