Activity for Jonâ€
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| Edit | Post #40367 | Initial revision | — | over 4 years ago |
| Edit | Post #40358 | Initial revision | — | over 4 years ago |
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A: What is the best mountaineering quote that you have ever read? Both are from Wolfgang Güllich - he is known for climbing first 8b (5.13d), 8b+ (5.14a), 8c (5.14b) and 9a (5.14d). By the way, he is the inventor of the Campus Board: If climbing is an art, then creativity is its main component. And A man doesn't go to drink coffee after climbing, cof... (more) |
— | about 10 years ago |
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When should you start to train with Campus Boards, Hang Boards and Peg Boards? From which bouldering and climbing grades do you start using Campus Boards, Hang Boards and Peg Boards for training? (more) |
— | about 10 years ago |
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How to walk as a roped party on a glacier? If you want to walk on a glacier you usually do this roped together as a team. How to walk as a roped party on a glacier? What I have to pay attention to when knotting the rope? Related question: Mountaineering / glacial traverse: rope-up or go it alone? (more) |
— | about 10 years ago |
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What are the advantages of being short when climbing? My girlfriend often complains that a route or boulder was created for tall climbers. In my experience that sometimes is true: I easily get a hold, she has to jump. However, Lynn Hill proved that a small climber can achieve wonderful, unthinkable things. When looking at mixed gender bouldering compe... (more) |
— | about 10 years ago |
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What are common climbing techniques for strongly overhanging walls and roofs? What are common climbing techniques for strongly overhanging walls and roofs? In order to avoid a strength oriented climbing style and focus on technique. (more) |
— | over 10 years ago |
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A: How many calories does hiking burn? An adult person burns between 100 to 150 kcal additionally per 100m elevation gained. Moreover, if you carried some common back bag you should add around 50 to 100 calories per hour. If the bag was very heavy you should add around 200 calories per hour. Of course, these are only average values - fo... (more) |
— | over 10 years ago |
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What are common rock-climbing footwork mistakes and how I can spot them? (This question is related to How can I improve my footwork while rock-climbing?) What are common rock-climbing footwork mistakes and how can I spot them? More specifically: When I started climbing I mostly focused on the hands. After some months, I advanced in the grades, but I started to fail in c... (more) |
— | over 10 years ago |
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How to find climbing shoes for toe and heel hooks? How can I choose the right climbing shoes especially for toe and heel hooking? More specifically: I have been using very comfortable beginner shoes for the last two years. When I started to advance to higher grades I realized how often you can use toe and heel hooks for your problems. However, my sh... (more) |
— | over 10 years ago |
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How do you decide on a climbing grade? Rock climbing and bouldering tours are classified e.g. Sierra from 5.2 to 5.15c or Fontainbleau 2 to 8c+. As you advance in your climbing experience you achieve higher grades and learn new movements, new aspects of already known skills and new combinations of them. Moreover, there are route sett... (more) |
— | over 10 years ago |