Activity for Vladimir F‭

Type	On...	Excerpt	Status	Date
Answer	—	A: What is the term for completing a climbing route uncleanly? That is a free climb (the outcome). The term you may use is All Free (AF). It is much more established in German (Alles Frei, remember, that RP »Rot Punkt« also comes from German). It (AF) makes more sense in traditional sandstone climbing in Elbsandstein, in multipitch (big wall) climbing... (more)	—	almost 5 years ago
Answer	—	A: How to cut a climbing rope? Just a reasonably sharp knife and a tape are fine. First use a sticky tape (better cotton, rather than electric - the climbing tape for finger taping is fine) around the place of the cut. Then cut through the tape and use heat of a small gas flame or outdoors even just a lighter to connect the thread... (more)	—	almost 5 years ago
Answer	—	A: What is a "spit anchor"? A spit is not just any bolt. Spit means almost exclusively (especially among cavers, who care more about the what they are clipping into) the hand-drilled bolts now sold as Cheville autoforeuse by Petzl. They used to be sold by the Spit company and AFAIK they are still made by them but are sold by Pe... (more)	—	over 7 years ago
Answer	—	A: How to inspect climbing bolts? In old routes in European (at least) mountains and in quarries used by cavers for training you can find small expansion bolts called spits or Cheville Autoforeuse. They use just 8 mm thick screws and are very short because they are often drilled by hand. You often need your own hangers but sometimes... (more)	—	almost 8 years ago
Answer	—	A: Minimizing ecological impact of winter-sports in the backcountry There is one often forgotten thing in skiing that can be harmful. The waxes. The racing ones contain a lot of fluorocarbons that can stay in the environment for ages. The pure racing fluorocarbons (mostly powders) are dangerous even to people applying them and special masks should be worn (see). Cons... (more)	—	about 10 years ago