My First

On my first guiding trip my client asked me to carry her skies mid-ascent. She pleaded "the route is too steep for hiking with skies", but she didn't mind the angle once we got to the top. She put her skies on and was down the same slope with no hesitation. I think my hat said sucker on it. My first pack was a "hand me down". I called it my Mountainsmith sofa pack. The thought was probably the more padding the better. http://www.mountainsmith.com/ It lasted a long time. Eventually the smell of my sweat in the open cell foam and the PU coating made it hard to take. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foam