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Posted by Phil R on November 1, 2009, 10:21:37, in reply to "Trail runners or boots up South Fork?"
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Weak ankles here. Definitely boots for me especially with a 35 lb. pack. I suggest boots to Lodgepole and consider trail runners after that. The trail is nice from Lodgepole to the summit with the exception of a very rocky section on the lower switchbacks.
Turned my ankle three times on a week long trip in the Sierras last summer. Thank God I was wearing boots that were laced tight at the top....but I've always had ankle issues since I was a kid.
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: Prepping for an overnighter up South
: Fork to Lodgepole, the with a trip
: the next day to the summit and back.
: Wondering if my New Balance trail
: runners are gonna cut it, or do I
: break out the boots? Packing about
: 35 pounds to Lodgepole, then just a
: daypack to the summit.
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