[pct-l] Lone Pine to Ashland - Hike Whitney or not?

[Yoshihiro Murakami]

No, Brick

I have  seen  no  marmot at the junction. I think the permit is very
difficult for man, and more more difficult for marmot. The junction is
full of mankind in summer.

And, I have learned the moss ball protection method from this mailing
list. I had attempted several side trips with summit pack,  My
backpack was always safe.

But, My wife's backpack ( no moss ball protection, no food  ) was bit,
 while we were sleeping  at Silver Lake in 2010 summer.

I think mos ball protection method works well for critters.




2012/1/6 Reinhold Metzger <reinholdmetzger at cox.net>:
> Yes Brick,
> Many hikers have lost their food and had  holes chewed in their packs at
> that junction by
> critters anxious to get their teeth on unguarded food.
> Even on top of Mt. Whitney hungry critters are everywhere, anxious to get
> their teeth on
> unguarded food.
> Even Al Shaver, in 2006, had one of his three JMT record attempts go up in
> smoke by leaving
> his unattended pack at the junction while sum-meting Whitney.
> He lost all 22 of his Cliff Bars, most of his beef jerky and a lot more.
> Some folks say it was Switchback, not the critters, he has been known to do
> those things.
>
> That is where the  "Pre-stocked Calories" method of hiking, practiced
> successfully by
> Switchback and Joe Kisner  has its advantage.
> Pre-stocked calories are safe from the critters and are not at risk.
> Another good thing about  "Pre-stocked"  calories is that they tend to
> balance your pack by
> shifting some of the weight up front.
>
> Just ask Switchback, he knows all about "Calorie stocking".
>
> JMT Reinhold
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>
> 2012/1/2 Yoshihiro Murakami <completewalker at gmail.com>:
>> Many people put their backpack at the junction of Mt.Whitney and Trail
>> Crest.
>
> IMHO, it is a BAD idea to leave food inside an unattended pack at this
> location (or almost anywhere.) There are a bunch of hungry marmots
> there, and it is a good way to get a hole eaten in your pack.



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