[pct-l] Being 61
William A. Chavez
wctrekker at dslextreme.com
Sat Mar 15 10:39:24 CDT 2008
Hello,
I am new at this so forgive my transgressions. I plan to hike in '09
and I am really hoping that this old body(I'll be 61) will make it.
Even though my knees are creaky the Dr says they should make the
milage. I have been doing 15 mi on the weekends and I feel pretty
sore afterwards. I exercise on a regular basis so I am a bit
disheartened. I plan on doing 20 mi. days once on the trail so I am a
little nervous. Perhaps you guys can offer some advice to help me get
ready for my trip? Will there be suggestions made at ADZPCTKO?
Thanks,
Bill
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> 1. Sunscreen vs. Clothes / Ice Ax (Kathleen Salmon)
> 2. Re: Hiking Clothing (jeff.singewald at comcast.net)
> 3. Plugging through the Sierras? (Arno Holschuh)
> 4. Re: Plugging through the Sierras? (Steel-Eye)
> 5. is site down again (Yeti1938)
> 6. aquamira quantities (Brian Erickson)
> 7. test (Brick Robbins)
> 8. Mt. Hood Snow (Steel-Eye)
> 9. Re: Digital photo management (Dave.Dondero at kp.org)
> 10. What is wrong ( DA )
> 11. Aaron D Mount is out of the office. (Aaron D Mount)
> 12. am i here? (David Stewart)
> 13. Re: Sunscreen vs. Clothes / Ice Ax (robo hiker)
> 14. Re: Digital photo management (Steel-Eye)
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> Message: 1
> Date: Fri, 14 Mar 2008 23:01:15 -0400 (EDT)
> From: "Kathleen Salmon" <ksalmon at wesleyan.edu>
> Subject: [pct-l] Sunscreen vs. Clothes / Ice Ax
> To: pct-l at backcountry.net
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> Dear All,
>
> I apologize if you have received this already...my account was acting
> funny...
>
> Is the desert sun too strong to block UV rays with light clothing?
> I was
> planning on covering up completely in a lightweight wick material.
> My mom
> thought pointed out that I could still be burned through my clothes.
> Thoughts?
>
> Is there any one who would be willing to give an ice ax lesson at the
> kickoff?
>
> Thanks!
> Kathleen
>
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 2
> Date: Sat, 15 Mar 2008 00:03:23 +0000
> From: jeff.singewald at comcast.net
> Subject: Re: [pct-l] Hiking Clothing
> To: Hiker97 at aol.com, pct-l at backcountry.net
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> Switchback,
>
> Thanks for the recommendations. I do appreciate gear reviews and
> even more so when you are able to share the conditions and such
> that the gear has been trialed. Thanks for the additional
> information.
>
> Jeff
>
> -------------- Original message --------------
> From: Hiker97 at aol.com
>
>>
>> Jeff writes: And I would guess that these recommendations have
>> been tested
>> extensively on that 2 mile loop hike right? As always, your
>> recommendations
>> are greatly appreciated!
>> ----------------------------------------------
>> Switchback replies: No, that is too far to walk now. No way. But I
>> must
>> admit this clothing has worked for about 20 years in the high
>> radiation Sierras
>> and other trails. A great choice for discriminating hiker. The
>> hiker who
>> wants excellent protection along with an umbrella.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
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> Message: 3
> Date: Sat, 15 Mar 2008 01:39:07 +0000
> From: Arno Holschuh <affenmensch at hotmail.com>
> Subject: [pct-l] Plugging through the Sierras?
> To: <pct-l at backcountry.net>
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>
> Howdy.
> When I did CA in 2002, I plowed through from Kennedy meadows to VVR
> without resupply. I lost five pounds (that's not pack weight, yo)
> and spent a fortune on 5-egg breakfasts at VVR when I arrived, but
> I liked not having to stop off and hike so far off-trail.
>
> This year there is more snow (probably) and I'm not as young, dumb
> and full of... pee and vinegar as I once was. What are members of
> this year's crop considering? I see the convenience of a resupply,
> but also reallyliked being the human version of those trucks headed
> for the border in the 70s classic "Convoy": I just kept on going,
> nothing could slow me, until I hit... that horseshoe paradise at VVR.
