Thursday, June 9, 2011

DAy 69 - 8th June - Jennings Creek to Thunder Hill Shelter - 14 miles

We climb all day, and it is hot and seems to go on for ever. We meet a group of 'slackpackers' heading downhill - Cityslicker, Sockeye and River. They have crossed our paths a number of times - and always taking the 'easy' option. It annoys me - but I know in the end that they will drop out. We walk our own hike and stay focused - getting ourselves to the end of each day and not worrying about other hikers.

We have lunch at Cornelius Shelter where a hiker had died of a heart attack the week before. He was in his sixties and looked asleep, when a hiker arriving to stay at the shelter found his body.

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