[pct-l] Newbie questions

[cmkudija at earthlink.net (Christine Kudija)]

James,

Ice axes and crampons are not necessary year-round in the high elevations of
the Sierra, but if you're attempting a thru-hike, you will find them either
necessary or useful, depending on the snowfall in the winter of 2006-7 (hard
to believe we're in the 21st century!!!!).    Any mountaineering training
you can get will be useful, particularly self-arrest with an ice-axe, as
well as going to "local" high elevations - e.g. the Alps - to see how your
body reacts to altitude.  Altitude treats everyone differently.

Take a look at the pct-l archives at http://www.backcountry.net/arch/pct/ -
there's a marvelous collection of information there.

Also, a fellow Brit, Richard Hare, plans to hike the PCT next year.  This
year, he flew out to come to the "Annual Day Zero PCT Kickoff," (ADZPCTKO)
at Lake Morena on April 26, to meet current and former thru- and section
hikers and do a bit of hiking before returning to England.  Doing the same
might be something you might consider.

Welcome to the PCT community -

Christine "Ceanothus" Kudija

"Never measure the height of a mountain, until you have reached the top.
Then you will see how low it was."  Dag Hammarskjold


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "James Kendall" <jameskendall@ekno.com>
To: <pct-l@mailman.backcountry.net>
Sent: Sunday, July 06, 2003 1:06 PM
Subject: [pct-l] Newbie questions


| Hi everyone,
| I'm planning on trekking the PCT in summer 2007 (thought I'd give
| myself a while to plan and train for it =op) and I have some
| questions which may be fairly obvious so I apoligise in advance.
| Anyways, I've looked at the PCTA website (seemed like a good place to
| start) and it seemed to suggest that the Sierra Nevada stretch
| require ice axes, crampons, etc. Is this true all year round? And if
| so does that mean I need to get some mountaineering training of some
| sort? More questions to follow in the future - hopefully when I'm
| better informed bout the trail and its demands, etc.
| Thanks,
| James Kendall
| England
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