[pct-l] Snow Questions

[Montedodge@aol.com (Montedodge@aol.com)]

 Right on Brian!!!! Love to see people advise crampons and snowshoes for 
early trips or heavy snow years. Also , when the sun warms thing up, walking 
on snow is like walking across pie crust. ( Every fourth step you break 
through and get bit on the shins) This gets old fast and snowshoes in May are 
heaven sent!!  Of course , a 135lb. gal may be walking in front of you may 
never break through while you step, plant, then whump!!! !@%^&#* that felt 
good!! A bigger hiker ( 200 lb. plus guys) will have more trouble staying 
afloat of the pie crust like snow than some trail tempstess of 130lbs. with 
nearly the same size boots. ( Yes, rocket science!!!) Take a pair of one 
pound Alum. Stubia crampons made for running shoes. 12 point crampons that PA 
Jeff ran up Mt. Adams in this summer.   On another note:::: Survivor T.V.???? 
That would be a cake walk compared to the PCT!! Lay around eating bugs and 
fish heads with 4 or 5  great looking  women who will be planning  when your 
" Torch" is up. I would be voted off the first chance while some male model 
from big city America with zero to no outdoor skills takes the money .