[pct-l] ice axe for So Cal?

[chelin at teleport.com (Sharon & Chuck Chelin)]

Good afternoon, all,

One renown hike-writer, and all-around grand high omnipotent guru of thru
hiking, says in his first book, "Summarily, most hikers would consider
carrying an ice axe the entire tri-state distance."   Maybe the "most
hikers" to which he refers includes mall-walkers, Aunt Tilly & Uncle Fred in
the city park, and day-hikers on a river walk; but it doesn't seem to
include us.  And no, regardless of some innuendo to the contrary, I did not
have to use my axe when the last ice-age glaciers receded.

Steel-Eye


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Casey Dunn" <casedunn@yahoo.com>
To: <pct-l@mailman.backcountry.net>
Sent: Friday, March 25, 2005 7:16 PM
Subject: [pct-l] ice axe for So Cal?


> Are other hikers carrying, or bouncing, their ice axes in So Cal? And for
PCT veterans, do you think it's necessary?
>