[pct-l] Heights

[Theodore Locke]

Hello Tyler,

I live in Miami. I'm definitely set for the heat as well. I've been hiking
to the gym with a loaded pack and doing about an hour on the stairmaster
and then another hour on the treadmill with the grade set anywhere between
12-18%. Of course, training at sea level presents its own short comings. I
try to compensate for that by moving much more quickly than I will on the
trail.

Best,

Ted

On Tue, Mar 15, 2016 at 6:53 PM, <underwoodtylers at gmail.com> wrote:

>
> I live in Texas, it's 90+ right now and no mtns. Any advice for me?
>
> I'm well trained for the desert though!
>
> Tyler
>
>
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> > On Mar 15, 2016, at 5:02 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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