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Q&A What do you risk when you ignore blisters and carry on walking?

I will share what I know about Blisters and what I could do to suffer least from them. Blisters are mainly due to wetness, let it be through Actual wet shoes and socks, or let them be due to Sweat....

posted 11y ago by WedaPashi‭  ·  last activity 10y ago by System‭

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Q&A Is it possible to develop immunity against mosquitos?

Anecdotally - yes. I've heard it is possible, read it is possible, and have successfully done so myself while working in Wyoming's Wind River Range (on par with Alaska for its mosquitoes). Cavea...

posted 11y ago by Lost‭

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Q&A What are the minimum set of shoes required for hiking outdoors

It depends much more on your individual condition, how your body (mostly feet and knees) react to various kinds of shoes. There is a guy in the series "Dual survival" that claim not to need shoes ...

posted 11y ago by Danubian Sailor‭

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Q&A Emergency measures: sleeping bag not suitable for the current weather

I've only once experienced a nights' sleep that my sleeping bag didn't handle. I was only 200 metre from civilisation, and I hardly slept, but it was not really dangerous. I'd expected temperatur...

posted 11y ago by gerrit‭  ·  last activity 11y ago by System‭

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Q&A How to get rid of bad smell in hiking boots after they have been soaked?

Put them in your sink and fill the sink with warm water and possibly some soap. Leave them like that overnight, then hang them to dry the next morning. You won't smell them while they're in the w...

posted 11y ago by gerrit‭

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Q&A Commuting by canoe

To answer my own question. I checked it with different dealers and experts, and all of them told that if I want to use it on regular basis, I should consider inflatables as toys. Also here in Swit...

posted 11y ago by Jeredepp‭  ·  last activity 8y ago by System‭

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Q&A Geocaching or alternative game/activity to learn the basics of GPS navigation in terrain

You can try waymarking. The concepts comes from virtual caches, which currently are able to register only in a few geocaching portals, such as opencaching.de. However, if your aim is to learn your...

posted 11y ago by Danubian Sailor‭

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Q&A Hiking in the Pyrenees late July/early August, what track should I do?

If you want to investigate the Spanish side, you could try the Ordesa Y Monte Perdido National Park. We approached from the French side by car, through the D-137/A138 tunnel, and then drove through...

posted 11y ago by Oreotrephes‭  ·  last activity 11y ago by System‭

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Q&A Where to carry a folding knife when hiking?

A folding knife is always a great idea. I carry mine everywhere - city and backpacking. It gets used at least once a day - open a beer, cut a string of rope, cut up food, remove a thorn, open up a ...

posted 11y ago by Vorac‭

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Q&A Identifying named peaks from the summit of a north-american peak

One approach is to use a GPS device that has a map database and an electronic compass. You can sight on the distant mountain, and the device will draw a line on the map along that bearing. Then y...

posted 11y ago by Nate Eldredge‭

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Q&A Rappelling in the Rain

I'm from the UK and have (therefore) rappelled in the rain lots ;-) The actual mechanics aren't that different. Being sprayed in the face with the wet grit that your device is squeegeeing out of ...

posted 11y ago by AlanL‭

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Q&A How do I know that I need to add an insole to my shoe?

You don't. You should ask to a orthopedic doctor about it (possibly one specialized in sport), and have proper measurement taken. Choosing a bad insole that goes against your leg building might ser...

posted 11y ago by mirba‭

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Q&A What to teach someone who wants to start lead climbing?

Separate answer because I feel it addresses a different point than the other answers As stated in the other answers, you should of course teach basic clipping and leading techniques, making sure t...

posted 11y ago by crasic‭  ·  last activity 11y ago by System‭

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Q&A Why do many climbers appear to not trust their belay loops?

I've seen this kind of behavior. I think there's a tendency for people to want to continue to do things the way they're used to doing them, and the way they were originally trained. It can be a l...

posted 11y ago by DavidR‭  ·  last activity 9y ago by System‭

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Q&A Is it possible to develop immunity against mosquitos?

Yes, increased exposure can reduce the ellergic reaction that results in the itching and swelling. The very first time we are bitten by a mosquito, nothing happens. That triggers the immune syste...

posted 11y ago by Olin Lathrop‭  ·  last activity 8y ago by System‭

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Q&A Light-weight emergency overnight-gear

I used to sleep some times in the Belgium Ardennes which have a very mild climate. For size, weight and especially cost reasons I used agricultural black plastic (don't know the official English te...

posted 11y ago by Michel Keijzers‭  ·  last activity 10y ago by System‭

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Q&A PLB, SPOT, and similar services; is there any relevant difference in reliability?

A SPOT will only work if you can see the sky. If you're in a deep canyon where there's not simultaneous line of sight to enough GPS satellites, it won't work. PLB's these days all include GPS, but ...

posted 11y ago by Ben Crowell‭  ·  last activity 11y ago by System‭

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Q&A Whats the best way to abseil off a ledge with the anchor at foot level?

Some rappels are simply awkward to start. The awkwardness isn't the most important issue in and of itself, but you want to avoid a situation in which the start is so messy that you get banged aroun...

posted 11y ago by Ben Crowell‭  ·  last activity 11y ago by System‭

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Q&A Can Primaloft One be Layered?

In my opinion two layers with say 60g/m² and 100g/m² are better than one with 160g/m². The different distribution of isolation is a point but I don't think this is relevant. You can get jackets wit...

posted 11y ago by Wills‭

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Q&A How safe is drinking distilled water?

Distilled / deionized (as for lab purposes) water tastes stale. So do reverse-osmosis drinking water, and cooked water: this is attributed mainly to the lack of CO2 / HCO3⁻ compared to fresh grou...

posted 11y ago by cbeleites supports Monica‭  ·  last activity 11y ago by System‭

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Q&A Are Ice grips worth buying?

I have a pair of microspikes, and have a friend who has owned both microspikes and yaktrax. The impression I get is that yaktrax are meant for walking around town on sidewalks covered with snow and...

posted 11y ago by Ben Crowell‭

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Q&A How to warm up your cold toes and fingers?

There's not yet a good answer that asks for the reason the fingers, toes (and nose and ears) are cold, so let me add a few points: (I'm assuming around 0°C according to the question - of course, -...

posted 11y ago by cbeleites supports Monica‭

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Q&A Sleeping pad inside or outside bivy bag?

I don't know how robust the waterproof bottom of your bivy bag is, but with the bivy bags I know (which are predominantly some kind of mountaineering emergency equipment) I would not want to put th...

posted 11y ago by Benedikt Bauer‭

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Q&A What is the fastest style of sled?

On Sleds, if your looking for one at the store look for: Arrow dynamic or the > shape for the snow will be pushed to the side and youll go faster. small compact space, not with 3 dozen people ...

posted 11y ago by None‭

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Q&A Is it really necessary to gut a fish?

Some small fish species such as the Smelt are eaten whole. In some fish the appeal is in the flesh of the fish and are therefore gutted and deboned. Gutting can prevent some tainting of the flesh....

posted 11y ago by ppl‭

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