[pct-l] Crampons and Ice Axe Advice

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and how to use them in the context of a PCT thru hike, please read the 
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http://postholer.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=744 Let's Talk Snowshoes in the 
Spring Sierra--or Not

http://postholer.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=727 Crampons and Ice Axes in the 
Spring Sierra

http://postholer.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=801 Traction Adjuncts for icy, 
crusty conditions


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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jeremy Caves" <jeremy.caves at gmail.com>
To: <pct-l at backcountry.net>
Sent: Wednesday, March 03, 2010 4:20 AM
Subject: [pct-l] Crampons Advice


> Hey y'all,
>
> My friends and I are hoping to depart Kennedy Meadows around June 17/18
> into the Sierras.  I've been reading conflicting advice about whether
> crampons are necessary for the high Sierra around this time.  We plan on
> carrying snow axes (I seem to have read several times that this is
> highly advisable), but I'm still debating the crampons issue.  I'd like
> not to carry them if at all possible.
>
>
> What do you all think about whether crampons are necessary around this
> time in the high Sierra?
>
> Thanks,
> Jeremy
> jeremy.caves at gmail.com
>
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