[pct-l] cold creeks

[Stephen]

Yes, half expecting to have trouble.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "mark v" <allemande6 at yahoo.com>
To: <pct-l at backcountry.net>
Sent: Tuesday, February 03, 2009 12:57 AM
Subject: Re: [pct-l] cold creeks


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> It seems to me that the reaction of the body to falling into a cold, fast 
> stream is just more reason to follow my strategy.  Take every possible 
> precaution not to fall in.  If you're not extremely confident that you 
> will not fall in, don't cross.
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> Just to enflame the debate more and add another convoluted metaphor, this 
> to me is the same attitude that leads to accidents on snow slopes with ice 
> axes.  People go across half-expecting to fall, and thinking primarily 
> about their self-arrest.  The mountaineering instructor i had a few years 
> back, and i have to say i believe him now, said self-arrest matters, but 
> most of the time one can't self-arrest no matter what.  So the primary 
> strategy has to be how to make sure as much as humanly possible that you 
> just don't fall.  What you do if somehow you do fall (on a slope, into the 
> water) matters and deserves attention, but it's not the primary line of 
> defense against a tragedy.
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