>
> Arno
>
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> Message: 4
> Date: Fri, 14 Mar 2008 20:51:15 -0700
> From: "Steel-Eye" <chelin at teleport.com>
> Subject: Re: [pct-l] Plugging through the Sierras?
> To: "Arno Holschuh" <affenmensch at hotmail.com>, <pct-l at backcountry.net>
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> Good evening, Arno,
>
> Your range and Calories per day will be determined largely by how
> much food
> you can get in a bear 'can.
>
> Steel-Eye
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Arno Holschuh" <affenmensch at hotmail.com>
> To: <pct-l at backcountry.net>
> Sent: Friday, March 14, 2008 6:39 PM
> Subject: [pct-l] Plugging through the Sierras?
>
>
>
> Howdy.
> When I did CA in 2002, I plowed through from Kennedy meadows to VVR
> without
> resupply. I lost five pounds (that's not pack weight, yo) and spent a
> fortune on 5-egg breakfasts at VVR when I arrived, but I liked not
> having to
> stop off and hike so far off-trail.
>
> This year there is more snow (probably) and I'm not as young, dumb
> and full
> of... pee and vinegar as I once was. What are members of this
> year's crop
> considering? I see the convenience of a resupply, but also
> reallyliked being
> the human version of those trucks headed for the border in the 70s
> classic
> "Convoy": I just kept on going, nothing could slow me, until I
> hit... that
> horseshoe paradise at VVR.
>
> Arno
>
>
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> Message: 5
> Date: Fri, 14 Mar 2008 17:17:00 -0700
> From: "Yeti1938" <yeti1938 at fultek.com>
> Subject: [pct-l] is site down again
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> Test
>
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> Message: 6
> Date: Fri, 14 Mar 2008 13:00:27 -1000
> From: "Brian Erickson" <erickson.bd at gmail.com>
> Subject: [pct-l] aquamira quantities
> To: pct-l at backcountry.net
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> Hey Folks,
> I'm a new addition to the list and apologize if this question has
> already
> come up. I've always used Aquamira as water treatment and plan to
> use it on
> the trail. However, I have never purchased it for such a long hike.
> I know
> you are supposed to get 15-30 gallons per 3.5 oz pack of liquid
> drops. Any
> thoughts on how many boxes of the stuff that translates to for the
> whole
> trail? Thanks.
>
> Pura vida
> Brian
>
>
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> Message: 7
> Date: Fri, 14 Mar 2008 18:24:53 -0700
> From: "Brick Robbins" <brick at fastpack.com>
> Subject: [pct-l] test
> To: "Pacific Crest Trail List" <pct-l at backcountry.net>
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> test
>
> --
> Brick Robbins
> brick at fastpack.com
>
>
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> Message: 8
> Date: Fri, 14 Mar 2008 17:28:55 -0700
> From: "Steel-Eye" <chelin at teleport.com>
> Subject: [pct-l] Mt. Hood Snow
> To: <pct-l at backcountry.net>
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> Good news, campers,
>
> Mt. Hood just exceeded 600" of total snowfall for this season
> beginning 1 Sep 07. Usually it gets only 400".
>
> Fortunately it has coalesced quite a bit. Only 190" remains on the
> ground at Timberline.
>
> Steel-Eye
>
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 9
> Date: Fri, 14 Mar 2008 16:57:31 -0700
> From: Dave.Dondero at kp.org
> Subject: Re: [pct-l] Digital photo management
> To: pct-l at backcountry.net
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> katherine becksvoort <kabecksv at hotmail.com> wrote:
> "How are folks that are hiking/have hiked managing their digital media
> cards?"
>
> shutterbugg313 at yahoo.com wrote:
> "cards are so cheap and small (I just bought a 1 gig for 20
> bucks). I'd
> recommend buying 3-10 gigs of memory."
>
> You can buy 8gb cards now on sale for about $139, which is a great
> per-gb
> deal. I didn't fill one in nearly a month in Italy last fall! Even at
> large .jpg setting on an 8 megapixel camera, my counter didn't drop
> below
> 999 until the last few days -- 3000-4000 pics enough?
