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Subject: [pct-l] Re: Early season Streams Techniques - rope up
From: RBALCORN at cs.com (RBALCORN@cs.com)
Date: Sat Jan 10 15:06:33 2004

I know using a rope for stream crossings is recommended, but in practice, the 
extra weight seems too much for the few times it would be  useful. Is this 
something that would be on a thru hikers list for the JMT section?  If so, what 
size of rope (diameter, material, length).

Ralph Alcorn
www.backpack45.com
Shepherd Canyon Books
Publisher of We're in the Mountains, Not Over the Hill: Tales and Tips from 
Seasoned Women Backpackers

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