Re: [pct-l] ice axe

[Stephen Martin <troubadour@pcthiker.com>]

> what's the standard ice axe used out there.

The most popular ax I saw on the trail last year was the Grivel Air Tech
Racing. It's one of the lightest axes.

Troubadour
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From:          Jeffrey Olson <jjolson@uwyo.edu>
Date:          Thu, 20 Apr 2000 11:27:28 -0700
Subject:       Re: [pct-l] High Hopes - Packing
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I remember planning and bagging food for a 75 day hike on the PCT.  My most
poignant memory was mixing 75 pounds of peanuts, m&ms, dried fruit, etc., in a
garbage pail, and then sitting down and making 150 bags each 1/2 pound,
individually weighed and sealed.  Thank God for A&E!

Jeffrey Olson
Laramie, WY, where it snows one day and is 70 degrees the next...

KARON Marshall D wrote:

> I am beginning to appreciate the approach of buying supplies along the way -
> measuring and packing ... measuring and packing ... measuring and packing
> ... is getting very tedious. Spreading it out would sure make this more
> enjoyable - IF I COULD GET WHAT I WANT along the way. Finishing the boxes
> will definitely give me a "high"!
>
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Paul Nickodem [mailto:Dharmabum64@worldnet.att.net]
> Sent: Thursday, 20 April, 2000 6:01 AM
> To: Lee Wilson
> Subject: Re: [pct-l] High Hopes
>
> y
> >spend $350-450 for shipping costs, gear was around $300 (
> >
> >Lee
>
> Wow Lee!
>  What are you sending boxes oF anvils?
> This is why I recommend doing a mix of maildrops and just buying along the
> way in towns.  You'll save in mail costs and be able to vary your food
> variety.  I only have about ten drops planned.
> Cheers
> Dharmabum
>
> AKA Dharmabum64 somewhere on
> the PCT 2600 miles south to north
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