> -Dave, the first posting newbie.
>
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> Message: 10
> Date: Fri, 14 Mar 2008 20:49:13 +0000
> From: " DA " <dabruce at tmo.blackberry.net>
> Subject: [pct-l] What is wrong
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> I sign up twice now and receive two three days of email then it
> stops what's up
> Sent wirelessly via BlackBerry from T-Mobile.
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> Message: 11
> Date: Fri, 14 Mar 2008 16:01:04 -0700
> From: Aaron D Mount <amount at co.el-dorado.ca.us>
> Subject: [pct-l] Aaron D Mount is out of the office.
> To: pct-l at backcountry.net
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>
> I will be out of the office starting 03/13/2008 and will not
> return until
> 03/17/2008.
>
> I will respond to your message when I return.
>
>
>
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> Message: 12
> Date: Fri, 14 Mar 2008 14:29:19 -0400
> From: "David Stewart" <davidalexanderstewart at gmail.com>
> Subject: [pct-l] am i here?
> To: pct-l at backcountry.net
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> i have been off the list for a while....so this is my test mail....
>
> am i back? was i ever gone?
>
> -moondog
>
> --
> David A. Stewart
> davidalexanderstewart at gmail.com
> 401-345-4118
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 13
> Date: Sat, 15 Mar 2008 10:57:56 +0000
> From: robo hiker <robohiker at hotmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [pct-l] Sunscreen vs. Clothes / Ice Ax
> To: Kathleen Salmon <ksalmon at wesleyan.edu>, <pct-l at backcountry.net>
> Message-ID: <BAY132-W37F48661882BD5B55F33F8A20B0 at phx.gbl>
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>
> online demo of self arrest with ice axe
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LM3xLshmNnk> Date: Fri, 14 Mar 2008
> 23:01:15 -0400> From: ksalmon at wesleyan.edu> To: pct-
> l at backcountry.net> Subject: [pct-l] Sunscreen vs. Clothes / Ice Ax>
> > Dear All,> > I apologize if you have received this already...my
> account was acting> funny...> > Is the desert sun too strong to
> block UV rays with light clothing? I was> planning on covering up
> completely in a lightweight wick material. My mom> thought pointed
> out that I could still be burned through my clothes.> Thoughts?> >
> Is there any one who would be willing to give an ice ax lesson at
> the> kickoff?> > Thanks!> Kathleen> >
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> Message: 14
> Date: Sat, 15 Mar 2008 05:17:08 -0700
> From: "Steel-Eye" <chelin at teleport.com>
> Subject: Re: [pct-l] Digital photo management
> To: <pct-l at backcountry.net>, <Dave.Dondero at kp.org>
> Message-ID: <004001c88696$815ecff0$d0dbf204 at DF504N31>
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> Good morning, Dave,
>
> I resupplied about every 5 days and I sent an SD card home at every
> stop.
> As a result, I didn't need anything larger than a 1 gig card even
> though I
> carried a couple of extra empties. I used that size card because
> I didn't
> want to entrust too many photos to one card in the event of loss.
>
> Steel-Eye
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <Dave.Dondero at kp.org>
> To: <pct-l at backcountry.net>
> Sent: Friday, March 14, 2008 4:57 PM
> Subject: Re: [pct-l] Digital photo management
>
>
>> katherine becksvoort <kabecksv at hotmail.com> wrote:
>> "How are folks that are hiking/have hiked managing their digital
>> media
>> cards?"
>>
>> shutterbugg313 at yahoo.com wrote:
>> "cards are so cheap and small (I just bought a 1 gig for 20
>> bucks). I'd
>> recommend buying 3-10 gigs of memory."
>>
>> You can buy 8gb cards now on sale for about $139, which is a great
>> per-gb
>> deal. I didn't fill one in nearly a month in Italy last fall! Even at
>> large .jpg setting on an 8 megapixel camera, my counter didn't
>> drop below
>> 999 until the last few days -- 3000-4000 pics enough?
>> -Dave, the first posting newbie.
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