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Thanks all I already read Terre des Hommes (et Pilote de guerre). Touching the Void when it came out. Bryson ? I think not. Teewinot it is and Turner' book will follow. I just finished Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance for the third time...so I need something light !

Hmmm Chris, I was under the impression that one is supposed to leave the tent behind and bring only the fly and the footprint when one wanted to travel light...i must have gotten it wrong ! ;)

Stuffed If you look back in older posts, that has been debated on all seams not too long ago...I'm a stuffer, I'm a rambler, I'm the midnight gambler...

Thanks I'll get it. Hey, isn't Teewinot the name of a chairlift at Jackson Hole too?

Heading to Peru in 2 weeks. Anybody have a good book to suggest - à la Snow Leopard ? Thanks.

My pick ? A Cave dog, of course. But you'd better run behind it ! ;)

Poor Michael Do yourself a favor. Seek treatment. :)

Al ??? Is Cruddy Toes Al S. ??? If yes, a vibrant hello !

Another angle... I guess what I wanted to say was that a clueless ignorant fool is hard to single out only by the clothes he wears. Maybe that kid is from MIT. It had to be taken tongue in cheek, as I am no saint... But more importantly, taking another angle on the same subject, Guy Waterman...

How about making it simple for you by asking him/her ? ;)

Chill out dude ! The porters in Peru, Nepal, etc. wear flip flops with 60 pounds + loads. And in 1960, at the olympics, the marathon was won by a runner with bare feet. To each his own hike... any which way. Peace.

Congrats on a great trip report Papa Bear. It is fun to see that my Boundary itinerary is gaining in popularity. It took me three times scouting the area before I was able to bag Boundary and White Cap on a solo jaunt to bag my 100th summit. Great memories. Pic here . Congrats to Arm too !

Camping ? Have you considered camping ? The Cathedral Pines in Eustis is one of my favorites. Try sites 67, 69 or 70.

Lockers Out west, I've heard a few stories of bears "hiding" and waiting for someone to open the locker and out he comes at full speed : grrrr. The camper usually just runs away and the bear gets the food...In an open area, I kinda like the long smooth metallic poles equipped with hangers where...

Don't blame me I told you I was only guessing...

Hmmm maybe Esther made that request on her death bed ? But I am only guessing... :D

Compass There are some of us that bushwack taking the compass direction, not from the web, but from the map, after reading Gene's wonderful descriptions (it takes a while to get to love them). How silly of us ! Geez, we even have to add the magmetic declination. Glad I am trough with all...

Polythene Tom, in all my travels, I use a polythene bag with duct tape reinforcements. It works very well. Before returning, I buy another bag in a hardware store as the first is usually torn when I undo the duct tape reinforcements (they are just horizontal and verticle loops). Most airlines...

Vector I have been the happy owner of a Suunto Vector for 4 years now and have no complaints. I would buy that same model again cuz I also have an E-Trex GPS. If I didn't have any of the two, I would probably buy a GPS with a built in barometric altimeter. I only use the GPS for mountaineering...

Hmmmm Everest still grows a bit, according to the most recent surveys. Why wouldn't the lowest earth surface be a'risin or a'sinkin too ?