[pct-l] Whippet/iceaxe

[wandering_bob at comcast.net (Bob Bankhead)]

It only takes one fall to kill you. You gotta ask yourself "Do I feel
lucky?". Ah, but can you afford to be wrong? Don't let an elephant ego
overload your canary capability.

Wandering Bob



>    If you cross enough steep snow without an ice ax sooner or later you
will
> slip and fall. If you cross enough steep snow with an ice ax, sooner or
later
> you will slip and fall, but statistics show that you will, on average,
LESS
> times than someone with an ice ax.
>    Wanna bet?
>    David C