Pretty much what saltydog said. Pack everything you can fit in your bear bin, and leave the tent unzipped, your sleeping bag unzipped, etc. Just last month we left all of our gear at TC while summiting, and when we got back, there were marmot tracks all over our sleeping pads. And that wasn't half as annoying as the little turd one of them left just inside the front door of the tent.


One day I'd like to hike the entire John Muir Trail and not leave a single footprint. -Randy Morgenson