[pct-l] Snow Axe

Sir Mix-a-lot atetuna at gmail.com
Thu Jun 2 23:10:30 CDT 2011


Of course you can still cut into your leg with Kahtoola KTS crampons, or at
least I'd think so after I used mine to cut a big hole in my winter pants
last year, so they still require careful use.

On Thu, Jun 2, 2011 at 8:33 PM, <ned at mountaineducation.org> wrote:

> Ah, but not "crampons," or at least not the traditional, 12-point variety
> to
> be used for snow-hiking!! The Kahtoola KTS is the ticket as its forward
> points point down and not forward to cut into your other leg!
>
>
> "Just remember, Be Careful out there!"
>
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Brock Dallman" <brock.dallman at gmail.com>
> To: <pct-l at backcountry.net>
> Sent: Thursday, May 26, 2011 12:13 PM
> Subject: Re: [pct-l] Snow Axe
>
>
> > Thanks for the feed back.  Looks like I'll be picking up an ice axe and
> > crampons.  I guess it's best to have them and not need them, than need
> > them
> > and not have them.
> > Happy trails!
> >
> > On Tue, May 24, 2011 at 6:36 PM, Brock Dallman
> > <brock.dallman at gmail.com>wrote:
> >
> >>        Hey, just wondering if a snow axe is necessary in the Sierras
> (Mt.
> >> Whitney/Forester Pass/Sonora Pass ect..) if I start Northbound from
> >> Kennedy
> >> Meadows around the 10th of July.
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