[pct-l] Whitney and one's pack?

[yogihikes at sbcglobal.net (yogi)]

The marmots will go after anything salty.  I wouldn't
leave my pack around for them to attack.  I can't
imagine hiking through the Sierra with shredded
shoulder straps (say that 3 times fast!).  Many hikers
leave their food in the bear boxes, but take *at
least* food for the day, warm clothing, and rain gear
to the summit.  You need your pack to carry that
equipment. 

More importantly, though, is safety when climbing
Whitney.  Both times I went up, my group also brought
one sleeping bag and one tarp.  You never know if
someone will get injured and be unable to hike out.  I
learned years ago in the boy scouts (yep, it's true, I
was in the *boy* scouts) that even on day hikes you
should have at least one sleeping bag and a shelter
JUST IN CASE.  

yogi
www.pcthandbook.com



--- Robert Ellinwood <rellinwood@worldnet.att.net>
wrote:

> Given these conditions:
> 
> Bear boxes at Crabtree Mdws and Ranger Station are
> full, either with other's
> packs or garbage...
> Bear-bagging in Ranger station vicinity no longer
> recommended (as I did 20
> yrs ago)...
> You camped at Guitar Lake or slightly higher...
> Marmots (attacking your pack, either singly or in
> squadrons) are an issue...
> 
> WHAT did you folks do with your packs while you
> climbed Whitney?????????
> 
> Surely you didn't climb with a full pack?  Or did
> you?
> With all the people these days, is theft an issue
> during the day?
> 
> Bury it under a pile of rocks off to the side
> somewhere and pray the marmots
> attacked someone else's pack?
> 
> What have you folks in recent times done with your
> packs while you climbed?
> Have most of you carried everything up with you to
> the summit?  (Pant,
> pant...)
> 
> Dr Bob
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