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[pct-l] I had to walk 5 miles in the snow to get to school...uphill both ways!!!
anyone who completes the PCT is a badass, but the 98ers did have to
contend with over 300% of normal snowfall. i am not sure anyone made
it south to north. I know that Brian sweet finished the trail but
stopped at the sierras on the way north and flew up to canada to
start hiking south back to the point where he stoped.
...talk about walking 5 miles in the snow both ways. try 500 miles
in the snow.
>
> Scott said:
> .....................
> The thru-hikers of '98 that completed the trail are 'real'
> bad-asses. Ask them about thru-hiking the PCT. If you
> want to praise thru-hikers, talk to that group.
>
> Scott Parks.........
>
> Wow, I just want to get things in the correct prospective
here.......
> What makes the thru-hikers of 98 'real" bad -asses any different
from
> the guys that thru hiked in l977 or my surrogate son right out of hi
> school in 1977. OR my hiking buddy a 'Benedictine Monk' who at the
age
> of 50 thru hiked in l985 and then did it all over again at the age
> of 60 in 1995 ( a really high snow year) and he plans to do it all
> over again in 2005 at the age of 70.
>
> These guys did not know what the term Trail Angel meant, The kids
> started June 1st right after graduation and carried their ice axes
in
> case they met up with BAD people at the Border <:)
>
> The point I am trying to make here is: If you have that consuming
desire
> to be a through hiker and you make it, then it really does not
matter
> what you did or did not take with you in your pack. Your
satisfaction
> comes from your inner self. I am not free to do a through hike, so
I
> section hike and dream of being a thru-hiker. This satisfies me at
the
> present time, but if I ever had a chance, would I give it a
go......you
> bet I would..... even at my tender age.
> Hike your own hike.
>
> Cheers, Marge (the old gal)
>
>
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: pct-l-admin@mailman.backcountry.net
> [mailto:pct-l-admin@mailman.backcountry.net]On Behalf Of Reynolds,
WT
> Sent: Thursday, April 11, 2002 5:54 PM
> To: 'stillroaming@lycos.com'; pct-l@mailman.backcountry.net
> Subject: [pct-l] I had to walk 5 miles in the snow to get to
> school...uphill both ways!!!
>
>
> I mean look, communication ain't that big a deal. Strider would
find hiking
> the trail in 2002 a LOT harder than before the Civil War when he
did it.
> Reason? He is now married to his girlfriend and 5 kids are the
result. He
> simply can't get away without paying an awesome price!
>
> The big accomplishment in any thruhike is the determination and
resolve to
> DO IT! It doesn't matter what year it is or even if you finish.
That you
> started is what is awesome. [Not that this says much about your
intelligence
> but that's another matter]
>
> Anyone can win a contest if he can make the rules. I fully expect
to win the
> "Lightweight Gear Contest" with my 45 pound pack. I consider Joanne
the only
> competition!
>
> How? Simple. I hike with my wife.
> 1-I carry a tent for privacy. Without privacy I ain't gonna get
much.
> 2-I carry sling light chairs so my wife can keep clean. If my wife
ain't
> clean I ain't gonna get much.
> 3-I stop at 1PM to not use up my energy If.......
> 4-Dinner is very tasty and very relaxing. Even hot cake. If all I
can offer
> is corn pasta.......
> Do I intend to finish a long trail? How will that help me..........
> I just intend to look the 3 judges in the eye and ask "Just exactly
why is
> your lightweight approach better than mine????"
> {Joanne is my main competition because her 45 pound pack contains
all the
> gadgets her loving husband asked her to take}
>
> Strider awesome. Listen, I once ran across a man camped at Turner
Meadows,
> about 5 miles from the trailhead on Glacier Point Road. He had his
wife and
> six!!! kids, one in diapers!!! with him. That's awesome.
>
> A thruhiker is awesome because he attempts to make his dream come
true. A
> trail angel is awesome because he atempts to help other people's
dream come
> true.Greg is awesome NOT because he hiked the trail but because he
CARES
> enough to coordinate ADZPCTKO every year so all of you can win YOUR
personal
> contest.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: K. Scott Parks [mailto:stillroaming@lycos.com]
> Sent: Thursday, April 11, 2002 10:53 AM
> To: pct-l@mailman.backcountry.net; pct-l@mailman.backcountry.net
> Subject: [pct-l] I had to walk 5 miles in the snow to get to
school...
>
>
> Your right, screw it. I'm not going this year, it's just
> too easy these days.
>
> Striders glory days are over. Belittling the
> accomplishments of others and exaggerating his
> own is his only joy left. Well, that and his
> captive audience at ADZ party. By the time the
> party is over, I'm sure everyone within earshot
> will know how 'awesome' he is.
>
> If your over 50, over weight, self indulged and
> have no intentions of hiking the PCT before you
> wither away and die, I'm sure Strider's statement
> appeals to you. I mean, why bother going?
>
> This is the oldest form of self promotion in the
> world, ie, "When I was your age, I had to walk 5
> miles in the snow to get to school."
>
> The thru-hikers of '98 that completed the trail are 'real'
> bad-asses. Ask them about thru-hiking the PCT. If you
> want to praise thru-hikers, talk to that group.
>
> Scott Parks
>
> --
>
> On Thu, 11 Apr 2002 12:10:18
> >Message: 10
> >From: Bighummel@aol.com
> >Date: Wed, 10 Apr 2002 19:10:06 EDT
> >Subject: Re: [pct-l] Re: New On-Trail List?
> >To: pct-l@mailman.backcountry.net
> >
> >I'll probably start a war over this one, but here it goes.
> >
> >The amount of communication that is available today on the PCT and
related
> >trail conditions is so overwhelming relative to what was available
in past
> >years that all of you hiking this year or in future years have it
damn
> easy,
> >IMHO.
> >
> >There is no need on the trail for pocket emails, separate trail
conditions
> >list, barometer, altimeter, GPS, cell phone, satelite phone, short
wave
> >radios, computers, magnamometers, gravitometers, or other well
intentioned
> >and inappropriately applied technical communication strategies in
an
> apparent
> >"wilderness" environment. Not even a watch nor perhaps even a
thermometer
> is
> >necessary. I can keep relative time of day from the sun and the
day of the
>
> >week is easily kept track in a journal if I need to get to a
particular
> spot
> >at a specific time for whatever reason. If it is raining, snowing
or
> foggy,
> >then the amount of time that my estimate may be off adds to the
flavor of
> the
> >experience.
> >
> >Oh, sure, I find these gadgets just as fun as the next guy and
even own a
> few
> >of them myself for entertainment, business and personal
communication
> >purposes. However, I find this phenomenal quest for collecting
and access
> to
> >more and more information is bewildering and completely antithetic
to the
> >"wilderness experience".
> >
> >The hugh amount of information and advice avialable to you current
and
> future
> >hikers is entirely sufficient to get you there, IF, you have what
it takes
> in
> >the other necessary categories.
> >
> >I put it to you; what is the fun of going out into the wilderness
if you
> know
> >what time it is to the second, what the weather will be for the
next minute
>
> >to week, what the trail conditions are over the next 100 miles
updated
> every
> >hour, and you never, ever come even close to getting lost?
> >
> >IMHO,
> >
> >Strider
> >
>
>
>
> See Dave Matthews Band live or win a signed guitar
>
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