rebeccad
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Post by rebeccad on Sept 7, 2020 19:33:24 GMT -8
peakbagger, for a jacket, you might get lucky in the thrift stores, and watch for sales, too. You won’t find the perfect jacket second hand, but it’s always worth checking. Even a down jacket from Costco would be lighter and more appropriate than what you have. You’re looking a year out, so you have time to scour the thrift stores before you break down and buy new, if you incline that way. Summit pack: the Osprey is a bit of over-kill, but I would probably save weight by using it for the summit instead of carrying another pack. That’s partly because an adequate pack for a summit like that isn’t going to be either small or light.
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Post by toejam on Sept 10, 2020 4:12:07 GMT -8
I haven't climbed Gannett. Glacier travel is tricky late season because the ice can be very hard and slick. I'd guess the route would be pretty busy anyway so there will probably be a well-used path. But you may not be able to arrest a fall. If I was flying from the east coast to climb a glaciated peak I'd pick something different when the snow was better. You can probably find a good winter mountaineering course in NC or close by where you can learn some rope skills. That would be really worthwhile. But you can also probably learn a lot at a local indoor climbing gym and drag your buddy along as well. You should practice until you're comfortable with belays - you probably won't need to do it on the mountain unless things turn bad, and then it's not a good time to try to figure things out. The gear I've learned not to be cheap with is a down sleeping bag and sleeping pad. Do some research. I'd use a NeoAir XTherm pad, which is painfully expensive. You don't have to go Western Mountaineering if you can get something like this - www.rei.com/product/111164/rei-co-op-igneo-17-sleeping-bag-mensDo people really use bear canisters in the Winds? I'd guess you be the only one on the mountain carrying one. Glacier porn - photos.app.goo.gl/4vL8yXZKjVNt2fej8 |
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Post by High Sierra Fan on Sept 10, 2020 5:51:06 GMT -8
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Post by toejam on Sept 10, 2020 11:33:27 GMT -8
Cannisters are one of the approved methods for food storage Not saying it's a dumb idea, but I hadn't heard they were required or commonly used in the Winds. The forest order looks like canisters aren't required, which means it's the rare hiker who would bother. I wouldn't. |
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Post by High Sierra Fan on Sept 10, 2020 12:52:15 GMT -8
It depends on how high I was planning on going. Since proper food storage is required up where I couldn’t expect to reliably do a legal hang I’d bring a canister.
Black bears are pesky enough but grizzly? No thanks.
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