DarlingSavage
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Wow! Lots of great stuff!
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I got nose bleeds
Oh, shoot! That's a problem for me! But usually only happens when I'm stressing over something.
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Ummm. . . how much have you walked around with your backpack loaded?
Ummmm.... Not at all! I'm renting it from the school, so I don't even have a backpack. However, I don't have a car and I walk just about everywhere, including the grocery store! I have a little cart that folds up that I use for my groceries, but I still have to pull it upstairs! I realize it's not quite the same, but I've got my stuff I'm taking in a bag here at home and I've been checking its weight. I recently took some stuff out. Didn't seem like a lot, but it made a difference.
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After those very long 1 ½ days
That's good to know. We'll have a day to acclimate before going up the mountain. We're going to stop in a little town before and after and have a dinner with the professors. It's going to be fun, I just know it!
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ORIGINAL: igor2003
Just curious...are you going to the very top (over 14,000 ft.) or just to Lake Como (over 11,000 ft.)? And are you doing an overnighter or do you plan on trying to go up and back in one day? Either way, those elevations will probably still be pretty chilly so dress in layers and make sure you take clothes for warmth. I hope you are taking an emergency kit as well. Fire building material, at least light weight rain gear for those sudden thunderstorms, a space blancket or two, etc. Sounds like you are going in a group. At least one or two in the group should take water purification and/or filtering equipment. It is light weight and can be a life saver if water runs short for any reason. If you take water filteration equipment make sure it is rated for filtering out all the little nasties like giardia (sp?). I think it has to be able to filter down to one micron if memory serves right.
If you are worried about bears in the area just make sure you make a lot of noise as you travel along. Talk, whistle, kick rocks etc. Spending the night and worried about bears? Make sure you keep any foods well away from the sleeping area, preferable hung high in a tree. Another little trick is to take amonia with you and splash a little of it in spots around the perimeter of your camp. The bears will smell the amonia and think the biggest, baddest bear in the area has marked his territory.
When I hike I like using a walking stick (or two). They actually can help climb in steeper sections, and help maintain balance on technical areas like rock slides and stream crossings.
Is anyone in the group first aid certified? If not you might try taking a quick Red Cross first aid class if any are readily available.
Other than that, be safe, have fun, and take pictures!
We're going to Lake Como. Up in one day and back down the next? Oh HELL no! Are you insane? We're going to be there for a week. I'm sure one of us is required to be first aid certified since it is with a class. However, if it makes you feel better, I have been first aid certified in the past.
We are taking water filtration equipment up, it belongs to the professor, I'm pretty sure it's going to be up to par. Since it's a class, they have to make sure all the i's are dotted and the t's are crossed. But he goes all the time, his research is up there. It's going to be fun!
Love Red Green, btw!
I'd like to take a flask up there for one evening in the middle of the week. Any recommendations?
< Message edited by DarlingSavage -- 7/1/2010 10:34:34 PM >
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