[pct-l] Ice ax in Socal

[tahoe.cat at verizon.net (Bill & Cathy)]

I agree keeping your ax from hwy74 up some of those areas from Fobes Saddle
to Saddle Junction are a little hairy. They looked scary without snow or
ice.
 "Be Prepared"   Ground Pounder Bill         "Semper Fi"
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Richard Woods" <wpsnotebook@charter.net>
To: <pct-l@mailman.backcountry.net>
Sent: Monday, April 18, 2005 11:16 AM
Subject: [pct-l] Ice ax in Socal


> I disagree about sending an ax to Idylwild. Before you reach Devils
> Slide northbound, there are just a couple of really high pucker factor
> patches. Between the Apache Springs trail junction and Red Tahquitz
> peak, perhaps six to eight miles before Saddle Junction, the trail is,
> in places, a ledge blasted out of the cliff face. There are a few
> north-facing ice chutes that were really, really scary, with a
> no-hope-for-the-wicked payoff in an eyeblink for just one mis-step.
> That was in 2002, May/June, and an average to light snow year. If you
> want to send it to Idylwild, consider hitching ahead from the Highway
> 74 Pines to Palms highway crossing to get it. Or carry it from Warner
> Springs.
>
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