[pct-l] 2007 PCT Lake Morena Kickoff Holiday Gift

[yogi]

aaaahhhhhh...........Switchback.............from what
I hear, you will be out-numbered on your Grand Canyon
trip by several Terminator-Leadership-Female-Types.

Are you prepared?
Can you handle it?
Will you return to society a changed man?

yogi
www.pcthandbook.com




--- Hiker97 at aol.com wrote:

>  
> As a  wonderful holiday gift and marketing ploy to
> all of you, I am proud to 
> announce  that once again your pal, Switchback, will
> be offering a seminar at 
> the April  Kickoff at Lake  Morena in 2007.  This
> year’s seminar was well  
> attended.  We have the WagonMaster to thank for
> allowing me to again hold a  
> seminar at the Kickoff. 
> The  seminar will be different because I will talk
> exclusively about 
> SuperSecrets of  Backpacking and Rhythm of the
> Trail.  Only a few people in the world 
> know these inside techniques for the  trail.  Many
> are at  
> PostHoler.com/Switchback Unchained.  This will
> prepare you for your double Yo-Yo of the  PCT. 
> Normally, I charge $1400 per person for these 
> seminars.  But as a special 
> for the  hiking community, the Kickoff seminar will
> be FREE.  I will also be 
> available to autograph  your backpack.  I might be
> able to  get Reinhold, Can’
> tQuit, and Rattlesnake to help me with the seminar
> as added  attractions.  May be 
> Yo-Yo Scott  would like to help too.  Of course,  I
> will still be the center 
> of attention.  If any of you want to help, let  me
> know. 
> There  is no sign up (normally there is a $500
> nonrefundable reserve for a 
> seminar seat  on the ground).  Just read the event 
> board at the Kickoff and 
> come on over to the location under a shady tree.  I
> will try to set it up at my 
> gear  weighing/reflective tent stake painting/free
> Pringles  table. 
> 
> There  will be the usual guard dogs to alert on the
> Terminator female 
> leadership types  who try to infiltrate our
> defensive perimeter.  The more advance 
> models who are liquid  metal and can squeeze through
> our razor wire fence are 
> more of a problem.  They look almost normal and can 
> initially fool you.  I am 
> open to  suggestions on how to protect ourselves
> from  them. 
> As a  bonus to seminar participants, each will get a
> certificate suitable for 
> framing;  “Switchback's Backpacking Seminar
> Completion Certification”.  
> These will be valued like the Triple  Crown
> certificates. 
> Thank  you for your attention and see you in April. 
> By the way, some of us 
> are headed to the  Grand Canyon in February for an
> expedition, so  I might see 
> some of you there. 
> If you  have any questions, just contact me. 
> Your  pal, Switchback the Trail Pirate 
> Seminar  Motto: “You get what you pay  for.”
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