https://outdoors.codidact.com/categories/5/tags/437.rssNew Posts Tagged 'climbing' - OutdoorsOutdoors - Codidact2023-12-10T11:29:58Zhttps://outdoors.codidact.com/posts/58147Why is the "alpine style" of climbing not as popular in the Himalayas?Yogeschhttps://outdoors.codidact.com/users/306772018-12-26T16:53:53Z2023-12-10T11:29:58Z<p>While there have been some accomplished climbers who have done this in the Himalayan peaks, alpine style remains relatively rare in the Himalayas. Most climbing is done in the expedition style w...https://outdoors.codidact.com/posts/45366Micro-Fractures in Climbing EquipmentsWedaPashihttps://outdoors.codidact.com/users/172002013-10-23T14:24:26Z2023-09-07T16:34:34Z<p>I have always been very careful while handling climbing gear. Last year while returning from an expedition, I met a group that was returning from a tough-looking climb. They were selling off a f...https://outdoors.codidact.com/posts/285063Why is the official guidance to entirely detach fall protective gear before moving from a mechanically elevated platform to a tower?Mithicalhttps://outdoors.codidact.com/users/80822021-12-02T20:32:55Z2021-12-02T21:11:20Z<p>While taking the certification course for working at height, the official recommendation for moving from a cherrypicker / crane device to a tower was to completely detach your fall protective ge...https://outdoors.codidact.com/posts/55172Why is (almost) no one climbing hard routes on Half Dome?valeriohttps://outdoors.codidact.com/users/281252017-10-23T10:51:48Z2020-12-23T17:14:48Z<p>I follow the international rock climbing scene, and we constantly hear of repetitions of hard routes on El Capitan. </p>
<p>On Youtube, it is possible to find many videos of strong climbers fro...https://outdoors.codidact.com/posts/60176Can you Rappel with an Old Climbing Rope?Jesse Yishaihttps://outdoors.codidact.com/users/327102020-02-15T17:23:23Z2020-02-17T13:02:40Z<p>I received an old climbing rope, whose history is unknown. I know this rope should not be used for any situations where a fall is possible since it may have already sustained one.</p>
<p>Howeve...https://outdoors.codidact.com/posts/47213Statistics on types and survivability of anchor failures?Ben Crowellhttps://outdoors.codidact.com/users/52592014-10-18T19:28:28Z2020-02-17T06:18:15Z<p>The most recent (2013) edition of Climbing Anchors, by Long and Gaines, makes some interesting statements in the preface about catastrophic failures of anchors. Long first says that: when belay ...https://outdoors.codidact.com/posts/58840Have a couple basic Q's on climbing-line (1 on safely descending/rappelling, another on using multiple lines and/or hardware to achieve "1+1=2"?)WantToClimbhttps://outdoors.codidact.com/users/313982019-05-26T21:01:28Z2020-02-16T12:06:31Z<p>Hoping to ask a couple basic Q's before my order arrives, I suspect I may've gotten insufficient gear..</p>
<p>1 - Is doubling-up ropes, or hardware, ever acceptable in climbing? IE, my 8mm pr...https://outdoors.codidact.com/posts/41910How to take care of climbing hands?Willshttps://outdoors.codidact.com/users/173072014-10-02T13:06:54Z2020-02-15T12:41:36Z<p>Being a climber one aim is to toughen up your hands (related: <a href="https://outdoors.stackexchange.com/questions/1562/how-to-toughen-up-hands">How to toughen up hands?