Gabriel C.‭

First off, I want to make clear that this applies to skiing and snowshoeing as a means of long-distance travel. It doesn't directly apply to skiing in specifically for the descents. Skis are bette...

posted 5y ago by Gabriel C.‭

Without having more info on the specific parameters of the study, it's hard to know exactly what they were looking for. Either water or snowpack characterization might be very likely subjects. I'...

posted 5y ago by Gabriel C.‭

No. If the boots have a Gore-Tex membrane, this is a PTFE film that is sandwiched between the inner lining and the upper. Light going through a glass pane is mostly harmless. For example, most of t...

posted 5y ago by Gabriel C.‭

Leaving that aside and just focusing on getting the water from the bottle, through the filter and into your mouth; are there significant differences? No. Water flow as I have experienced myse...

posted 6y ago by Gabriel C.‭

I have been an obsessive eastern peakbagger for almost a decade. That means a lot of the summits my partners and I now visit are lost extremely deep in the woods of Maine, Vermont, New Hampshire, a...

posted 6y ago by Gabriel C.‭  ·  last activity 6y ago by System‭

When going upwind, a header is when there is a wind shift towards your bow, which would make you deviate further from your original heading provided you don't adjust trim. A lift is the opposite. H...

posted 6y ago by Gabriel C.‭  ·  last activity 6y ago by System‭

I have taken a look at the basemap published by the Austrian government. While my knowledge of German is very ancient, I was able to glean some info from the legend and GIS layers. After looking a...

posted 6y ago by Gabriel C.‭

As a peakbagger, I often have that sort of conversation. First you need to define your terms. What constitutes a mountain, a summit, a high point - all those matter. I have "climbed" high points in...

posted 6y ago by Gabriel C.‭  ·  last activity 6y ago by System‭

With a hydration pouch, if body heat keeps the reservoir ice-free, the best option is to simply blow into the tube so water retreats into the reservoir after each sip. It sounds annoying but I had ...

posted 6y ago by Gabriel C.‭  ·  last activity 6y ago by System‭

From what you describe as being taught, the basic position seems to align with the concept of being relaxed and in an active stance as opposed to being stiff and static. This makes it so you can re...

posted 5y ago by Gabriel C.‭

It's most probably a scarlet tanager although he'd be super early, that's for sure.

posted 5y ago by Gabriel C.‭

A short answer to the question What combination of settings can I use? None. If you unit is not faulty, you are stuck with your problem. The long answer follows. First off, it would be important ...

posted 5y ago by Gabriel C.‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

Effectively, it isn't much better to sleep on an air mattress that isn't specifically made to insulate from the ground than on the ground itself although it does make a slight difference. The main...

posted 5y ago by Gabriel C.‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

Yes, you are putting yourself at danger if you use such glasses, but there's a caveat. It's highly depends on location (basically the amount of atmosphere the light has to cross): closer to the e...

posted 5y ago by Gabriel C.‭

There is a simple explanation that transcends the idea of rock climbing for the sake of it: Some people have other motivations that require rock climbing as a skill, for example peakbaggers. If yo...

posted 5y ago by Gabriel C.‭