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I am going to say that the tree belongs to the Catalpa family. Here is a picture of the green bean pods. In the autumn they bear 20–50 centimetres (7.9–19.7 in) long fruits that resemble a ...
What do you do in this situation? Just keep moving, trying to basically swim through the ice, while breaking it hoping to reach thicker ice or the shore? More or less, yes with two caveats. I...
I am going to say that there aren't any. I have always heard stories of big beefy guys who can a zillion pull-ups getting out into real climbing and then realizing that there are very few features ...
The basic idea behind triangulation is take multiple bearings with the compass to recognizable points and draw them on the map. Where they intersect is your location. You want the lines to be ...
If you can climb a ladder, you can start rock climbing. You won't be doing crazy stuff unless you get more practice and go often enough to build strength, but there will be routes you can work on....
I know some amazing climbers who can't even do a single pull up. Climbing is more about balance and technique than it is about upper body strength. I'm a skinny guy, and one of my favourite thing...
One aspect not yet touched on is that for beginner climbers, upper body strength is not actually as important as you might imagine. If we exclude overhangs (which is reasonable for early stages of ...
How to measure the strike plate position for the purposes of this calculation is given in the instructions for the calculator:
Due to the small volume of the body - risk of rapid hypothermia in children is very high. Do not risk it in the winter.
On Ordnance Survey maps in England and Wales, the brown background shows access land: see this legend. On such access land, access on foot is permitted anywhere. You cannot cycle here. A path is...
On pure math ws = water speed wd = width ss = swimmer speed us = how far upstream us = wd * ws / ss In reality the moving water will inhibit swimming speed compared to still water. Dou...
The correct answer is as far upstream as you need to in order to swim/wade/jump across the stream and still provide the margin for error you are comfortable. The problem answering the question in ...
6 is young but you said she is strong and has mountain experience. From what I read there are non-technical (walking) routes. If snow is deep it is very hard for short legs. Make sure she has w...
I can recommend exactly 1 thing: stay near the car. Get no farther from the car than you are comfortable carrying her back. Keep gallons of fuel in the car for a stove. You may need it. EDIT: Some...
The organized meal is already covered by the other answers, so let's add some ways to avoid the problem altogether: Everyone packs their food, and you let them know in advance if fire and (hot) w...
You know that there is a lot of snow already in those heights in Austria? Even in 1500m people not used to it will get problems. Please have a look at webcams and detailed descriptions of the route...
There are too many factors to consider to give anything like a precise answer. I suggest a conservative rule of thumb for an average hiker, not a super athlete: if you can see or hear the waterf...
It seems like you're assuming there will be group meals, but that's totally unnecessary. In fact, group meals tend to lead to health problems, because people get diseases like giardiasis from each ...
As a reamer, it is for drilling small holes in wood. As an awl, it is for sewing thick material, such as leather, together. Here are YouTube videos on how to sew with the awl-with-thread-hole tool...
Other people have addressed several concerns that I would have bringing a young child into the mountains during the winter. One concern that I haven't seen addressed is; what if something happens t...
I wear hats and try to cover most of my body when going through thicker brush. I personally don't like when burrs, pricker bushes, or any of the other a-hole plants out there lash out on my head. ...
If you find that: The avalanche risk is close to null (listen to reports, ask professionals, don't take any chances) You have the necessary equipment and you can carry it (you'll have to carry mo...
Kayaking with a shotgun isn't an original concept, in fact it seems to be increasingly popular with water fowl hunters: All you need to do is buy some kayak gun mounts: As far as transporti...
What they are doing is following the maxim "climb high, sleep low". Going too fast will cause altitude sickness. Humans have a lower respiration rate while sleeping, which is why they can be okay ...
In short - No, do not take your 6 y.o. daughter on that mountain in winter in one week's time. There'll be plenty of opportunities for parent-daughter bonding in the future in less extreme and mor...
