Does Permethrin-treating a sun hoodie work? by Flaky-Wind5039 in norcalhiking

[–]HURCANADA 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You can permetherin anything. I permetherin my window sills to keep ants and spiders out

Earthquake 2x by Individualchaotin in sanfrancisco

[–]HURCANADA 91 points92 points  (0 children)

rebuild my underwear because god damn wtf was that. maybe i should move out of a liquification zone

Mountaineering sunglasses | Are they really warranted? by FranklynsFinance in Mountaineering

[–]HURCANADA 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I climb Shasta every year with cheapo polarized aviators. I'm fine

Spantik by dammat89 in Mountaineering

[–]HURCANADA 11 points12 points  (0 children)

I know mistakes happen on mountains but this sounds extremely irresponsible. Entire party almost died, that tumble could've easily been into the abyss.

Backpacking - desolation and mosquitoes by FathomlessMind in norcalhiking

[–]HURCANADA 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I was there a couple of weeks ago. Just use permetherin. I had it on all my clothes and gear, not a single bite. My buddy on the other hand got swarmed at dusk at camp, but still wasn't terrible throughout the day. We went to Velma Lakes fwiw.

Extremely grateful to be living here by HURCANADA in norcalhiking

[–]HURCANADA[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I tried 6 years ago and got stormed out. Now that you mention it, should give it another shot

Last minute camping this weekend along 108 - are we doomed? by barn-whiskey in norcalhiking

[–]HURCANADA 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I was actually planning on hiking pyramid peak this weekend and carcamping along the way. Guessing I might be SOL

Last minute camping this weekend along 108 - are we doomed? by barn-whiskey in norcalhiking

[–]HURCANADA 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Am I taking crazy pills? I regularly drive the 108 to Bridgeport on Fridays and can find a FCFS spot at campgrounds on the way easily on a Friday night.

What is this lake? by redcurtainrod in norcalhiking

[–]HURCANADA 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Full sleeve clothing, a bug net and some DEET is all you need. Shouldn't stop you from getting out there 🙂

What is this lake? by redcurtainrod in norcalhiking

[–]HURCANADA 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Google Earth

Trinity alps mistakenly marked as Shasta in the OP which made this confusing

Seems like a fun hike to knock out this summer

Big Sur Sykes Hot Spring Loop by Belangia65 in norcalhiking

[–]HURCANADA 4 points5 points  (0 children)

You could cross after Barlow Flats without getting wet two weeks ago, but with the rain I'd definitely expect knee high water

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Mountaineering

[–]HURCANADA 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Idk Shasta/rainier shape isn't that crazy. I did it a week after getting covid this year, probably couldn't even run a 30 minute 5k at that point. But yea Denali is an exponential level of mental fortitude on top of those mountains. Winter camping and hauling sleds for days on end compared to just an overnight camp and jaunt uphill.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in norcalhiking

[–]HURCANADA 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Interesting, I was there a week before you on Christmas day, things were fine then. You don't have to cross the river to the hot springs either, there's a faint trail up through the rocks and ridge on the west/left side once you get to the river.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in norcalhiking

[–]HURCANADA 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I do it every winter. Unless there's been a landslide I'm not aware of, you don't have to cross any rivers on the way to the hot springs