Activity for Jerry Magninâ€
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| Edit | Post #40820 | Initial revision | — | over 4 years ago |
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A: Where do I find hiking partners to go on glaciers/mountains? For France and Switzerland, you can try category "Partenaires : Alpinisme, cascade de glace" (mountaineering & icefall) on camptocamp.org forums. It's mainly a french-speaking forum, so you should get better results if you post in this category. There is also an english section for mountaineerin... (more) |
— | almost 5 years ago |
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A: Things to keep away from climbing ropes In addition to @manoftheson answer, I would recommend to have a look at Annex J of IRATA International Code of Practice (ICOP) (title: Resistance to chemicals and other properties of some of the man-made fibres used in the manufacture of rope access equipment). Il lists various chemicals, and gives t... (more) |
— | over 5 years ago |
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Bivouac on glacier: how to be sure not to stand on a crevasse? When there is no snow cover on the glacier and crevasses are visible, no need to really worry about crevasses. But what about when there is a layer of snow on top of glacier, hiding crevasses, and you want to set up a bivouac, how do you ensure that you are not laying on a snow bridge? I thought abo... (more) |
— | about 6 years ago |