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>>> WESTERN WASHINGTON IS KNOWN FOR ITS GREAT CAMPING
SPOTS.
SPOTS.
SPOTS. THIS IS NOT GENERALLY
CONSIDERED ONE.
CONSIDERED ONE. ARE YOU ADVENTUROUS ENOUGH TO
BRAVE THEM IN THE SNOW.
JOINING US TO SHARE HER SNOW
CAMPING TIPS AND TRICKS IS
TERESA HAGERTY FROM CASCADE
MOUNTAIN ADVENTURES.
MOUNTAIN ADVENTURES. THANK YOU FOR COMING.
>> THESE CHAIRS ARE WONDERFUL.
>> I'M NOT SURE I CAN GET OUT
OF IT.
OF IT.
OF IT. TALK TO ME A LITTLE BIT ABOUT
SNOW CAMPING.
SNOW CAMPING. I THINK THIS IS SOMETHING THAT
I DO ONLY IN THE SUMMER WHEN
IT IS COMFORTABLE AND AND NOT
WORRIED ABOUT BEING COLD.
GIVE ME THE ONE-ON-ONE ABOUT
WHY I SHOULD GET OVER THAT.
>> YOU ARE IN THE MAJORITY.
THERE IS NO GETTING AROUND THE
FACT THAT IT IS COLD.
THAT IS JUST A FACT OF IT.
>> ON THE UPSIDE IT IS
GORGEOUS.
GORGEOUS.
GORGEOUS. YOU OFTEN HAVE THE PLACE TO
YOURSELF.
YOURSELF.
YOURSELF. THE VIEWS ARE INCREDIBLE.
>> THAT IS TRUE.
THE OTHER THING IS IF YOU HAVE
THE RIGHT STUFF THAN YOU DO
NOT HAVE TO BE CALLED WHICH IS
WHAT YOU WERE WORRIED ABOUT.
LET'S JUST TALK ABOUT WHAT
KINDS OF THINGS THAT WE NEED.
YOU HAVE SOME INTERESTING
STUFF THERE.
STUFF THERE. >> IF YOU ARE ALREADY A THREE
SEASON BACKPACKER IT TAKES A
SMALL EXTENSION OF YOUR
EXISTING GEAR TO GET READY FOR
THE NEW CAN BE WARM AND
COMFORTABLE.
COMFORTABLE. THE FIRST PART IS THE
FOUNDATION.
FOUNDATION. A NICE SOLID TENT THAT WILL BE
STURDY AND HOLD UP TO A SMALL
AMOUNT OF SNOW AND WIND.
YOU ALSO WANT A NICE SLEEPING
PAD.
PAD.
PAD. >>
PAD. >> THAT'S WHAT I WANTED TO ASK
ABOUT.
ABOUT.
ABOUT. WHAT IS BELOW YOU SEE YOU DO
NOT GET TOO COLD.
>> THERE ARE A LOT OF THESE ON
THE MARKET.
THE MARKET. IF YOU DO NOT HAVE ONE, IF YOU
ARE ALREADY A SUMMER BACKPACKER
AND YOU ALREADY HAVE A
SLEEPING PAD THE GOOD THING IS
THAT THEY STACK.
INFLATABLE PADS CAN BE COST
PROHIBITIVE BUT THE LITTLE FOAM
PADS THAT STACK UP ON TOP CAN
ADD ENOUGH INSULATION TO GET
YOUR SUMMER PAD WHERE IT NEEDS
TO BE TO KEEP YOU WARM.
IF YOU ARE WORRIED ABOUT
KEEPING YOUR BODY HEAT.
>> LET'S TALK ABOUT COATS.
I GREW UP AND DOWN COATS LIKE
THE MICHELIN MAN AND THE
TECHNOLOGY HAS CHANGED SO MUCH
THEY ARE WARM COATS THAT ARE
PERFECTLY THIN AND LABEL.
>> THE JACKETS HAVE COME A
LONG WAY.
LONG WAY.
LONG WAY. THE DOWN JACKETS THAT I
RECOMMEND TO FOLKS THE HIGHER
THE FILL RATE THE BETTER.
YOU WANT TO SHOOT FOR
SOMETHING THAT HAS THE
800,000,850 FILL SO IT WILL BE
NICE AND LIGHT AND NICE AND
PACKABLE AND THE ONES TO RATE
WEIGHT RATIO IS WHERE IT NEEDS
TO BE TO KEEP YOU WARM IN THE
SNOW.
SNOW.
SNOW. >>
SNOW. >> FOOT TRACTION DEVICES ARE
IMPORTANT.
IMPORTANT. IF YOU GO OUT IN THE SUNSHINE
AND IT IS NICE AND SQUISHY.
THESE ARE NOW FUN.
>> YOU CAN GO ANYWHERE WITH
THOSE.
THOSE.
THOSE. >>
THOSE. >> IF YOU DO NOT HAVE THOSE NO
FEAR.
FEAR.