</a>). Building up callu...https://outdoors.codidact.com/posts/60169What kind of Rope for a Bosun's ChairJesse Yishaihttps://outdoors.codidact.com/users/327102020-02-11T18:33:10Z2020-02-11T19:30:46Z<p>I'm going to make a bosun's chair to lift me 40 ft in the air to a tree platform (with at least a 6' clearance, so closer to 50'). Of course I would like the right type of rope with the right te...https://outdoors.codidact.com/posts/47720If the Dawn Wall had been climbed before, why was the 2015 attempt so difficult?Systemhttps://outdoors.codidact.com/users/-12015-01-14T12:29:50Z2020-02-07T14:00:01Z<p>There's a lot of talk in the media about <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-30793748" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Kevin Jorgeson and Tommy Caldwell's free ascent of the dawn wall o...https://outdoors.codidact.com/posts/60127Question about climbing in "A Line Across the Sky"Morten Nissovhttps://outdoors.codidact.com/users/326602020-01-27T21:50:52Z2020-01-28T16:25:34Z<p>I've been watching "A Line Across the Sky" which is a short-ish movie about Tommy Caldwell and Alex Honnold doing the Fitz Roy traverse.</p>
<p>During which Tommy Caldwell mentions Alex doing a...https://outdoors.codidact.com/posts/59914What’s the main appeal for climbing outdoors?user3667089https://outdoors.codidact.com/users/279472019-12-14T08:26:10Z2020-01-23T02:00:46Z<p>I am a long time gym climber, and I climbed outdoors for a couple of times. I fail to understand why climbing outdoors is more appealing than climbing indoors. </p>
<p>If the goal is to climb h...https://outdoors.codidact.com/posts/60102Are "fall-arrester" devices used in climbing/mountaineering?Yogeschhttps://outdoors.codidact.com/users/306772020-01-19T16:09:06Z2020-01-20T22:03:41Z<p>I came across an interesting looking device on the <a href="https://www.petzl.com/INT/en/Professional/Mobile-fall-arresters" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Petzl website</a>. As per the description,<...https://outdoors.codidact.com/posts/60047Earliest in the year one could deep water solo in Majorca?Alberto Zaccagnihttps://outdoors.codidact.com/users/325872020-01-08T16:06:59Z2020-01-16T11:58:03Z<p>I'm planning to go deep water soloing in Majorca as soon as weather conditions will allow it, I don't mind cold water as long as it's reasonably warm outside (~20°C).</p>
<p>Since I'll pro...https://outdoors.codidact.com/posts/60061Historical data about rock climbing / bouldering ascentsArnehttps://outdoors.codidact.com/users/280562020-01-10T22:34:46Z2020-01-10T22:34:46Z<p>I am always interested in the history of rock climbing. Lately, I tried to collect data about male and female first ascents to visualize progression in rock climbing over time (I have a small bl...https://outdoors.codidact.com/posts/59949How to make it easier to untie a figure-8 knot after finishing a climb?JonathanReezhttps://outdoors.codidact.com/users/266532019-12-17T02:35:16Z2020-01-09T11:21:19Z<p>If you tie a figure-8 knot while rock climbing and fall a few times (especially if they're dynamic lead falls), the knots will become so difficult to untie that you sometimes have to use a carab...https://outdoors.codidact.com/posts/59560Cotton climbing pants with a zipper pocket (outdoor rock climbing use for small female climbers)canIchangethishttps://outdoors.codidact.com/users/258722019-09-07T10:57:04Z2020-01-08T02:20:36Z<p>the "politicised" debate of female clothing not having pockets (it is especially about skirts and dresses) left aside, I wonder if there are any cotton climbing pants left on the market that hav...https://outdoors.codidact.com/posts/59999Why are full body harnesses uncommon in mountaineering?Yogeschhttps://outdoors.codidact.com/users/306772019-12-30T10:15:53Z2020-01-02T09:07:48Z<p>In principle, it is known that full body harnesses are useful for situations where the center of gravity is higher - e.g. for children, or for Alpine situations involving carrying heavy loads. A...https://outdoors.codidact.com/posts/59868What counts as on- or off-route while outdoor climbing?endolithhttps://outdoors.codidact.com/users/234542019-12-01T05:50:56Z2019-12-31T06:07:02Z<p>I did a few sport climbs this week, and on two, it seemed that the area between bolts was just blank, and if I went to the side it was easier. I could still reach the bolts, but I was afraid I w...https://outdoors.codidact.com/posts/59920What knot was used by my mountain guide to tie me in to the middle of a rope?tonicsofthttps://outdoors.codidact.com/users/324662019-12-15T13:50:43Z2019-12-20T12:36:44Z<p>Twice now I have been out winter hiking with a guide and another person and I'm trying to work out what knot they used to tie the middle person onto the rope.</p>
