[pct-l] Snowshoes and Crampons

[CHUCK CHELIN]

Good morning, Alan,

’11 is shaping up to be a low show year.
http://cdec.water.ca.gov/cdecapp/snowapp/swcchart.action

In an “average” snow year few, or no, thru-hikers carry snowshoes.  Even in
a heavy snow year snowshoes are not common, and most use mini-crampons or
other traction aids rather than full-on crampons.  We all get to chose.

Steel-Eye

-Hiking the Pct since before it was the PCT – 1965

http://www.trailjournals.com/steel-eye

http://www.trailjournals.com/SteelEye09/


On Fri, Feb 24, 2012 at 12:30 AM, Alan Thurman <alan.thurman at gmail.com>wrote:

> I am just a few days out from the start of my journey and with the amount
> of snowfall that has occurred, or as this case this year not occurred, I
> was wondering where I should bounce my snowshoes and crampons to this year?
> I don't want the extra weight, obviously, to just be hanging out on my
> pack.
>
> Alan
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