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Re: Swelling at altitude? rosabella #89722 04/03/12 01:01 AM
Joined: Aug 2006 Posts: 945 Richmond, VA h_lankford Member
h_lankford Member Joined: Aug 2006 Posts: 945 Richmond, VA	I went over Glen and Kearsarge on July 29 of that same year. Did you see the group of 4 or 5 women who had shaved their heads to make hair washing easier for their long treks in Peru and then the JMT (or maybe the other way around). I was southbound, they were northbound so you might have seen them in August later than my meeting them. Harvey

Re: Swelling at altitude? h_lankford #89723 04/03/12 02:29 AM
Joined: Mar 2003 Posts: 838 Washington State rosabella Member
rosabella Member Joined: Mar 2003 Posts: 838 Washington State	Hmmm... I don't remember seeing any bald women on the trail, but if they were wearing hats (which I would think they would to avoid sunburn) I might not have necessarily noticed them. Wow, I don't think I'd want to go to that extreme... shaving my head! I've got long hair and just pull it back in a braid - works fine. Yah, by the end of the trip my hair’s pretty disgusting, but everyone is... regardless if they have hair or not! "What we have done for ourselves alone dies with us; what we have done for others and the world remains and is immortal." Albert Pike

Re: Swelling at altitude? rosabella #89725 04/03/12 02:54 AM
Joined: Apr 2009 Posts: 160 colton, ca tif Member
tif Member Joined: Apr 2009 Posts: 160 colton, ca	Originally Posted By rosabella Originally Posted By h_lankford where is that last picture? Glen Pass? Thanks Harvey! Yes, it's Glen Pass. I was hiking the JMT in 2009 ( http://ahikeforhope.com/ )and I started having some serious foot problems. I had sent a message with a hiker who was exiting out of Le Conte Canyon to South Lake, asking Laura to please send me some ibuprofen via the packers delivering my re-supply at Charlotte Lake. A few days later I was at Upper Rae Lake and packing up camp after breakfast when I heard someone call my name. It was Laura!! She got up early that morning and hiked over Kearsarge AND Glen Pass to meet me at Rae Lakes! You can't even imagine the surprise and happiness I felt! The first picture Laura posted is at Upper Rae Lakes, just as we were getting ready to head up Glen Pass. Laura hiked with me to Charlotte Lake, then turned and exited back over Kearsarge Pass. Laura went over both Kearsage Pass and Glenn Pass TWICE in one day... she's an amazing hiker, and a great friend! Rosie OMG - I remember seeing you on the trail right by the JMT/HST junction! I remember your pretty pink hat. =) We were doing the HST that year. =) tif

Re: Swelling at altitude? tif #89728 04/03/12 02:01 PM
Joined: Mar 2003 Posts: 838 Washington State rosabella Member
rosabella Member Joined: Mar 2003 Posts: 838 Washington State	Hi tif! I'm doing the JMT again this year (JMT-junkie), are you guys going to be on the trail? If you are, "PM" me and we can compare itineries. Rosie "What we have done for ourselves alone dies with us; what we have done for others and the world remains and is immortal." Albert Pike

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