<p>Let's say the guide is in f...https://outdoors.codidact.com/posts/59932Are there GriGri-like devices that support auto belay rather than assisted belay?JonathanReezhttps://outdoors.codidact.com/users/266532019-12-16T12:02:54Z2019-12-16T14:52:32Z<p>An answer to a <a href="https://outdoors.stackexchange.com/questions/22654/what-are-known-failure-modes-of-the-auto-braking-mechanism-of-grigris">related post</a> mentions that:</p>
<blockquote...https://outdoors.codidact.com/posts/55740How to make rock climbing more challenging without changing to a more difficult route?Charlie Brumbaughhttps://outdoors.codidact.com/users/81632018-02-12T17:33:02Z2019-12-11T22:47:18Z<p>Sometimes when setting up rock climbs for people you will have climbers of various abilities and yet not have enough resources to set up enough climbs so that everyone has something that is hard...https://outdoors.codidact.com/posts/59867Would top-roping in this limestone quarry be reasonable?user42541https://outdoors.codidact.com/users/324202019-11-30T23:04:14Z2019-12-01T22:38:32Z<p>So there's this limestone quarry that looks like a beautiful place to rock climb. It's about 40 feet high, and the top is easily accessible and has many trees that look like they'd make fine to...https://outdoors.codidact.com/posts/59841Transferable skills between rock and ice climbingYogeschhttps://outdoors.codidact.com/users/306772019-11-19T14:27:32Z2019-11-20T08:04:40Z<p>I would like to understand if skills/experience gained in rock climbing are going to be useful in climbing steep ice/hard-snow. Of course the gear as well as techniques involved in either are di...https://outdoors.codidact.com/posts/59836Jelly Knees while climbingnGlacTOwnShttps://outdoors.codidact.com/users/323682019-11-16T07:55:04Z2019-11-16T15:54:51Z<p>I have been climbing for more than 10 months now. I had been climbing regularly for 6 months before, unfortunately, I had a 2-3 months break from climbing. When I have gotten back to it now, I f...https://outdoors.codidact.com/posts/59832Guide mode ATC with locker to belay loopDaniel Harveyhttps://outdoors.codidact.com/users/323662019-11-15T18:09:45Z2019-11-15T19:32:04Z<p>So just questioning some advice I received once:</p>
<p>When in guide mode when belaying a second from above, is it ok to take the locking carabineer and attach it to your belay loop? The prima...https://outdoors.codidact.com/posts/59804Where can I get little durable cases you can hang on your climbing harness?Andreas Schwabhttps://outdoors.codidact.com/users/179222019-11-06T12:33:19Z2019-11-14T13:58:12Z<p>On longer climbing sessions I like to keep my cell phone close by, but most of the time I have no backpack with me. So I would like to pack the cell phone in a little case that I can put on my c...https://outdoors.codidact.com/posts/58380Why would you climb hard bigwall projects in Yosemite in winter?Paul Paulsenhttps://outdoors.codidact.com/users/173422019-02-13T17:22:48Z2019-10-27T01:38:55Z<p>One of the hardest routes on El Cap, The Dawn Wall, was done by Tommy Caldwell and Kevin Jorgeson in January 2015. What are some of the reasons to choose to climb such a hard route in winter, wh...https://outdoors.codidact.com/posts/50391How do I get my fingers and toes warm before rock climbing at cold temperatures?user4120010https://outdoors.codidact.com/users/242902016-01-26T21:54:50Z2019-10-10T02:47:14Z<p>I've had now a couple of days when going rock climbing while the temperatures are below the general comfort zone (meaning below 6 °C/ 43 °F).
