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Q&A What are good indicators of hail approaching?

Hail is a result of the same type of instability that causes thunderstorms. Not all thunderstorms have hail, but most hail is part of a thunderstorm. Therefore, all the same warnings for thunders...

posted 8y ago by Olin Lathrop‭

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Q&A What happens when someone dies on Mount Everest?

Above about 7500-8000meters, currently they are left there. One opinion based answer is because Everest climbers are selfish. Given many people who climb Everest won't abandon a summit attempt to...

posted 8y ago by System‭  ·  last activity 8y ago by System‭

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Q&A How to use a Munter hitch to belay and rappel?

A Munter hitch can brake regardless of the orientation of the brake strand. It provides the greatest braking force in the "closed" position (the brake strand running alongside the load strand), an...

posted 8y ago by requiem‭  ·  last activity 8y ago by System‭

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Q&A When is it appropriate to make a cairn?

What are the issues? There are two issues here: the siting of official navigation cairns by whoever is responsible for maintaining the trail, and the building of unofficial cairns by visitors. Of...

posted 8y ago by Tullochgorum‭

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Q&A How to get kinks and twists out of a climbing rope?

The Halbmastwurfsicherung (half clove hitch) or "Munter Hitch" was one of those accidental discoveries. Someone back in the day tied a clove hitch wrong and discovered that the resulting knot had s...

posted 8y ago by ShemSeger‭  ·  last activity 8y ago by System‭

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Q&A What do I do if I lose my belay plate?

Climbing Magazine has an article about this situation. The basic game plan is to build an improvised tube device with four carabiners. The picture from the article is pretty clear: You can also ...

posted 8y ago by Erik‭  ·  last activity 8y ago by System‭

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Q&A What do I do if I lose my belay plate?

If you have an ice axe, you can make a setup similar to the standard "carabiner braking device" - use the ice-axe instead of the additional carabiner. With this setup, you can get away with using ...

posted 8y ago by anatolyg‭

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Q&A How to get kinks and twists out of a climbing rope?

The main trick for getting the kinks out of a rope after using a Munter is not getting them in in the first place. The Munter hitch differs from almost all other belay systems in the respect that ...

posted 8y ago by user8965‭

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Q&A Abandoning a multi pitch climb

My philosophy when bailing from routes is to first try and escape to an easier route. If that fails try and down climb/down lead. If all else fails, rappel off a single bomber piece. Ideally the si...

posted 8y ago by StrongBad‭

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Q&A How much should your backpack weigh?

First, what are your priorities? At one end of the scale you have fastpackers who aim to cover as much ground as possible and damn the discomfort. At the other end, you have people who want to hik...

posted 8y ago by Tullochgorum‭  ·  last activity 6y ago by System‭

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Q&A How to get kinks and twists out of a climbing rope?

Good grief. The question was about getting the kinks out, not the merits of the Munter (which is invaluable, see David Fasulo's Self Rescue). The best option, while on the rock, esp. if it is a ...

posted 8y ago by DrKC‭

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Q&A How can I avoid shooting my lips?

There is a possibility that your lips are catching on your knock points. It can take a few arrows to get your form at the start of a day. I used to have brass knock points as well. After a while I...

posted 8y ago by Dynadin‭

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Q&A Abandoning a multi pitch climb

The answer in my mind is simple and straight forward. Leave the minimum amount of gear required to make a good/acceptable anchor everytime. What that looks like will depend on the situation at han...

posted 8y ago by Erik‭  ·  last activity 8y ago by System‭

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Q&A Is a tepee, log cabin, or lean-to configuration most effective for starting a fire?

All are perfectly valid, which works best depends on the circumstances. In my experience a log cabin stack is good when you have short square sticks, for example what you would get from splittin...

posted 9y ago by Chris Johns‭  ·  last activity 8y ago by System‭

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Q&A Is it more likely for a viper to bite in a muddy weather?

In Poland, the only viper (and in fact the only venomous snake of any kind) is the common European viper, Vipera berus (Bateman et al., 2014, p. 332; Cox and Temple, 2009, p. 9), so I am concentrat...

posted 9y ago by Pont‭  ·  last activity 9y ago by System‭

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Q&A Does it look like these boots are too long for my foot?

I have the same issue with the boots being a little long. I wear a size 4-4 1/2 shoe normally but my boots -Mammut- are a 6, as the 5 nipped a little across the width. I've surmised from informat...

posted 9y ago by Duan‭  ·  last activity 7y ago by System‭

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Q&A Where is a good introduction to snow chain usage?

Best thing you can do is find a video on the internet of someone putting them on – same make and model of chains as yours if possible, then practice several times, ideally when it's warm an sunny o...

posted 9y ago by System‭  ·  last activity 9y ago by System‭

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Q&A Why does abseiling become easier gradually?

The simple answer is the weight of your rope. When you're at the top of a pitch, you will have the full weight of 60m of static line below you, braking on your device. As you move down the rope, ...

posted 9y ago by ShemSeger‭  ·  last activity 9y ago by System‭

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Q&A How to distinguish "bad shooting" from "bad spine"?

There are table widely available to figure out the ideal spine for the archer/bow. I don't quite believe in the "bare shaft shooting" because as M'vy said, there are defects in shafts, vanes, nock...

posted 9y ago by Desorder‭

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Q&A Material to use for home printed target faces?

Print your faces and stick on cardboard. They last a lot longer. Waterproof paper might help if you're planning to shoot in not so fair weather.

posted 9y ago by Desorder‭

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Q&A How well do timber rattlers swim?

For what I have known, Crotalus horridus, The Timber Rattlesnake does not swim well. Its not a water snake, though its appearance may resemble other water snakes found in its habitat. An inexperien...

posted 9y ago by WedaPashi‭  ·  last activity 9y ago by System‭

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Q&A What wetsuit thickness is recommended in which temperatures for diving?

Wet suit thickness is a very personal thing. I for instance dive in a 3mm shorty in 15C and higher and 3mm one piece for temperatures under 15C and above 6C Remember that you can also layer. So I ...

posted 9y ago by AquaAlex‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

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Q&A Why aren't there any electric stoves that can be used for cooking where you can't build a fire?

There are no electric backcountry stoves because there aren't long enough extension cords. Seriously, where do you propose to get the energy from? Batteries of current technology don't have the s...

posted 9y ago by Olin Lathrop‭  ·  last activity 9y ago by System‭

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Q&A Why aren't there any electric stoves that can be used for cooking where you can't build a fire?

Battery powered stoves and ovens are available, but they don't get as hot as a regular oven. They are designed to plug into a car's 12V outlet, so they need a car battery, which is impractical for ...

posted 9y ago by Karen‭

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Q&A Why aren't there any electric stoves that can be used for cooking where you can't build a fire?

Comparing hydrocarbons with batteries As Olin Lathrop wrote, the big problem is energy density: hydrocarbon fuels simply offer a huge amount of energy per unit mass, compared to any current batter...

posted 9y ago by Pont‭  ·  last activity 8y ago by System‭

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