[pct-l] Neat Ideas and Such

[csx at schizoaffective.org (csx@schizoaffective.org)]

On Sat, 22 Oct 2005 11:31:37 EDT, StoneDancer1@aol.com had this to say:

>Hiker 97 said >>>> "Yes, I am carrying 100 pounds to  go  camping this 
>weekend.  You know the usual ax, iron skillet, and  base camp  expedition tent."  I 
>would complain loudly about the pack  weight  and spit a lot of simulated 
>tobacco juice too.>>>
> 
> 
>Little Joe LeConte carried just such pack weights in the early days of  
>Sierra Nevada mountaineering.  Only he also carried full sized library  books in 
>Greek and Latin, but was never heard to complain...tho I don't know  about the 
>tobacco juice. He usually carried about 60-70% of his body weight, if  I 
>remember the story right.
>
>"The Way Ray"  Echols
>


Herb Crisler went backpacking with a 75 pound iron grill for making pancakes.