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That would be a mandate. We don't like those. Telling people they must expend resources to exercise a right they do possess is generally not permitted, and certainly not politically acceptable. Sa...
Many excellent answers have detailed how you need to learn reading paper maps for various practical reasons involving your safety. I'd like to add that you want to be able to read paper maps for t...
The variety of climbing in the gym is limited by the creativity of the setters and the availability of mass production plastic holds from commercial manufacturers. It is an activity bound by humans...
Here are a few technique and gear modifications that can help in windy conditions. Shorter leader Tapered leader Sinking line - These lines have higher density than floating lines which helps the...
Rather than ask a bunch of questions, I'm going to answer this from a general sense about the pros and cons. Which park are you going to? -NC Law allows open carry in a motor vehicle, and allow...
I have never been to yosemite so I cannot answer about this part based on experience. There is however a question about backpacking in april which suggests that there will be still a lot of snow in...
A GPS can tell you with reasonable precision where you are. So far as I am aware, they don't tell you if you are about to walk off a cliff. The normal tourist path on Ben Nevis goes close enough to...
Since I'm guilty of the comment in question and referring to climbing ropes in particular. The key to the comment is that they're more sensitive to damage, not that they're more vulnerable to it. ...
Basically, if I'm hiking around Ashville area and carrying openly, will I be getting undue attention on myself or it's cool like in some western states? Ashville is a pretty liberal town, and...
In the Canadian NTS series of maps at latitudes below about 60 the maximum difference between grid north and true north is just over 2 degrees. The grid is a 100,000 meter grid: blocks 100 km x 1...
SPF and UPF both have very similar purposes. But the are metrics for different things - the first is for rating sunscreen creams, they latter is for apparel. The measurement method is different i...
I am not familiar with your specific boat. In most cases the reason the needle is moving is because the float in the fuel tank is moving as the fuel sloshes back and forth in the tank. Changing...
I had a similar issue: I was tripping over a fire ring that was present at one campsite we used last year. I left one of our flashlights on, shining inside the fire ring until we packed up the nex...
Some articles about microfractures: We dropped 30 carabiners from heights of 21, 40, and 109 feet onto concrete, filmed the impact on high-speed video, and tested their ultimate strength. ... ...
It's a stupid system, even without looking at it. I don't see it as having any advantages. I don't take my phone with me in the back country. There's no reception. How do I find out the code I'...
I would not agree that 4 members is a bad number. Having 4 roped together during glacier travel with the risk of creavasses is still quite good and not much worse than 3 but if things become more t...
First of all, I don't think a one-size-fits-all number can be given. Some influencing factors I'd consider: Temperature? What works fine in April in Canada with the water still freezing every nig...
Update: I have found some photos of sheep tracks which clearly show that they do not travel directly up a hill. The first first one of switchbacks comes from this website by Chris Collison, where i...
Do animal trails use switchbacks? = No How do you prove a negative? You can't, but consider the alternate question; "Why would an animal trail use a switch back?" Goat climbing cliffs maybe, bu...
They don't really pitch it as a replacement for lat/long, but more postcodes and street addresses. A building number and postcode can (and has, IME) have an entrance on a different street, under a ...
I have a fair little collection of bones and skulls at home, which I have gathered since I was a kid on countless hikes and vacations in the great outdoors. What I normally do: If the skull does...
In his book "The Push" he describes this a bit. Most of the time they were using a running belay which means they were climbing at the same time with some pieces of protection in between them to av...
Outside of identifying the organization / group that maintains the access roads you're interested in and seeing if they have a web presence, I think a good starting place would be to check out some...
Hydrogen peroxide or a light bleach solution will work. Another good way is leaving it outside in direct sunlight for a month or two.
I'm a virologist (mostly flu), so I can answer for that and other viruses, but birds also host a range of bacterial and fungal and protozoan pathogens which can make you sick or even kill. These in...