When starting to climb, my fingers got co...https://outdoors.codidact.com/posts/59722Why does my hand skin continue to crack and peel for days after rock climbing?ntc2https://outdoors.codidact.com/users/193012019-10-10T02:22:38Z2019-10-10T02:22:38Z<p>I've been having a problem where my hand skin starts to crack and peel on extended climbing trips and I can't get it heal, even by taking several rest days in a row. Instead, it just gets worse ...https://outdoors.codidact.com/posts/41248How is an attempt defined in sport climbing?Filip Šotolahttps://outdoors.codidact.com/users/189312019-08-23T19:00:15Z2019-10-08T16:05:13Z<p>I started to track my finished routes and I cannot find anywhere a definiton of an attempt. Of course if I try to send the route, give up in falf, go down, have a snack and then go again and fin...https://outdoors.codidact.com/posts/44170What's the best way to carry a dslr camera when rock-climbing?DudeOnRockhttps://outdoors.codidact.com/users/173952012-12-19T08:21:10Z2019-10-02T14:22:04Z<p>I am interested in hearing how people take their dslrs (<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_single-lens_reflex_camera" rel="noreferrer">digital single lens reflex camera</a>) onto mul...https://outdoors.codidact.com/posts/57227Is there a good way to be kept up-to-date with climbing gear recalls?anderashttps://outdoors.codidact.com/users/171912018-08-25T17:33:04Z2019-09-20T14:32:10Z<p>In the last years, there were a few occasions when companies would put out recalls on their climbing gear due to manufacturing defects. For example, <a href="https://warranty.bdel.com/CarabinerR...https://outdoors.codidact.com/posts/45733Can you use a rope that has been in storage for a few years?user2916https://outdoors.codidact.com/users/214172014-02-02T14:59:50Z2019-09-17T01:12:01Z<p>A guy I'm talking to about buying some rock climbing gear is getting rid of his stuff cause he hasn't used it in five to eight years. He said it wasn't used a lot, maybe 5 to 6 times, and he sai...https://outdoors.codidact.com/posts/59565How to descend a few exposed scrambling moves with minimal equipment?anatolyghttps://outdoors.codidact.com/users/172062019-09-08T10:04:48Z2019-09-09T23:06:03Z<p>I plan to visit a summit which involves a few hours of easy scrambling, with a slightly more technical part at the end, which is very short (2-3 m) but exposed. I expect no problems on the way u...https://outdoors.codidact.com/posts/40432How to clean rock-climbing shoes?theJollySinhttps://outdoors.codidact.com/users/174012013-02-11T19:58:54Z2019-09-08T18:12:40Z<p>I have never found a good answer to this one:</p>
<p><strong>How do you clean rock-climbing shoes, without ruining them?</strong></p>
<p><img src="https://i.stack.imgur.com/HNwWl.jpg" alt="Fun...https://outdoors.codidact.com/posts/41278How hard is the East Buttress route on El CapitanCaleb Williamshttps://outdoors.codidact.com/users/189392019-08-29T00:01:56Z2019-09-03T13:14:57Z<p>I am relatively new to climbing, and so far I have only done bouldering climbing. The hardest route I have climbed is a V5, and I am a solid V4 climber. My question was, to anyone who has climbe...https://outdoors.codidact.com/posts/41272When clipping into quickdraws, is it dangerous to pass a finger through the gate?Moormanlyhttps://outdoors.codidact.com/users/189342019-08-28T18:48:50Z2019-08-29T16:19:31Z<p>When learning to sport climb, I was taught not to pass any of my fingers through the gate of the carabiner when clipping into a quickdraw. Lest any of my fingers get stuck and degloved in the ca...https://outdoors.codidact.com/posts/41276Is belaying with a hip belay unsafe?StrongBadhttps://outdoors.codidact.com/users/171672019-08-28T21:04:47Z2019-08-29T13:29:07Z<p>It has been suggested to me in a <a href="https://outdoors.stackexchange.com/questions/22639/how-to-belay-top-rope-climbers-who-are-ascending-quickly/22990?noredirect=1#comment60861_22990">comme...https://outdoors.codidact.com/posts/41274How to belay top-rope climbers who are ascending quickly?Andreas Schwabhttps://outdoors.codidact.com/users/179222019-07-18T10:12:00Z2019-08-28T23:59:15Z<p>Some of my climber friends are pretty fast climbers with a speed of about 20s for a 10m long route. The really fast ones use auto-belaying-systems seen on speed climbing competitions. </p>
