[at-l] crampons

[cwillett@math.uiuc.edu (Christopher Willett)]

I hope you're not planning to use those on the AT.  Try something
a bit less specialized, like an instep.

Chris

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Chris Willett
cwillett@math.uiuc.edu
http://www.math.uiuc.edu/~cwillett
Department of Mathematics
University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

On Mon, 4 Mar 2002 jetriple@rockwellcollins.com wrote:

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> Here are some serious crampons.  On sale too!
> http://www.mgear.com/pages/product/product.asp?level1_id=359379&level2_id=16&level3_id=0&item=625303&level2_title=Climbing
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> Slyatpct@aol.com@mailman.backcountry.net on 03/04/2002 10:36:25 AM
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> Sent by:    at-l-admin@mailman.backcountry.net
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> To:    tjfort@netdoor.com, at-l@backcountry.net
> cc:
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> Subject:    Re: [at-l] crampons
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> In a message dated 3/4/2002 11:16:06 AM Eastern Standard Time,
> tjfort@netdoor.com writes:
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> > Why do those people do that??  climbing a shear wall of ice, or, hiking
> on
> > top of 5 or 6 ft of snow??
> >
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> I have no experience climbing a sheer ice wall and have never used 12 point
> crampons, but I have hiked hundreds of miles on snow in California, Oregon
> and Washington.  I suspect I'll be doing some more on the CDT later this
> year.  Although postholing up to my armpits isn't my most favorite thing
> and
> suncups are a bummer,  it is cool when the snow has consolidated and you
> can
> walk on top of it in a tee shirt during the summer with temps in the 70's.
> Some of the snow depth in areas is well over your head.
>
> Be sure to wear your glacier glasses and have an ice ax, least you come
> down
> with snow blindness or slide to your death among the rocks below.
>
> Sly
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