[pct-l] Section D snow hazard

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Excellent advice!


"Just remember, Be Careful out there!"

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----- Original Message ----- 
From: <gwschenk at socal.rr.com>
To: "Pct mail list" <Pct-L at backcountry.net>; "Perry Chamberlain" 
<juniper_canoeman at yahoo.com>
Sent: Thursday, April 14, 2011 7:25 AM
Subject: Re: [pct-l] Section D snow hazard


> ---- Perry Chamberlain <juniper_canoeman at yahoo.com> wrote:
>>  I just met the first hiker comming thru section D, on the station fire 
>> walk around.
>> He will post when he gets to hiker heaven, but had some advice about 
>> snow.
>> Blue ridge from wrightwood was impassable.
>> Mt. Baden powell, was completlty impassable, and extremly dangerous, even 
>> with his  ice crampons and full >mountaineering gear.
>
> I just got this message from a friend:
> "Did a very fun snowshoe of Mount Baden-Powell..."
>
> It's all relative. What's an impassable horror-fest to one is a fun romp 
> in the snow to another. If you know your capabilities and strengths, 
> you'll know when to proceed and when to turn around.
>
> Baden-Powell is no joke under winter conditions, but one never knows until 
> they see it for themselves.
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