[pct-l] hiking boots

[ned at mountaineducation.org]

Hey, Mango!

In the article you referred to, the guy's boots were described as 
"artificial leather work boots," being the only ones he could afford. In 
1974, Vasque sponsored us with what they called "Whitneys," which were 
heavy, steel-shanked, full-grain leather, Goodyear-welted, and Vibram-soled 
traditional hiking boots that could function well with crampons. After 30 
years of re-soling them, they were retired just six years ago. Heavy boots, 
although out of fad these days, served us well and I only needed two soles 
per PCT and CDT. Not bad, really!




"Just remember, Be Careful out there!"

Ned Tibbits, Director
Mountain Education
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South Lake Tahoe, Ca. 96150
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jim & Jane Moody" <moodyjj at comcast.net>
To: <pct-l at backcountry.net>
Sent: Tuesday, November 23, 2010 4:02 PM
Subject: [pct-l] hiking boots


>
>
> If any of you are also members of the ATC and receive the AT magazine 
> JOURNEYS, check out the photo on page 42 of the Nov - Dec 2010 issue. 
> Wonder if you can still buy those? I bet Ned has two pairs.
>
>
>
> Mango
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