I sold two items on WhiteBlaze. It helps to have a profile with several posts before posting an item for sale. Hundreds of posts per day in the forums overall...
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poppyboy434
12:08 pm
Hi Josh, I am from New Hampshire and did the JMT with my son last year. You are in for a treat if you have never been out west! I agree , with that time frame...
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Roleigh Martin
joe5511r
12:18 pm
Backpackinglight.com has a very active gear for sale forum. I have sold a lot of gear there fast. Sent from my iPhone See my Google Profile for interesting...
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steve herr
groundhogsteve
12:38 pm
What was the rationale for not using SPOT devices?...
30552
Bill Heiser
bheiser1
1:19 pm
Did the instructor explain more about why she felt these devices were "a waste of money"? Most would probably agree they shouldn't be "relied on", but they can...
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Barbara Karagosian
bdkaragosian
1:23 pm
Thanks so much Dee. Barbara...
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John
johndittli
1:47 pm
Great advice regardless of the sequester! WFR is a great curriculum and should be taken (and kept current) by anyone that spends significant time in the...
30555
Marna
mcgenes...
1:52 pm
Hi All, I'm doing the second half (N->S) of the JMT this summer from Lake Italy. I'm going to resupply at MTR and Onion Valley. I use a SnowPeak stove (had it...
30556
Adam .
debateg
2:04 pm
I was there in late August last year, and there were tons of gas canisters with varying levels of fullness. If you're patient to rummage through, you may even...
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John Ladd
johncurranladd
2:14 pm
Recent prior thread on same topic http://groups.yahoo.com/group/johnmuirtrail/message/30231 John Curran Ladd 1616 Castro Street San Francisco, CA 94114-3707 ...
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carolsteveyoung
2:15 pm
Never used the MTR but I once stopped in at a ranger station and resupplied with a big feast that my then teen sons still talk about 15 yrs later. Did Whitney...
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John Ladd
johncurranladd
2:19 pm
O n a side note, here's how to estimate remaining fuel in a canister. http://tinyurl.com/3t34ev5 Kudos to rwilly001 for bringing this to my attention, From...
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Jean Dickinson
jeanellendic...
2:21 pm
Hi Ravi,How much are you asking for your Lunar Solo? Please send me details, because I might be interested in buying it. You could contact me off list? I will...
30561
carolsteveyoung
2:25 pm
Might consider a start from Toulumne Meadow depending on your conditioning. That elev. gain on first day for someone not acclimated is exhausting. I always...
30562
Erica
skrapp138
2:29 pm
( this is just what the instructor told me based on her Search & Rescue experience....and this is totally 2nd hand information) 1. Her largest warning was that...
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Adam .
debateg
2:58 pm
I took a rented SPOT with me on the JMT, mostly to reassure my friends and family that I was OK. I too was a bit wary about spending the money to rent one, but...
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ptoddf
3:04 pm
Did this easy trail hike few years ago. Went in at Tenaya Lk, only permits left that day, camped just over CR peak and did cables a.m. No problem concealing...
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Erica
skrapp138
3:15 pm
Does anyone have any contacts to verify if the number of rangers in the backcountry of Yosemite are going to be cut? Could be good to know for sure......
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Dittli-Goethals
johndittli
3:23 pm
I've got a friend that manages the TM Wilderness Permit office, I'll see what I can find out. JD Walk the Sky: Following the John Muir Trail see book here...
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John Ladd
johncurranladd
3:42 pm
My thoughts on the NOLS instructor's comments. I'll respond with the original Spot in mind (the kind that cannot send customized messages) as that seems to be...
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jgfrisch
3:49 pm
flying in and out of Mammoth, does anyone know if the hotels will hold my duffle and change of clothes while I'm gone?...
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nedtibbits
3:50 pm
Don’t forget, Parcher’s Resort at South Lake is there to help hikers however needed! http://parchersresort.net/ Ned Tibbits, Director Mountain Education ...
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Todd Foster
ptoddf
3:51 pm
When I'm NOT on the major trails such as the JMT, I'll be taking a PLB along for that last ditch emergency situation. First aid courses are nice and I've taken...
30571
Roleigh Martin
marti124
3:52 pm
Interesting, I remember the year I chatted with a ranger at McClure Ranger station either 1-2 years after a JMT hiker's life was saved with a SPOT device. He ...
30572
Alex Cheng
ralexcheng
3:54 pm
Ravi: I have left my pack just past (100-200 yards) the Half Dome junction more than a few times and never had any trouble. Â I take the bear canister out and...
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Kim Fishburn
outhiking_55
4:07 pm
Then you only have to worry about some rodent chewing on your backpack for the salt. I've had a sternum strap half chewed through before....
30574
dofdear aka Thumper
dofdear_aka_...
4:07 pm
Wow, talk about a person with a myopic view. I need to take exception; 1. People who own cars with air bags do not drive riskier than without. People who ride...
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Ned Tibbits
nedtibbits
4:31 pm
Mountain Education’s training with two SAR groups in the local Lake Tahoe area (Douglas County Sheriff, NV, and El Dorado County Sheriff, CA), NOLS...
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ptoddf
4:53 pm
Great comments Roleigh. I'll consider SPOT again based on them. Sounds like it's been much improved since first introduced. Of course have to pay by the month...
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Erica
skrapp138
5:25 pm
Thanks for adding your thoughts, Ned. Perhaps the advice could be better summed up as: - If you have $200 burning a hole in your pocket to be used to make you...
