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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>I respect everyone else's experience and advice on
this thread. But for some reason I question, why hasn't anyone spoken a
counterpoint? So, here it is...</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>On the pct and cdt I never had these problems of
wet and cold feet, unless I had just walked through a glacial-fed creek. So,
what did I do that hikers these days (as opposed to 1974 and 1980, respectively)
don't do?</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>I can only imagine that it is the full-grain
leather boots and liner and wool socks I wore. Cold feet is not a given. Go out
in the worst of weather in the gear and footwear of your choice and decide for
yourself what works best for you to solve this "problem." Start by taking other
people's experienced advice, but don't stop there. Test all advice to see if it
works for you. We're not all the same. This way you'll be better prepared for
your trip and have a happier and safer time out there.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>I've been teaching snow-travel skills to hikers
since 1982 and have not had cold feet yet, but maybe that's just
me....</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Mtnned</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Mountain Education</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>South Lake Tahoe, Ca</FONT></DIV>
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style="FONT: 10pt arial; BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=csandowalk@gmail.com href="mailto:csandowalk@gmail.com">Chris
Sanderson</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=cdt-l@backcountry.net
href="mailto:cdt-l@backcountry.net">cdt-l@backcountry.net</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, January 19, 2010 11:38
AM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [Cdt-l] Wet foot = Cold foot
/ vapour barriers etc</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>I have come to accept that having cold, wet feet is a given on
a long-distance trail. It is certainly a reason not to romanticize the
trail too much. I had some "water proof socks" for Colorado and the
Gila, and my feet still felt like blocks of ice. One simply has to deal
with it. Have fun out there in 2010!<BR><BR>Peace,<BR><BR>Freefall<BR>
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