Hiking the Pacific Crest Trail: Washington Hardshell Jacket These long flex center bars

These long flex center bars let you adjust your crampons to fit oversized or mountaineering boots

The SMC I Picket has a peerless strength-to-weight ratio

trapezoidal shaft that locks quickly into its blade

durability

They provide a more effective handle grip for difficult sections

Hiking the Pacific Crest Trail: Washington Hardshell Jacket These long flex center barsWashington Section Hiking from the Columbia River to Manning Park The Pacific Crest National Scenic Trail (PCT) meanders from the California Mexico border north to the border of Washington and Canada. Its a rigorous trail, first envisioned in 1926 and now encompassing some 2,650 miles. Each volume of this new series focuses on section by section pieces of the PCT. by Tami Asars