[pct-l] Heights

[Adam Trimm]

Currently reside in Ottawa, Canada but heading out to Alberta to test my YouTube self-arresting skills in the Rockies. I will try and find someone to show me how to do it properly though, as your reply brought some anxiety. Thanks for letting me know. 

Adam

> On Mar 15, 2016, at 6:03 PM, marmot marmot <marmotwestvanc at hotmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Are you kidding. You have an ice axe to save your life.  It has to be automatic. Where do you live ?  If you have any access to a ski mtn there will be someone there who will teach you. I spent only one day with a trained person falling every way you can fall and learning how to stop myself. 
> Marmot
> 
> Sent from my iPhone
> 
>> On Mar 15, 2016, at 2:04 PM, Adam Trimm <adam_trimm at hotmail.com> wrote:
>> 
>> I'm heading SOBO around July 1st, depending on the snow depth and melt in the cascades. I'm pretty nervous too, not so much about heights, but the fact that I've never used an ice axe. The extent of my ice axe knowledge can be attributed to my avid YouTube watching. I don't want to pay for lessons. Anyone out there go through the cascades while there was still snow without lessons and live to tell the tale? I just need one person to feel justified.
>> 
>> Thank you,
>> 
>> Adam
>> 
>>> On Mar 14, 2016, at 8:22 PM, Jim & Jane Moody <moodyjj at comcast.net> wrote:
>>> 
>>> Sabrina, 
>>> 
>>> Yes, parts of the PCT are not vertigo-friendly. It starts early, in the San Felipe Hills, and continues almost to the Canadian border (occasional, not continuous). I finished the northern most section in 2013 with a young couple (guy & girl). She had became almost paralyzed when near the edge of a drop-off, but he would cross, drop his pack, and come back and help her across, creeping his way backwards. Here's my TJ entry for 8 Sept 13. 
>>> 
>>>>> I leapfrogged most of the day with 5 other nobo hikers. Katia and Jules are a young couple from the Chicago area, thru-hiking. She has a strong fear of heights, especially when crossing loose gravel or scree. I'm amazed that she has >>come this far and is almost finished; she is certainly not letting her fear conquer her. I wish I had her courage. I first saw them in Stehekin but we didn't talk then.
>>> 
>>> You can do it. BTW, he proposed (with a ring and everything) at Monument #78. She said yes. 
>>> 
>>> Mango 
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> 
>>> From: troopharrison at gmail.com
>>> To: "Pct-L" <pct-l at backcountry.net> 
>>> Sent: Sunday, March 13, 2016 6:42:41 PM 
>>> Subject: [pct-l] Heights 
>>> 
>>> Hi everyone - I've enjoyed reading through past postings. 
>>> 
>>> I'm wondering if you would comment on any dodgy parts of the trail where my (usually) secret fear of heights will be triggered. :/ I saw a video of someone's PCT hike and some of the spots made my spinal cord shiver. What's it like in reality? 
>>> 
>>> Thanks, 
>>> Sabrina 
>>> 
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