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For hiking a partner is not necessary...ever. --it can happen
anywhere anytime. I prefer to hike and scramble alone for the reason
of self reliance. Something that I feel is in short supply in all
facets of life these days. In fact it can be safer to be alone.<br>
Cheers,<br>
Mtnrat<br>
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On 01/12/10 9:01 AM, <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:ks1007@aol.com">ks1007@aol.com</a> wrote:
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<div>yes, I'm not a hiker but I feel that I must weigh in on
this thread - I'm sure that hiking alone has its' merits but I
think there are times when a partner is necessary - case in
point - "goatman" dan johnson slips and fractures his ankle
and leg in the gila's - he is the second to last nobo and the
last nobo aussie dave isn't taking that route - goatman was
lucky that he had a SPOT with him and that's what saved his
life - if he would of had a partner they could have gone for
help - I know that hikers are doing the trail because of the
solitude and not having to keep a schedule - even though you
may not like it, when you get to NM the trail angels keep
track of you - one of the other things that may have saved
goatman was that he called julie the night before - if he
wasn't there in 3 days from emory pass we would have discussed
what to do which most likely would have been to call out SAR </div>
<div>you never know when something may happen<br>
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From: Jim and_or Ginny Owen <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:spiriteagle99@hotmail.com"><spiriteagle99@hotmail.com></a><br>
To: brianle <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:brianle@nwlink.com"><brianle@nwlink.com></a>; cdt-l
<a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:cdt-l@backcountry.net"><cdt-l@backcountry.net></a><br>
Sent: Tue, Nov 30, 2010 5:17 pm<br>
Subject: Re: [Cdt-l] trail partnership: all or nothing?<br>
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Brian - <br>
The main reasons for hiking together are for safety in bear
country or because you just like <br>
hiking together or for navigation purposes (4 eyes are
better than 2 eyes). Being joined at the <br>
hip is a good idea if you're a married couple or looking for
"safety" in "bear country" or partners <br>
who want to hike together, because there are a number of
places where a wrong turn could <br>
send you in different directions and leave one or both of
you kinda "floating in never-never land". <br>
<br>
Note please that hiking "together" in bear country means
EXACTLY that. It doesn't mean hiking <br>
5 minutes - or even 30 seconds apart. If you're that far
apart, the bear considers you to be alone. <br>
And you are. <img moz-do-not-send="true"
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Truth is that "bear country" generally isn't nearly as
dangerous as most people think. But I don't <br>
try to convince people of that - they have to discover it
for themselves. Just keep in mind the rules <br>
for not irritating (or attracting) the bears and don't get
overconfident. <br>
<br>
But if you want to hike together sometimes, and apart other
times, I'd suggest hiking out of <br>
town together, separating at some point on the trail and
then meeting at the next town. You'd <br>
probably want to decide on a specific motel or restaurant
for your rally point in that next town. <br>
Our website generally doesn't give that kind of information,
but Yogi's book probably does. <br>
<br>
You could, of course, hike part of the day together and part
alone. Just don't count on sharing <br>
gear or food in that case because then getting separated
leaves on of you a little short of ....<br>
something, be it food, water, shelter,
fire.....whatever. Keep in mind the words to the song - <br>
God bless the child who's got his own. <br>
<br>
Have a great hike,<br>
Jim<br>
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> From: <a moz-do-not-send="true"
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> To: <a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="mailto:Cdt-l@backcountry.net">Cdt-l@backcountry.net</a><br>
> Date: Fri, 26 Nov 2010 13:41:29 -0800<br>
> Subject: [Cdt-l] trail partnership: all or nothing?<br>
> <br>
> Consensus is that if you don't want to hike the CDT
literally alone, you<br>
> start with one or more partners and you stay close
together the whole time.<br>
> I like the fellow that I plan to hike with a lot, but
I've also quite<br>
> enjoyed weeks of hiking alone on both PCT and AT, and
even when hiking with<br>
> one or more partners I've often hiked much of a given
day alone, joining<br>
> back up at lunch and at night. I realize that the CDT
is different in this<br>
> way, that you have to stay close to stay together at
all, but the idea of<br>
> being joined at the hip to anyone for months of hiking
concerns me a little.<br>
> <br>
> What I've not seen anyone suggest is the idea of
periodically splitting up<br>
> for a while and agreeing to meet back up at or near a
particular trail town.<br>
> This seems like it would be a good compromise on the
CDT to me, i.e., have a<br>
> trail partnership, but have some significant "alone
time" stretches. I<br>
> suspect that both of us would appreciate some time
apart, and enjoy each<br>
> other's company that much more when we reconnected.<br>
> <br>
> The only downside I can see would be if one person
ended up waiting quite a<br>
> while for the other, and perhaps not being 100% certain
that (for whatever<br>
> reason) they're actually going to show up. I suppose
another downside is<br>
> the risk that, for whatever reason, the designated
reunion spot wouldn't be<br>
> a good/pleasant/safe/whatever place to hang out for the
needed amount of<br>
> time. Have any past CDT thru-hikers tried this approach
("meet you at<br>
> this particular motel in a week or so"), and any
observations if so?<br>
> <br>
> TIA ---<br>
> <br>
> <br>
> Brian Lewis / Gadget<br>
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