Finally fixed my water crossing snafu on the PCT, took 4 tries

Kept slipping on wet granite slabs near Muir Pass, so I spent way too long testing different sole patterns on my trail runners. It took about 3 months of afternoon creek crossings in the Sierras before I realized I just needed to slow my stride and use trekking poles more deliberately. Anyone else ever obsess over gear when the real fix was just adjusting your footwork?

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reese12410d ago

Did you try swapping your soles for something stickier like Stealth rubber, or was it purely the footwork that changed things? I had the same fight on wet rock near Glacier Peak, and honestly it was 80% my stride and 20% my shoes, once I started planting my poles ahead of my feet and moving like a slow motion zombie it all clicked. Now I just remind myself that rushing over slick stone is the fastest way to end up in the creek.