tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1212444187970080061.post618975866684682388..comments2024-03-08T15:13:55.360-08:00Comments on The Traveling Mandolin: PCT 2014, Day 46: Fear at Forester PassUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1212444187970080061.post-74438921485103333262015-05-14T13:31:32.161-07:002015-05-14T13:31:32.161-07:00I think you did awesome and handled the situation ...I think you did awesome and handled the situation well...you survived it and weren't injured so you could continue. You have my heart racing as a read about your harrowing days and I can only imagine! I'm sure much worse when you're actually going through it! I will also check out those links above...love reading about different perspectives. I thought I wanted to do this solo and now I'm completely on board with having someone else along. I have a friend who is much more adventurous than me, so we will make a fine pair...me, the voice of reason (i.e. caution)...hers, the voice of "we can do this"! Maryellenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11433358160320748083noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1212444187970080061.post-90781787198425175902015-04-14T07:28:12.157-07:002015-04-14T07:28:12.157-07:00Thanks for the kind words, guys! I'll have to ...Thanks for the kind words, guys! I'll have to check out your links when I have a moment. Kudos to Tartan and anyone else who hiked it solo, especially earlier in the season! I would not have had the willpower to do the PCT solo.<br /><br />Hobbes, yes, I'm really not sure what that JMT hiker was thinking— Zach and I tackled the rest of the passes at about 11 in the morning, which was SO much easier. I wish I'd gotten a chance to get a feel for snow-walking before tackling Forester, but there's not much opportunity here in the Midwest. :)Lisa Straderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13356754383484813597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1212444187970080061.post-52237352039772397492015-04-13T20:38:56.623-07:002015-04-13T20:38:56.623-07:00Thanks for sharing. I climbed Forrester on May 28t...Thanks for sharing. I climbed Forrester on May 28th last year twelve days before you. I too encountered a large snow field on the south where I had to climb up to the switchbacks and an even more massive one on the north. What was especially challenging was I hiked solo and therefore was alone when surmounting challenges like this pass - alone at 13,200 feet staring on a sea of white. When I wrote in my journal the entry was entitled <a href="http://www.1fifoto.com/hiking/?p=658" rel="nofollow">"The most harrowing of days"</a>. Sincerely, TartanBrihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01012308774910676043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1212444187970080061.post-52770502327685253282015-04-13T09:19:10.263-07:002015-04-13T09:19:10.263-07:00Ah, so you're the ones who camped nearby in th...Ah, so you're the ones who camped nearby in the 11.5k meadow. I could hear some of your voices - you seemed pretty stoked. As I've been reading your NOBO accounts, I realized that we crossed paths on 6/9. I left early the next morning, so we never actually saw each other on the trail.<br /><br />If you're interested, here are some of my reports of that particular trip:<br /><br />http://www.highsierratopix.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=11167<br /><br />http://www.whitneyzone.com/wz/ubbthreads.php/topics/38005/Re:_6/11_switchbacks_open_for_#Post37395<br /><br />http://www.whitneyzone.com/wz/ubbthreads.php/topics/37400#Post37400<br /><br />That's a harrowing tale - on my way up, I saw a few people 1/2 way down on that same route and calling up for advice. I yelled down at them to stop where they were in order to traverse over to the ridge to avoid getting cliffed out at the lake you circumvented. Yipes!<br /><br />Also, interesting about the JMTer advice; generally, you want to hit the passes early to avoid postholing.Hobbesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1212444187970080061.post-79802798307164646872015-04-13T06:15:10.740-07:002015-04-13T06:15:10.740-07:00Thought I'd just comment to let you know I'...Thought I'd just comment to let you know I've been reading since your guest post on another pct blog. I'm really enjoying your entries, thanks for writing :) Don't worry about the judging (which I'm pretty sure is just you, judging yourself... :) ! You're doing (well, did) such an awesome thing! Anyway, thanks for writing, and thanks for including the emotional elements. Brielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10489334943826467357noreply@blogger.com