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Originally Posted by JamesIkanov
Title pretty much says it all. I'm looking for advice on ruck training/land nav in deep snow and mountain terrain. Any anecdotes or advice would be helpful. It's less because I want to beat myself and more that if I want to train "on terrain" then that's the terrain available here for six months out of the year.
Is there non-obvious winter specific kit that you'd recommend? And how important are snow shoes?
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Ok, you live in Anchorage. I won't comment on that. Get a P.O. box in Skwentna and walk to pick up your mail a couple of days a week this winter.. As for your kit, just observe everyone else on the river after freeze up. Some will stop and ask you WTF you are doing out there in your bermudas. Good time to ask about their kit. You will not meet anyone from the Brown family, but some real characters I guarantee!
Best snowshoes I ever had were the old military wooden ones I bought from a surplus store 25 years ago.