by Ned Tibbits | Jun 13, 2023 | Mtn Edu
Wilderness Respect In my early days of backpacking, back in the ’60s, we were instructed to be prepared for any and all weather the mountains could throw at us, from rain and hail to snow and blow. We learned on our own forays, thereafter, that the mountains can...
by Ned Tibbits | May 13, 2023 | Mtn Edu
2023 Sierra, Current PCT thru-hiker intel: Snowline, So. Sierra: 7500-feet Snowline NorCal: 4300 “Open,” low-flow creeks between 8,000-feet and 10,000-feet (water accessible) with soft, unsupportive, and melting snow Thawline above 10,000-feet with the...
by Ned Tibbits | May 13, 2023 | Mtn Edu
Right now, at 10,000 feet of elevation and higher in the Sierra Nevada, the environmental conditions of weather and snowpack are typical of what we call “The Secret Season.” What is this “Secret Season?” The “Secret Season” is that...
by Ned Tibbits | May 13, 2023 | Mtn Edu
The first wave of NoBo PCT Thru-hikers has left Kennedy Meadows, south (KMS), to enter the Sierra while the next one forms on the porch of the General Store. Their vibe is high, as to be expected when you finally reach a milestone, like the gateway to the Sierra and...
by Ned Tibbits | May 13, 2023 | Mtn Edu
The Setting: Imagine that I’m a Trail Angel in Aqua Dulce and have a lone, early-season PCT thru-hiker who needs to go to REI for a new stove. Wanting to enjoy a nice, springtime drive out of town, I select the motorcycle for the task. Right before leaving the...
