by Ned Tibbits | Jul 2, 2023 | Mtn Edu
Reflections upon a Sierra Reunion “Ned Walk-1,” 7.22.23 Preface: If you’re expecting a “trail report,” this won’t be one! Since I went on this hike largely alone, it became one of observation, a reflection upon the nature of the visitors I saw and talked...
by Mountain Education | Jun 29, 2023 | Mtn Edu
Starting today at elevations at or above 11,000 feet, the overnight temperatures will rise above freezing and stay there, meaning… The Thaw has finally started at PCT/JMT cruise altitudes! Without the ability to re-freeze at night, the snowpack will probably not hold...
by Ned Tibbits | Jun 13, 2023 | Mtn Edu
This is the gist of the CA/Sierra snow story at the moment based on elevation bands: 13k – 10k: this elevation in the Sierra is still receiving sporadic snowfall under cold and cloudy skies. This will continue for another week, if not longer, as another winter...
by Ned Tibbits | Jun 13, 2023 | Mtn Edu
“Bumbles” don’t just “bounce,” they can kill you! (I know. Silly reference to the 1964 animated movie, “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer,” but I couldn’t help it!) Hypothermia Hypoglycemia Dehydration Altitude Sickness...
by Ned Tibbits | Jun 13, 2023 | Mtn Edu
Trail Life, getting back to the Basics: The Wet & the Cold I spend a lot of time teaching wilderness knowledge and skills to people who want to push the limits, whether their own or that of Nature. We talk about “Thru-Hiking,” the finesse of over-snow...
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...
