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The American Alpine Club does provide some rescue insurance as part of its membership. It's the only group that I know of that does. As I recall it's fairly limited. In the United States, rescue ...
I had the same question earlier this year and found similar resources as already mentioned by others. The table on the UIAA site seems quite complete, however I personally found two issues with th...
North America USA Eastern USA Appalachian Mountain Club (AMC) Four Thousand Footer Club has a set of challenges where after climbing top peaks of NH/NE you can receive a patch. NH Division of F...
It's also a case of accessibility, birding really doesn't take any special equipment beyond say a pair of binoculars and birds will visit peoples backyards and bird feeders. While mammals can be sh...
This might have to do with migrating behaviour. Different seasons will see different birds, hence more variety, and their arrival has more of an event character.
I'm not a bird-watcher myself, but I have bird-watchers in my family, so I had rich opportunity to observe their conversations on their hobby. Here's a collection of points that I think contribute ...
I use the Manfrotto Offroad 30L pack. This does have a very good adjustable & comfortable fit and works well when you have a loaded harness. It is not too bulky and I rarely need all the space ...
The basic idea of turning them off temporarily is to let the birds readjust to their surroundings. For reasons still unknown to science, artificial light attracts birds, from fledgling seabirds...
Well, firstly, there's generally no need, given that any reasonable navigator carries a compass, thereby allowing the direction to be determined. With two or more known lights in sight, a simple r...
There is a of type navigational aid that partially provides some bearing information, and that is a range marker. Such markers occur in pairs, positioned close enough together to both be seen at t...
From your heading I gather the mountain in your story is covered in snow. If the slope allows it, then I'd skid down on my behind. Grab something like a suitably formed stone to be able to perfor...
You can tie the rope to one tree using a knot of your choosing, depending on the application. The other end you fit using a prusik knot, which is easy to tie. You can tie this knot while the rope ...
Although you asked an outdoors question, I'm going to give you a physics answer that might shed some light (with an outdoors note at the end.) When you string an ideal rope (with zero stretch) hori...
Lack of vegetation along the banks will have a number of effects, each of which can affect fish populations. Vegetation will shade the water. This will reduce water temperatures which is typicall...
The technique @helm recommends is (at least in this neck of the woods) called a "Glissade". It is essentially "a method of descending a steep snow-covered slope via a controlled slide on one's feet...
In addition to the direct benefits to fish listed by That Idiot, streamside vegetation provides some crucial indirect benefits. One indirect benefit is falling leaves. The leaves of streamside veg...
The solution on my backpack/bike helmet is a rubber band/hair tie like cord around the straps just below the buckle. In order to readjust the buckle you have to loosen the elastic cord around the s...
Either should be fine, the M size may not fully cover it if you have the backpack stuffed to the max. On the other hand, as of right now it's a difference of 0.2 oz + $3 between the two, so if you...
The Black Diamond Moji R+ is a nice small tent lantern. I believe it's also rather widely available. Pros: Small Rechargeable Dimmable Hanging hooks (magnets too but I have never found the o...
Seek by iNaturalist is the best offline plant and animal identification app for hiking. It stores reference data offline, making it ideal for use in areas without internet access.
In this video, Alex Hibbert recommends Tall Hippo Saks precisely for this purpose. A polar expeditionist probably knows what he's talking about. To my knowledge, they are only available in North A...
Zippo 12h Refillable Hand Warmer IMO they are far from ideal, but with some tricks it's possible to circumvent most of the downfalls. At any rate they are widely available. Pros Pieces fit snu...
Robens Vapour 60 comes at 190x55x6 cm. With an R-value of 1.6 it's nice for warm weather (or even just indoors).
20-25 kg, or 45-55 pounds weight, is too much to expect to carry on your shoulders. That's especially true if only over one shoulder. Not only will that put a lot of stress on the shoulder straps...
Some of Big Agnes' models come in 51x198 cm: Rapide SL Insulated R-value: 4,8 Boundary Deluxe Insulated R-value: 4,3 (I really don't know what's the point of this pad compared to the ...
