Dakatine‭

You can reduce or avoid knee pain by knowing how to descend properly. The correct way to hike downhill is not to move your front foot forward and simultaneously load it with your weight at the sa...

posted 10y ago by Dakatine‭  ·  last activity 10y ago by System‭

I am searching for a sleeping bag that would allow me to comfortably sleep in the snow eventually at a significant altitude (2800 meters - 9000+ feet), but also (and likely most often) at lower alt...

2 answers  ·  posted 10y ago by Dakatine‭  ·  last activity 10y ago by System‭

While I am moving more and more towards an ultralight approach to the outdoors, I am discovering that carrying less doesn't only lighten the load on your body; it also puts you closer to the enviro...

4 answers  ·  posted 10y ago by Dakatine‭  ·  last activity 9y ago by System‭

Assuming you're reapplying the screen often (sweat washes it away) and it's a quality one, then it would do for what matters sun protection (although you should still properly cover your head with ...

posted 10y ago by Dakatine‭  ·  last activity 10y ago by System‭

OK, I finally tried the setup inspired by this site, which can be fully closed by pegging the sides closer to the middle, and pegging it directly on the ground on the opposite side of the entrance....

posted 10y ago by Dakatine‭

I wouldn't label this as a "myth" tout court because it may depend on the very single piece of gear, I mean it's material, design, and manufacturing. While one carabiner may not suffer from being d...

posted 10y ago by Dakatine‭  ·  last activity 10y ago by System‭

Make a big fire. This may sound silly and couterintuitive, but the reason is pretty simple. If you make a small fire you need to put your stuff pretty close to it to have any chance of drying it i...

posted 10y ago by Dakatine‭  ·  last activity 10y ago by System‭

I am a backcountry skier/snowshoes hiker and I finally want to do an overnight experience in the Alps. The Simplon Dorf area would be ideal (for I can access it quite easily), but any southern Sw...

0 answers  ·  posted 10y ago by Dakatine‭  ·  last activity 6y ago by System‭

Yes, there is an EN standard that regulates how crampons should behave to get the EN certification. Unfortunately the guide is not available for free, as far as I know. The UIAA reccomendations mo...

posted 10y ago by Dakatine‭

I have plenty of gear and I live in a small apartment. I am planning to buy an outdoor closet to put on the balcony to get some extra space. Here's a sample to show you how it would be like. I ...

4 answers  ·  posted 10y ago by Dakatine‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

My down sleeping bag smelled like a wet dog after a damp night out. By reading this forum thread. I realized that it probably didn't dry enough after the trip. So I let it out at the air, and the ...

1 answer  ·  posted 9y ago by Dakatine‭  ·  last activity 7y ago by System‭

Climbing ropes are meant to hold falls, and to absorb the shock of the fall itself through stretching (they can stretch up to 30% of their length during a severe fall so to reduce the impact force ...

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

I am new to aid climbing, still practicing on easy and short walls. I am getting the feeling that if you use adjustable daisies you don't need a fifi hook anymore, but I could be wrong and miss som...

1 answer  ·  posted 9y ago by Dakatine‭  ·  last activity 9y ago by System‭

Short answer: If the tree is a living and thick one, then it was OK. That being said, there are several reasons you should had done a proper anchor with multiple points (trees, in this case) and e...

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

I am trying to decipher a text from this page on rope solo leading: The other way you can tie in is to create a higher tie in point between your harness and chest harness, meaning you have less...

1 answer  ·  posted 9y ago by Dakatine‭  ·  last activity 7y ago by System‭