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In addition to Charlie's answer on building a shelter: Make sure you don't have to move once the storm hits. You'll likely hardly be able to walk around safely, so make sure you're in the best sp...
What firefighter could resist a question like this? As a rule of thumb, never kick a smoldering log to put it out, especially not in a dry environment where water is scarce. Smoke is the bypr...
I’ve moved many smoldering fires and hot coals with metal buckets. They can be obtained easily and cheaply. I’d never suggest putting it inside the trunk of your car though. One such as this: h...
In a 3:1 (Z-pulley) haul, the victim's rope is used for hauling directly. As you point out correctly, a surface rescue is impossible if you have knots in the rope, since the rope is under tension a...
These are transponders that the riders wear. They provide data to the judges, most notably amplitude or height achieved out of the halfpipe. In effect, each athlete now controls his or her own...
In addition to Felix's excellent answer of what should be done it practice, it is well worth knowing how to pass a knot in the rope (whether while rappelling or hauling). This will generally be mor...
To put it really simply, an attack point is something that you can aim towards, that is far more obvious and easy to navigate to than your actual destination. For examples consider navigating to a...
The first mention I can find of a semi-auto rifle produced in the United States for hunting was the Remington Model 8. The Remington Model 8 rifle was the first commercially successful semiauto...
Iridium Sims Iridium currently offer a very basic entry-level Emergency Plan for $25 a month, which suggests that you will not get any emergency facilities without an active plan. You don't say w...
Really the key to escaping tree wells is to ski/board/snowshoe with a buddy. I have friends who have ended up head down in a tree well, completely unable to reach their bindings. With every movemen...
Seal them away (in transit and at work - store them somewhere dry and well ventilated at home). You could use a dry bag sold for kayaking etc. Small ones are cheap on ebay but I've linked to some...
Getting trapped in a tree-well is equally as dangerous as getting buried by an avalanche. In fact, it's claimed that tree-wells account for ~20% of all ski deaths. Every professional guide I've eve...
Given your time period of early June to Early September, my guess is that the least crowded period will be early June. This report (Fig. 4) shows the number of bed nights in AMC huts as a function ...
I'm sorry to post a "You can't-answer", but the truth about crevasses is that the only two things that can save you are a) being roped up b) pure dumb luck. If you ever end up in a situation where...
I think this is most likely a Mt. Lyell Salamander. Hydromantes platycephalus. That page has excellent pictures of both the salamanders and the mountains on which you'll find them. The basic desc...
By the Beaufort scale if would be over level 8, Level 7: 50-61 km/h, 32–38 mph: Inconvenience felt when walking against the wind. Level 8: 62-74 km/h, 39–46 mph: Twigs break off trees; generally ...
The fish in the above image is a Mayan cichlid (Mayaheros urophthalmus sym. Cichlasoma urophthalmum). Short Description "Cichlasoma urophthalmus is a medium sized cichlid fish. Adults rang...
I'm a physician. High proof alcohol – be it ethanol or rubbing – causes osmotic bursting of cells – like distilled water – and hurts like Hell. It is only suitable for surfaces, or intact skin. Eve...
Early September is the best choice considering the criteria you have given. While it is true that there are less hikers in early June than later in the summer, there are reasons for this. Black f...
Since I am using the same website for weather reports in ski resorts, I think I can answer your questions quite precisely. What does the Mountain, Valley and the height mentioned mean? The h...
On the right snow, you can ascend extremely steep (even if it probably isn't the most economical thing to do) - so from that aspect, I don't see a problem. Looking at the skiers center of gravity,...
I agree that the mountains in the background look weird, but the crop is so close that it's hard to tell for certain without additional context. This image appears to be from an article on skinnin...
It cannot be that the image is rotated, and that this rotation is the only alteration to the image. The reason is simple: look at the straps of the backpack. They are hanging vertically, and they ...
TLDR: It looks like the bigger risk is spilling the boiling water onto yourself. Here is what Ziplok has to say about their products, That’s good news all around.Ziploc® brand containers are m...
Fleece dries fast, and fleece is relatively warm while wet. It's probably the best you're going to get in normal clothing materials. But it's not an alternative to a wetsuit or drysuit, more of a "...
