[pct-l] Ice axe/crampons

[Bill Chavez]

An ice axe is appropriate but crampons are not.  You may want to have some kind of traction device but crampons ie 10-12 point devices are not necessary for snow travel

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On Apr 16, 2012, at 9:02 PM, Brick Robbins <brick at brickrobbins.com> wrote:

> On Mon, Apr 16, 2012 at 12:17 PM, Webmail dcooper <dcooper at bigsky.net> wrote:
>> Not being from CA and planning the thru hike, starting May 10, I seek
>> advice on what sections to carry ice axe/crampons...like where to send them
>> and pick them up and where to ship them out.  I was planning on carrying
>> them from around hwy74 to Sonora Pass but think I may not need them all
>> that way.
> 
> you may need it from Hwy 74 to Black Mtn Road (San Jacinto) and then
> from Kennedy Meadows (south) to maybe Hwy80, depending on the year.
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