[pct-l] lightning

[Diane at Santa Barbara Hikes dot com]

It's the lone tree you have to worry about.

On Mar 25, 2010, at 12:01 AM, pct-l-request at backcountry.net wrote:
>
> This discussion also led me to think that lightning was a much greater
> concern.  While on the jmt in '05 there was some considerable weather
> causing a lot of lightning.  This was the year of the boy scout
> tragedy in Sandy meadow. I knew to get to get down off ridges and
> mountain tops and not to be in open fields but after that was just
> guessing what to do.
>
> It seems that the books say to not pitch tents under trees but then
> aren't you in the open?
>
> Are tent stakes and poles ok?  What about the metal in a backpack? How
> would set up without those?
>
> Any specific advice welcome.

Books I've written:
~ Piper's Flight
~ Adventure and Magic
~ Santa Barbara Hikes