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Re: Early Season 2010 40 to 50 miler in Sierras Glad to hear you're getting those boys out there. If you're thinking of the Emigrant (and by the way, no permit issues there - no quotas), may I suggest starting at Gianelli trailhead. You ... |
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out of seven gables I have only been in the seven gables lakes valley on skis - came in over Ruskie pass from Merriam Lake. According to info I have seen, both Stough pass (the obvious saddle due north of Aweetasal L... |
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Re: How to determine if a pass is passable Looked at it on google earth. Looks pretty steep, but doesn't look cliffy - which is important, as it's often those 35 foot vertical drops that don't show up on the contour maps that ge... |
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Re: Re: trying to understand backpacking light The scale is indeed one of the best ways to start to understand where you want to make changes in your gear to lighten your load. Once you know what you current stuff weighs, it's much easier t... |
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Re: Light weight down jackets, how warm are they? If you are willing to carry 11 or 12 oz, try this baby on for size - a step up from the jackets you mention http://westernmountaineering.com/index.cfm?section=products&page=Down%20Garments&a... |
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Re: Re: Light weight down jackets, how warm are they? Having made my own insulated jacket and drawn the patterns for it I can give you some firmer numbers on shell weights. First off, you're going to have, for a men's large, around 2 square y... |
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Re: Re: Re: knife. Another vote for the Swiss army classic. I find I rarely use the blade, but I use the scissors on every trip, and I use the little file surprisingly often. |
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another way You might say there is a third method - the hanging stove. The idea is that with a hanging stove in a tent, you warm the inside of the tent up enough so that the stove is operating in a warmer atmo... |
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Re: Stupid question, treating melted snow? I have never treated my melted snow, nor do I know anyone who does. In fact, when I am on a backcountry ski trip I also do not treat any running water I may find. Noproblems yet! I doubt that ther ... |
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Re: Frameless Pack Carry Weight How much you can comfortably carry in a frameless pack is a thoroughly variable thing. for one thing, frameless packs are frameless to varying degrees, for another it's personal. For me, I woul... |
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