[pct-l] RE Official

[Adam Bradley]

Listo must ask, What is official on the PCT?  Or any
trail for that matter.  Did I not get a copy of the
official PCT thru hiking handbook with all the
official rules of a thru hike?  Where does it say you
have to filter water, carry two pairs of shoes, a
plastic barrell or ice axe, emergency beacon, flare
gun, axe....

Official?  Give me a break.  I argue there is no
official.

Listo Del Norte



Officially, hiking with a bear canister is the only
acceptable 
suggestion
that can be made, like filtering/treating water.  It
MUST be 
recommended,
whether it's really necessary or not.  Like an
ice-axe, they're safety
precautions that must be made in any official guide,
regardless of the
author's personal opinions.  I don't think peer
pressure is a factor.

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