[at-l] hiker caste system

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

I think it is the degree of self sufficiency, rather than weight
disparity, that should separate castes.  Then again, fat slobs
who make it from end to end certainly have my respect.

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 Tue, 19 Mar 2002, kahley wrote:

>
> >
> > > As a "long distance section hiker purist" I hold my rank several notches
> > > above any yellow blazer, and at least one notch above those who are
> > > regular slackpackers.
>
> I had hoped this would take a humour turn instead of a critical one.
> If one specifies that a packer is better than a slack packer, then we,
> who look to lighten our load are by definition a notch below someone
> who humps a 90 pound pack to Maine.  Somehow that doesn't make
> sense to me.  Shall we monitor the weight of people's packs and
> award supremacy to the fool that carries the most stuff?
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