| Ptarmigan Tunnel to Ahern Pass Goat Trail, #2 | [ Sizes: Orig | Med | Small | Thumb ] |
The second of this trilogy of where goats put their trails. Definitely gets your attention! Know your exposure capacity beforehand! Photo by Vernon, July 20, 2005.
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[ Post a Comment ]| bbbeans | Goat Trail? | | 
Voted 10/10 | So people walk on this thing? Certainly without any ropes, how wide is it? I'm not too bad with exposure but I don't like the possibility of falling to my doom. | | Posted Jun 19, 2007 10:42 pm |
 | | saintgrizzly | Re: Goat Trail? | | 
Hasn't voted | Yes, people do indeed walk on the trail, and yes, no ropes necessary, but NEVER do it in bad weather. Width and exposure vary; sometimes it's not too bad, other times, well, you definitely concentrate on where you place your feet! (I'm not aware of any fatalities having occurred on this trail.) | | Posted Jun 21, 2007 1:17 am |
| | bbbeans | Re: Goat Trail? | |
Voted 10/10 | How wide is it? It looks like no more than a couple of feet. Seems like it would be completely amazing if you weren't too scared though. | | Posted Jun 22, 2007 12:09 am |
| | saintgrizzly | Re: Goat Trail? | |
Hasn't voted | In places it is only a couple feet, other times it is more; the "hugging the cliffs" part of the trail is approximately 4 miles in length, so of course the width and exposure varies over that distance, sometimes being wide enough that footing and immediate exposure are no problem. I estimate the combined sections of narrow trail and exposure to be about 2 miles long; the nice thing, though, is that it's not a contiguous 2 miles--the difficulty is broken up, providing mental breaks from the concentration. It is indeed an amazing outing--take it if you have the opportunity! And do it with friends; it's a great thing to share. | | Posted Jun 24, 2007 11:40 am |
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