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Every year is going to be a little different... you might need it
later in the season this year just to cut steps across some
lingering snow fingers here & there. Even if 98% of the trail is
clear, that one 30ft patch of ice in a shaded gully with no easy way
around could be a real problem. You might not need it much between
~Lincoln to Anaconda (though, with the snow situation, who knows?),
but might again south of there.<br>
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-Jonathan<br>
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On 4/24/2011 5:58 AM, Chad Killingsworth wrote:
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cite="mid:BANLkTikzj3V8J=M-O=B8V=TPtEsGo8ypCA@mail.gmail.com"
type="cite">On my PCT hike in 2005, I made the mistake of sending
my ice axe home too early. It was a very heavy snow year and I
should have carried it all the way to South Lake Tahoe. I'm trying
to avoid the same situation on my southbound CDT hike. Assuming
that I actually need/use the ice axe in GNP, is it likely that
I'll need it between East Glacier and Lincoln?
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