[pct-l] Ice Axe

[CHUCK CHELIN]

Good afternoon, BoomBoom,

Yep -- all this in the name of simplifying one’s life by going back to
nature.

Steel-Eye

Hiking the Pct since before it was the PCT – 1965

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On Fri, Dec 10, 2010 at 12:23 PM, J M <evilempress2003 at yahoo.com> wrote:

> Thanks for that comment! I am planning my first hike of the PCT and quite
> frankly I'm overwhelmed with the information that each prep decisions
> brings me.
> Over and over again there is weight, strength, super fibers, old school,
> new
> school, green, not green, vegan, high calorie, gas, liquid, durability,
> price,
> height, width... and on and on and on........
>
> Really what it boils down to is - will this work and keep me from and
> embarrassing demise. I mean, would you laugh if I asked you if this Ice Axe
> makes my butt look big?
>
> Boomboom
>
> A lady came up to me on the street and pointed at my suede jacket.  'You
> know a
> cow was murdered for that jacket'? She sneered. I replied in a psychotic
> tone,
> 'I didn't know there were any witnesses. Now I'll have to kill  you too.'
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> ________________________________
> From: Jim & Jane Moody <moodyjj at comcast.net>
> To: dan kayser <yoyodadio at msn.com>
> Cc: PCT <pct-l at backcountry.net>
> Sent: Thu, December 9, 2010 3:20:56 PM
> Subject: Re: [pct-l] Ice Axe
>
>
>
> I used a BD Raven through the Sierra this year, and I didn't die.  That's
> the
> primary criteria, right?
>
>
> Mango
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "dan kayser" <yoyodadio at msn.com>
> To: gwschenk at socal.rr.com, "PCT" <pct-l at backcountry.net>
> Sent: Thursday, December 9, 2010 11:56:13 AM
> Subject: Re: [pct-l] Ice Axe
>
>
> Anyone have/use a Black Diamond Rave or Raven Ultra?  Good? Bad?
>
>
>
> > Date: Wed, 8 Dec 2010 20:21:38 -0800
> > From: gwschenk at socal.rr.com
> > To: pct-l at backcountry.net
> > Subject: Re: [pct-l] Ice Axe
> >
> > On 12/8/2010 8:09 PM, Lisa Freathy wrote:
> > > Time to starting looking at ice axes... what are you all carrying with
> you
> >out
> >
> > > there? I'm thinking about the ULA Helix...
> >
> > You might consider the Camp Corsa. Only 7 ozs. and it's a real ice axe.
> >
> > Gary
> >
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