The only place you would leave a cache would be by the side of a highway, which, by definition, isn't wilderness. Also, aren't the big, orange bear boxes deep in Kings Canyon wilderness much more unwi

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This is such a good reference! Thanks for reposting. I accidentally deleted my link. Rachel (she, her, hers)

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A couple of videos I saw regarding mold inside a Thermarest Xlite sleeping pad. Of course there is nothing scientific about this but I think it still gets the int across. What I actually thought was i

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Thanks much!

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A question about start times was posed on the facebook JMT group and the fabulous Ned Tibbits wrote up a really good answer. I got his permission to re-post it to the other JMT groups. The question wa

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It was a very good book, and it was a good movie, but I can’t see really liking the movie much if I hadn’t read the book.

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John, I did the same thing - after a few days I shortened my general pole length to a position that kept my elbows as close to 90* as possible. This was to minimize retrieving/lifting the poles before

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climber.org shows a bearbox at "Tyndall Frog Ponds". It appears to be up-to-date.

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Definitely 15!

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I just saw this as well. We indeed are in strange and difficult times.

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Changing and moving west

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Rick, Thank you. This is very helpful information. I haven't been diagnosed yet, but if I am, I will bring this up with the doctor. I have found someone who understands backpacking at altitude -- so t

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