Re: [at-l] Reasons for Quitting (was a lot of other s**t)

["Lucian Hicks" <lucian@sierranv.net>]

This definitely requires a response.

>There is all the difference in the world.  Hiking in the West is much
easier
>because the trails are much "nicer."  Doesn't matter about the altitude
once
>one has acclimated.  It's just that the rocks and roots are usually dry,
and
>the leaves aren't slick.

I'm sorry, but this is, with all due respect, pure rubbish.  The author has
not been where I and my compatriots have been.  It's that simple.

Bristlecone

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