[pct-l] 10 top winners

[Dave and Cindy]

One of the top ten item of advise would be to take Ned Tibbet's Snow Clinic 
Course!!!  It is very, very helpful and builds much confidence when crossing 
snow fields through out your hike.  As you might have read the recent post 
on this list from a CDT hiker "Out of Order" that has encountered lots of 
snow on his thru hike this year and his statement about taking Ned's course 
and feeling confident.
My husband and I also took the course this past April and there was a huge 
difference in my confidence level from the first day to last.  It helped 
reinforce the things that I knew about self arrest and glissading by having 
someone there watching to see if I was actually using the correct 
techniques.  Once you know that you can use an ice axe correctly and have 
practiced several times until it becomes second nature you will enjoy the 
snow fields along the way a lot more and not fear them.
Maybe we will see you out there as we are planning another thru next year 
too!
Zelda
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ellen Shopes" <igellen at comcast.net>
To: <pct-l at backcountry.net>
Sent: Thursday, August 27, 2009 9:07 AM
Subject: [pct-l] 10 top winners


> To all you experienced thru-folks:  as a 2010 wannabe, what would you tell 
> me are the 10 most important things to do in the months ahead to ensure a 
> successful hike?
> Elderly Ellen
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