FEAR. MICRO SPIKES THAT YOU MAY USE
IN THE SUMMER AND THE SPRING.
IF YOU SIZE THEM APPROPRIATELY
THEY WILL FIT RIGHT OVER
MOUNTAINEERING. THIS WILL GET
THE JOB DONE FOR MOST
LOCATIONS.
LOCATIONS. >> IT'S TALK ABOUT SOME OF
THESE GLOVES.
THESE GLOVES. THEY DO NOT LOOK LIKE MUCH BUT
THEY ARE GREAT AND
PERFORMATIVE.
PERFORMATIVE. >> THE GLOVES ON THE MARKET
RIGHT NOW THAT HAVE A WIND
STOPPER LINER THEY ARE
FABULOUS.
FABULOUS.
FABULOUS. I RECOMMEND THESE.
A COUPLE GOOD LINERS AND THEN
ON THE OTHER SIDE THERE IS A
WATERPROOF SHELL WHEN THEY GO
OVER THE LINER.
FOR THE EVENING BIG MEANS ARE
NOT REQUIRED BUT THEY ARE
REALLY NICE.
REALLY NICE. >> THEY ARE HELPFUL.
>> THERE IS NOT ALWAYS SON BUT
THE SNOW IS OBVIOUSLY PRETTY
BRIGHT.
BRIGHT.
BRIGHT. IF YOU ARE GOING TO HIKE
AROUND AND THE WAY YOU ARE.
>> WHAT A LOT OF PEOPLE DO NOT
KNOW IS THAT THE UV RAYS
REFLECT OFF THE SNOW TO A
POINT WHERE 80% WILL REFLECT
BACK ON TO YOU.
KEEPING YOUR EYES COVERED IN
HER SKIN COVERED WITH LONG
SLEEVES AND LONG PANTS AND
SUNSCREEN IS A VERY GOOD IDEA
TO AVOID A VERY QUICK SUNBURN.
>> IT IS COUNTERINTUITIVE.
YOU JUST DO NOT THINK ABOUT IT
UNTIL YOU ARE BRIGHT RED.
>> THERE ARE A COUPLE OF
TECHNICAL ITEMS THAT YOU NEED
TO ADD.
TO ADD.
TO ADD. THIS SHOVEL IS AN AVALANCHE
SHOVEL.
SHOVEL.
SHOVEL. ANY SHOVEL WILL DO.
YOU NEED TO FLATTEN THE SNOW.
YOU WILL NEED TO DO SOME
LANDSCAPING.
LANDSCAPING. >> A LITTLE BIT OF LANDSCAPING.
FOR A LOT OF LOCATIONS YOU ARE
CAMPING ABOVE THE TREE LINE
AND YOU NEED SOMEWHERE SAFE TO
KEEP YOUR FOOD OUT OF THE
PAUSE OF WILDLIFE.
>> WE OBVIOUSLY WANT TO TAKE
STUFF AWAY TO LEAVE THINGS
BETTER THAN WE FOUND THEM.
HUMANS MAKE A MESS SOMETIMES
AND MAKES HIM WASTE.
WE HAVE TO THINK ABOUT
REMOVING THIS. WHAT DO YOU DO?
>> LEAVE NO TRACE IS AN
IMPORTANT TOPIC.
IMPORTANT TOPIC. WE NEED TO PACK OUT ANYTHING
THAT WE PACKED IN.
AND SOLID HUMAN WASTE IS A
FACTOR.
FACTOR.
FACTOR. IT SEEMS A LITTLE INTIMIDATING.
>> EVERYBODY HAS THIS ISSUE.
>> I LIKE WHAT YOU ARE WEARING.
YOU HAVE SOME WARMTH ON YOUR
TOP.
TOP.
TOP. >>
TOP. >> ANY INFORMATION ABOUT SOME
OF THOSE PLACES WE MIGHT TRY
FIRST.
FIRST.
FIRST. >>
FIRST. >> I RECOMMEND THAT FOLKS TRY
THEIR HAND FIRST.
LAKE WENATCHEE STATE PARK IS A
GREAT PLACE.
GREAT PLACE. IT IS BEAUTIFUL AND NOT TO
COMMITTING.
COMMITTING. ONCE THAT IS COMFORTABLE YOU
CAN GO FURTHER.
THE PARADISE AREA IS GORGEOUS.
PERMITS ARE STILL REQUIRED BUT
IT IS EASY TO ACCESS AND THE
MOUNT BAKER AREA.
ANY FOREST ROAD IF YOU CAN
ACCESS A SPOT THE SENSITIVE
ALPINE PLANTS BELOW WILL STAY
SAFE AND YOU ARE CLEARED TO GO.
THERE'S ADDITIONAL HAZARD WITH
SNOW. WE WANT TO BE SURE THAT
WE ARE AVALANCHE AWARE. IF YOU
WANT TO GET INTO THIS LOOKING
INTO THE FREE EDUCATION'S CLASS
IS A VERY GOOD IDEA TO STAY
OUT OF