[pct-l] 1975 snowshoers photo

[Diane at Santa Barbara Hikes dot com]

I read their journal. It's a great read. If I'm not confusing them  
with another similar journal, they entered the Sierra in April. They  
bought the snowshoes in Ridgecrest.

People used to enter the Sierra a lot earlier than they do now. My  
1975 National Geographic book has pictures of the Sierra with snow as  
far as the eye can see. When I was a kid we used to go backpacking in  
May in the Sierra, although at lower altitudes.

All our current talk about the best day to enter the Sierra is mostly  
to accommodate our lightweight, limited gear means of travel, which  
facilitates a fast thru-hike that doesn't take 6 months.

Diane
On Mar 3, 2010, at 11:26 PM, <ned at mountaineducation.org>  
<ned at mountaineducation.org> wrote:

> Based on the picture, these guys were going to use snowshoes  
> through somewhere, but where did they go and how did it all turn out?
>
> We used smaller, Sherpa Designs snowshoes into the Sierra around  
> the middle of April, but their design was so poor (still out there)  
> that they shredded in the early morning ice and fell apart. The MSR  
> line of snowshoes is designed right.
>
>
> Ned Tibbits, Director
> Mountain Education
> South Lake Tahoe, Ca.
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> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Diane at Santa Barbara Hikes  
> dot com" <diane at santabarbarahikes.com>
> To: <pct-l at backcountry.net>
> Sent: Wednesday, March 03, 2010 2:30 PM
> Subject: Re: [pct-l] Pct-l Digest, Vol 27, Issue 13
>
>
>> These guys did!
>> http://www.trailjournals.com/photos.cfm?id=202291
>> (This is my favorite trail journal, by the way. Look how awesome we
>> all looked back then!)
>>
>>
>> On Mar 3, 2010, at 10:38 AM, pct-l-request at backcountry.net wrote:
>>
>>> I see where there is discussion about potential crampon usage, has
>>> anyone ever used snowshoes?  I am familiar with the differences and
>>> usages and in this snowpack with a June 15-20 entry, would
>>> snowshoes be something anyone might be interested in trying?  Thank
>>> you.