Re: [pct-l] Trekking Poles vs. Pack Weight

[Jeffrey Olson <jjolson@uwyo.edu>]

Sly:

My attempt at humor was ill advised.  I apologize.  

Jeffrey

Slyinmd@aol.com wrote:
> 
> In a message dated 1/10/00 10:11:20 PM US Eastern Standard Time,
> jjolson@uwyo.edu writes:
> 
> << Oh boy!  I can't wait to get out and leap off Medicine Bow Peak in the
> Snowys here
>  outside of Laramie to test this new technique!!!
> 
>  Yours, in absurdity... >>
> 
> Jeeze Jeff,
> 
> Youre talking about a successful thru-hiker here, can you claim the same?
> And even if you could, what works for some may not work for you.
> 
> I used an ice ax for all of about five minutes, when I realized I was more
> comfortable using my Lekis.  The rest of the time I carried the ice ax on my
> pack.  I also thought about using the poles for self arrest in the case I
> slipped and took off the basket on the uphill side and balanced myself using
> the basket on the downhill side, where I could jam it into the snow if need
> be.
> 
> Sly
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