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I haven't tried it myself, but I know of someone who sometimes waxes the entire base of his AT skis with grip wax instead of putting his skins on. It works perfectly fine for exactly the same condi...
Desert hiking material is key to hiking in the desert. Generally, hiking materials are commonly made of polyester or nylon. While this may be a good choice for some hiking conditions, it’s not re...
You can, but how well you glide will vary depending on your skins. Some styles glide better than others, and you will glide more with a shorter skin opposed to a full length skin. There's a 2km ap...
Your settings are mostly personal preference. Adjusting your DIN settings is not a complicated procedure. It's not uncommon for ski resorts to provide public benches with screwdrivers chained to t...
Not as real as the danger of death by exposure and hypothermia while outside the igloo. Your risk of asphyxiation in a snow shelter depends largely on its size, and the number of people inside it...
I understand that you may want to do this if it is really cold out and or the fuel is really cold. It would allow you to keep the flame burning without risk of not being able to relight it, because...
It's a real danger, especially as the night goes on. Snow has plenty of air in it, and is somewhat breathable, but the moisture from your breath and the heat you generate is going to starting melti...
the real reason you shouldn't go climbing mountains barefoot is that you can't walk back to get medical attention if you cut your foot. for indoor climbing try a pair of sock-shoes, there are a fe...
I'd suppose, that the glass horizon is the one that uses a well-polished glass as a reflective surface. The quote from the answer you've mentioned: The basic arrangement needs a horizontal refl...
The basic concept is to dig your edge into the snow. This has already been described by other answers. What is missing in these answers is the concept of weight distribution. The more weight you pu...
Like Jon Custer said, move your board so it's level (board not not pointing downhill) and then lean into the slope. I.e. you want someone downhill of you to be able to see some of the bottom of th...
Not a solution in itself, but pushing the "unusable" point somewhat further: Carry the bottle (preferably in thermo sleeve, and with warm/hot water at the beginning of the tour) upside down. This...
As you mentioned, a vertical sail gives you more power, so where possible that should be your goal, but the drag caused when heeling is enough that for most catamarans you want to minimise it as mu...
For easy climbs you have quite a good chance to be OK with hiking shoes. The most important property for a shoe to be usable for climbing is, that you have to be able to stand on contact points so...
Rational reasons: You get to go in there BEFORE the Rifle season begins so they are less pressured! Your shot opportunities at your spots are close distance anyway. With bow you will usually be...
By putting out food, you're feeding the prey. Encouraging the prey is effectively putting out food for the predator. The thing to remember is that this is not a stable situation. If there's no pre...
Mountaineering boots are made for rock climbing - in addition to hiking, walking/climbing with crampons, ... This means there is a compromise between multiple purposes, while dedicated climbing sho...
The short answer is that the manufacturers know about this problem and have taken steps to correct the problem caused by the variance in the dips as you move up and down the earth. It can be done ...
He did it with solar panels, Sunlight, which shines 24 hours a day in the summer, O'Brady says, "is weird and disorienting but I actually kinda like it," since it allows him to charge his solar...
For very long dives in cold water, such as deep caves, an underwater habitat is used during decompression. Effectively these are like lift bags where you can put your head above the water to eat...
Because it's more fun to drive a slow car fast than a fast car fast. Or... I really like how comfortable it all is... Or, I just like how connected to the mountain makes me feel-- why rush down to...
There is nothing wrong with burning rhododendron, as long as it is seasiond, it burns hot and fast, so you will need a large pile or mix with other longer burning logs, it's tangled nature makes i...
It looks like there isn't much you can do because most of it depends on the farmers. With that said, The farther colonies are away from fields or orchards that are treated with pesticides, the ...
At closest, your options are probably Hammond Pond in Newton (right off the green line) or Arnold Arboretum in Forest Hills (right off the orange line). Hammond pond is more of a walk a little down...
Sounds like you'll want 8x42mm Binos. They have a wider FOV than 10x42's and are easier to hand-hold steady. Especially when you're huffing and puffing during the hike-in and want to raise them up ...
