Activity for DudeOnRock
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A: Tips for travelling through Europe with just a tent I feel only qualified to answer the first portion of your question: When you are in a rural area, just ask if someone lets you set up camp on their property. Farmers often don't mind. Whenever I had the chance to do it this way I did. I sleep a lot sounder not thinking about police officers waking me... (more) |
— | about 11 years ago |
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What kind of mementos, if any, am I allowed to collect from State and National parks in small quantities? What kind of mementos am I allowed to collect from State and National parks in small quantities, if any? I am especially wondering about: pebbles, shells, sea-urchin-skeletons, sand-dollar-skeletons (coastal State Parks) pine cones (forested National Parks) cholla-cactus-skeletons, rocks and minera... (more) |
— | about 11 years ago |
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A: What is this knee pain when going downhill? I have experienced the same when trail running. I can pretty consistently reproduce the symptoms on downhill stretches when running distances that are much longer than my regular runs, when starting to hit the trails again after not running for a while, and when running downhill at a faster pace tha... (more) |
— | about 11 years ago |
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What areas in the south-western US are the wildest? Where are the wildest places in the south-western US? By "wild" I mean places where evidence of people or their lasting effect on the land are minimal. Particularly, I am looking for places with infrequent airplane overflights, low night-time sky light pollution from man-made lighting, no signs of ... (more) |
— | over 11 years ago |
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Minimizing ecological impact of winter-sports in the backcountry I have heard that skiers and snowboarders can do a lot of damage to an ecosystem. I am interested in the following backcountry wintersport activities and would like to do them responsibly. cross-country skiing snowshoeing ascending with snowshoes and descending by snowboard I have the following q... (more) |
— | over 11 years ago |
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A: How should I check climbing equipment to tell whether it is still safe to use? Since it has been a year and some of this has not been mentioned I felt compelled to do so. I know you were concerned about your own equipment, and I know this advice can be found all over the internet, but I think the following needs to be said whenever climbing gear safety is discussed: Be cautio... (more) |
— | over 11 years ago |
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Minimizing impact of small groups on wilderness areas I have been given conflicting information for how to minimize the impact of traveling in small groups in wilderness areas. For groups traveling off-trail in areas where it is appropriate I have heard the following: It is best to spread out to minimize soil compaction, which would lead to the creatio... (more) |
— | over 11 years ago |
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Art supplies on backpacking trips I have always been inspired by the sketches and watercolors of explorers, cartographers and scientists who lived before the invention of photography. I have tried bringing watercolors myself, but didn't end up using them, since they ended up buried deep in the pack. I assume that those old-timers mus... (more) |
— | over 11 years ago |
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Lacing materials for huaraches I have been walking/running/hiking in my huaraches for about half a year now and have worn through 3 pairs of laces. I have been using accessory cord used in climbing as lacing material, since it has a high tensile rating, but it doesn't seem to be very abrasion-resistant. On my current pair of huara... (more) |
— | over 11 years ago |
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For what it's worth: climbing-tape The other day I used some mysterious, ultra-sticky climbing-tape at my local gym, which got me thinking: How much should I be paying for my tape? Prices for climbing-specific tape seem to be somewhat upward-sticky (econ-pun intended.) I have gloved up with Metolius tape for $4 a role and I have used... (more) |
— | over 11 years ago |
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A: How can you make a MSR WhisperLite stove simmer? As an alternate solution, if you are doing a lot of simmering and don't mind taking an additional piece of equipment, look into heat diffusers. There is even a company that makes back-country ovens based on the principle of heat diffusion and insulation. All these ovens are is a heat diffuser, a pan ... (more) |
— | over 11 years ago |
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Can I mix fuels when using the MSR whisperlite international stove? I have an MSR whisperlite international stove. Can I mix fuels when both require the same jet? Background: When backpacking I often just carry one fuel bottle, filled with white gas. On my last trip I was running low on fuel and wanted to stock up. The only fuel I was able to get was unleaded gasoli... (more) |
— | over 11 years ago |
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What dried vegetarian foods have the highest ratio of calories to volume? I mostly hike in bear country, which limits how much food I can take to the volume of my bear canister. This excellent question dealt with foods that are great on a trip where food-selection criteria do not include limited space or a vegetarian diet. I am interested in what dried vegetarian foods hav... (more) |
— | over 11 years ago |
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Cheese and eggs on backpacking trips I have taken some hard cheeses onto backpacking trips quite successfully without spoilage, but I have not dared taking more than I can eat in about 3 days. Eggs I have not dared to take. I am interested in how long people have gone in arid climates before their cheese/eggs became inedible. I don't mi... (more) |
— | over 11 years ago |
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What's the best way to carry a dslr camera when rock-climbing? I am interested in hearing how people take their dslrs (digital single lens reflex camera) onto multi-pitch-rock-climbs. I have carried mine up in a small pack, but I end up taking hardly any pictures, since it is so cumbersome to get to it. What do professional climbing photographers/videographers d... (more) |
— | over 11 years ago |
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What is a good material to patch holes in backpack? I have a backpack with rip-stop material that is quite beaten up from scrambling over granite boulders. What are some good materials for patching the holes, what kind of thread should I use, and how should I sew the patches to the holes? I am looking for solutions that make the patched areas at least... (more) |
— | over 11 years ago |
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A: What can I do to help relieve joint pain in fingers after climbing? Holding on to crimpers is what causes pain in my finger-joints. This is from the Metolius website where they give instructions for hang-board training: "Avoid using crimp or cling grips. A very important aspect concerning any hold is how you hold on to it. It is extremely important that you do no... (more) |
— | over 11 years ago |
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