april rain‭

I never seem to find the perfect way to dress for sweat inducing activities in cold weather. By sweat inducing activities I mean mostly activities in the mountains, especially hiking uphill or ski ...

6 answers  ·  posted 6y ago by april rain‭  ·  last activity 6y ago by System‭

I have two half ropes from Camp that are basically unused, but are slowly getting old, and I would like to know their age. Is there a way to do that? I know the name of the model: Camp Plekton 8....

2 answers  ·  posted 6y ago by april rain‭  ·  last activity 6y ago by System‭

Putting it up in the garden sounds like a great idea, as it will let you check if: all parts are still there, everything is in working condition, you still know how to actually put it up. On...

posted 7y ago by april rain‭

I have never been in the area, but from what I can see in the Internet, there indeed are a lot of winter hiking routes in Lenzerheide. And all those routes are signposted. In fact, you can see a ma...

posted 7y ago by april rain‭  ·  last activity 7y ago by System‭

All other answers here are good, and you for sure can prepare for the hike somewhat by running/cycling, or just go unprepared and push through it somehow. But have you considered building up your c...

posted 7y ago by april rain‭

I don't know where you live, but I am pretty sure that if you want to do paragliding, you are required to take a course and get a license. So I would say if you really want to do it, find a paragli...

posted 7y ago by april rain‭

Like it says in the other comment, these glasses are to be used when belaying so that you don't have to tilt your head up. The lenses are made of a prism-shaped glass that bends the light in such a...

posted 6y ago by april rain‭  ·  last activity 6y ago by System‭

From what I was able to find, while there were climbing halls from as early as 1974**, indoor climbing really took off after plastic bolt-on climbing holds were started to be made in the late 80s. ...

posted 6y ago by april rain‭

Even though some people do wash their ropes in washing machines (inside a bag), I would never do that myself. And REI does not seem to recommend that either. I have myself washed a rope by hand in ...

posted 6y ago by april rain‭

When buying stuff I have never cared whether a specific thing is a female or a male model. All I care about is the fit. Since I am tall, a lot of female oriented equipment, e.g. skis, wouldn't even...

8 answers  ·  posted 6y ago by april rain‭  ·  last activity 6y ago by System‭

I don't think there is an (international) standard for making brick walls or even bricks. While it's true that (most) brick walls have a 90 degrees angle, all the other features can be fairly diffe...

posted 6y ago by april rain‭  ·  last activity 6y ago by System‭

For the sake of completeness I would like to add that flying might actually be the cheapest option for you. While it sounds like an amazing adventure, walking takes a lot of time, and you still n...

posted 6y ago by april rain‭  ·  last activity 6y ago by System‭

Parasols might be out of style in most countries, but they are still fairly popular in some Asian countries, where people try to get as little tan as possible. E.g. Japan and China. So I suppose th...

posted 6y ago by april rain‭

I don't think there can be a definite answer to this question: it all depends on how much tension there is on the slackline. And the slackline tension depends on a few factors, among which there ar...

posted 6y ago by april rain‭

I have bought a down sleeping bag that comes with two bags: one for storage and one for packing. The packing bag is not as small as it could potentially be, and it is shaped like waterproof bags, w...

3 answers  ·  posted 6y ago by april rain‭  ·  last activity 6y ago by System‭