From: grannynoah (grannynoah@tznet.com)
Date: Sun Jan 27 2002 - 14:12:05 CST
thought the tooth was closed due to it starting to erode due to all the
climbs
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From: "Signe Rogers" <HikinMama@iglide.net>
To: "Multiple recipients of list philmont" <philmont@troop47.com>
Sent: Sunday, January 27, 2002 12:11 PM
Subject: Re: [Philmont]: Exposure
> >I would also advise avoiding climbing the top of the Tooth. It was a
> pretty hard >hike, very steep, with some dropoffs.
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> It certainly boils down to a mattter of perception. I've been to to the
> top of the tooth, and had no problem. To say there is a trail to the top,
> is a bit of a misnomer, as you pick & choose your way along some pretty
> good-sized boulders as you make your way up. Yes, it is steep, but it is
> also a side hike - there is a cable at the bottom of the tooth where one
can
> leave smeallables & you don't climb with your pack, so that lightens the
> load. If one route looks too dicey for you, go around it a little ways,
> keep heading up & you will get to the top. The top itself has plenty of
> room for many people to be up there & enjoy it at one time. If you
choose,
> you can wander over to an edge & look down, but how close you wander to
the
> edge is up to you. Unless you put yourself in the position of having
> nothing beneath you, the tooth will not be scarey.
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> I get a little antsy when I have have nothing but *nothing for a long way
> down* right along side me on a trail, but I've not experienced any trails
at
> Philmont that have been too psychologically difficult in this regard.
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> Signe Rogers
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