<p>T...https://outdoors.codidact.com/posts/41259Do sharpies or markers damage soft rock climbing gear?Moormanlyhttps://outdoors.codidact.com/users/189342019-08-26T22:37:09Z2019-08-27T22:42:39Z<p>I have been writing my initials onto the dogbones (webbing connecting biners) of my quickdraws with a sharpie (permanent marker) so I can tell them apart from everyone else's. Recently, one of m...https://outdoors.codidact.com/posts/41257What is the term for completing a climbing route uncleanly?Adamhttps://outdoors.codidact.com/users/183112019-08-01T04:03:30Z2019-08-26T18:47:34Z<p>If a climber completes a route without using their protection that is called sending.</p>
<p>What is the term if one completes the route but had to depend on the rope either for a rest or for a...https://outdoors.codidact.com/posts/54922Is belaying a lead more difficult than a top roped climberSystemhttps://outdoors.codidact.com/users/-12017-09-05T00:33:41Z2019-08-26T04:49:08Z<p><a href="https://outdoors.stackexchange.com/q/17053/5330">Assessing potential lead climbing partners for competence and safety</a> asserts that a lead climb belay is more complicated and has hig...https://outdoors.codidact.com/posts/59196What to look for in climbing shoes?Aravonahttps://outdoors.codidact.com/users/173142019-07-15T09:12:28Z2019-08-25T16:44:02Z<p>Having just completed my Boulding induction at a local rock climbing gym, what requirements should I look for in a pair of my own climbing shoes? Assume here cost is not a primary factor.</p>
https://outdoors.codidact.com/posts/40642Why go without socks with climbing shoes?Eyalhttps://outdoors.codidact.com/users/173932012-08-18T19:01:12Z2019-08-20T22:48:31Z<p>I've been going climbing (indoor bouldering) for about six months, using shoes I rented at the gym, and wearing socks (and everything was fine). I've recently got a pair of climbing shoes, and w...https://outdoors.codidact.com/posts/41215Why don't climbing professional use all their fingers on small holds?Mathieu Krisztianhttps://outdoors.codidact.com/users/187272019-08-18T12:18:17Z2019-08-20T18:00:11Z<p>Why do climbing professional use less than 5 fingers on some holds?</p>
<p><a href="https://i.stack.imgur.com/ca1sV.png" rel="noreferrer"><img src="https://i.stack.imgur.com/ca1sV.png" alt="ent...https://outdoors.codidact.com/posts/59420Is there a utility / method to organize trad gear so that each piece is immediately accessible?Nina Kaprezhttps://outdoors.codidact.com/users/319082019-08-17T18:46:20Z2019-08-18T20:21:03Z<p>When preparing for a trad climb, I usually divide my rack into separate groups where each group is connected to a single carabiner. So for example all the small nuts go into carabiner 1, middle ...https://outdoors.codidact.com/posts/59397Cycle of actions and voice signals on a multipitch climbBen Crowellhttps://outdoors.codidact.com/users/52592019-08-14T17:41:29Z2019-08-15T17:05:33Z<p>When climbing multipitch, what is the cycle of things you do when climbing each pitch, and what are the associated voice signals?</p>
https://outdoors.codidact.com/posts/59248Can a Gri-Gri work if the cam is prevented from engaging?jhchhttps://outdoors.codidact.com/users/176162019-07-23T16:24:15Z2019-08-13T17:42:30Z<p>Based on comments on <a href="https://outdoors.stackexchange.com/questions/22654/what-are-known-failure-modes-of-the-auto-braking-mechanism-of-grigris">this question</a>. If the moving cam on a ...https://outdoors.codidact.com/posts/44705Should a carabiner ever be clipped to the tie-in loops and should anything other than a carabiner ever attach to the belay loop?STWhttps://outdoors.codidact.com/users/207282013-04-30T16:39:40Z2019-08-11T17:07:05Z<p>I'm a beginning climber and am trying to resolve conflicting instruction related to tying into my harness.</p>
<p>During a recent outing a friend (an experienced climber, but not an instructor...