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Originally Posted By Eugene K
I did not bring any water with me from the trailhead. There is water in multiple places along the trail, including the switchbacks, there's even some above the cables. I had a 24 oz water bottle and I refilled it when it ran out. I brought the basic necessities (first aid kit, flashlight, batteries, knife, etc), cookies, gels, and some electrolyte powder. I recommend bringing at least a couple of gels (GU or Clif), they are cheap, lightweight, and many people don't have much of an appetite for solid food at high altitude. At departure, my backpack weighed 6 lbs.


Excellent post. Makes me want to run up and do a mid week attempt. Big question for me is did you filter the water or not? My brother and I are always arguing about this issue. I have never gotten sick from the water. He won't drink without filtering. To each his own. But it matters in that it lightens the pack weight.

BTW - snack size butter fingers tend to get me through the "I can't take another step" phase.

Thanks for the post.

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I brought the filter, but I'd neglected to check that it was in a proper working order (I haven't used it since last October), it either went bad over the winter or it got clogged with Perpetuem, either way, it was hard to use. I put it in the backpack and drank unfiltered water. I think I drank 4 or 5 bottles (x 24 oz).

Giardiasis is supposed to show up within 1-2 weeks after infection, so far I'm OK, but check back with me in another week.


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