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22 Long Rifle bolt actions usually hold the bullet to the bolt with a spring. See the red arrow below. That spring is pushing against the cartridge to hold it in place. If you pull on the spring...
These piping clips for sliding removable sternum straps are one of the most allusive products I've seen in USA. Mine fell off of my Ogio dirtbike backpack. After a deep internet search I finally fo...
A thin (2 or 3mm) steel wire, plastic coated, with a loop at each end works well. Anything between one and two metres will do, depending on tent situation. One end looped round the straps of the ba...
It appears to be an Anchor Bend, which Wikipedia lists as being #1723, #1841 in ABoK. (Anchor Bend knot, Public Domain from Wikipedia) I found it by initially thinking the knot in your picture...
You can buy a folding/camping bed: Then stash the backpack below the bed. Since the bed is low, and assuming the backpack is full and rather big, any attempt to take it out will result in th...
There are some good videos of the tsunami that hit Thailand some years ago. Thing to remember is that the waves are MILES long. The water rises and keeps rising. I read recently of a similar que...
This is what a marlin spike is for. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marlinspike It's not special purpose just for figure 8 knots, but is a general tool for tight knots. Dates back to the age of sa...
OP has qualified his question to be specific for mountaineering, and has clarified to mean 'best practice' instead of 'required by law or guild' In mountains many mishaps are close to instant, or ...
I'd consider two theft risks: Whole bag being stolen. Bag contents being stolen. Solutions: To avoid the bag being stolen, I'd anchor it somewhere, prefferably close to you. Easiest (and IMO ...
From the "quick overview" it looks like the charcoal is started in the closed vertical position, which should get all the coals hot fairly quickly. And indeed, the process can be seen on YouTube: ...
Much of it is due to conifers -- especially spruce and fir shedding snow away from the trunk. I routinely see trees with 1/3 of the snow under their branches as in the open. A spruce in winter ap...
The gas is compressed in the cylinder so will largely be a liquid. This is normal and expected.
Full body harnesses are not used because of: Weight (for obvious reasons) Bulk (Getting all gear to your climbing desintation can be a chore. Everything else being equal, a more packable harness...
Even if you had time to swim a few hundred meters from shore, that would do you no good. The tsunami would just carry you right back to shore. Go inland as quickly as possible. If that is not poss...
For France and Switzerland, you can try category "Partenaires : Alpinisme, cascade de glace" (mountaineering & icefall) on camptocamp.org forums. It's mainly a french-speaking forum, so you sh...
To add to Charlie's answer, a big mistake would be to hold it improperly. Specifically, if you hold the bottom of the Gri Gri you can actually prevent the auto-braking to engage. And especially whe...
I recently went through this decision myself. Something I was told is you should be able to consistently stand up/catch waves on your current board before you move to a "harder" board. So by this a...
"How can I [make] it completely black?" Cover it with something black. Drawing on it with a black marker will work, but that might rub off after serious use. You could use black spray paint, but...
How to touch up scratches on a black anodized aluminum flashlight? Try using black nail polish on your flashlight . But make sure it is a good quality nail polish and not something from the Dollar...
is there any evidence to suggest that de-prioritizing food increases survival Anyone who has ever prioritized food and died of any of the other issues would be evidence that de-prioritizing ...
@BenCrowell describes the sequence nicely and @Jasper brings up reducing commands. Due to circumstances (no visual contact and out of earshot) and simply to reduce the yelling on the mountain (both...
The German mountaineer and safety expert Pit Schubert advocates to reduce the signals down to two: (I'm reusing @Ben Crowell's terms since I know only the German words) Leader to belay: "Alice, ...
Alice and Betty are climbing in a team of two. Let's start the cycle with both climbers together at a belay, both tied in to the anchor with clove hitches. Betty is going to lead the next pitch. Th...
It actually depends where you hike, the type and size of your backpack, the type of sleeping pad and how much you carry in your pack. I use a Mountain Smith Mayhem 45lt which is a top loading an...
I think that list is talking about immediate priorities, that is, what you must focus on first to stay alive in a survival situation, not whether food is necessary. From Backcountry Chronicles, th...
