Activity for Kai K.
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A: Climbing at the Skytop area of the Gunks I read the "Rock Climbing at Sky Top - Rates and Policies" and the informations on TheCrag about this area. As TheCrag states: Sky Top has many classic routes, and was closed for over ten years by the landowner (the Mohonk Mountain House, an exclusive and expensive resort). As of April 2007 climb... (more) |
— | over 7 years ago |
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A: Bolt Conditions at the New River Gorge Generally you should be able to assess the quality of each anchor you're going to use by your self. Please read the article "Bolts: Check Your Safety!". Snippet: Make a constant effort to maintain awareness while climbing. When you get to a bolt, even if it has a fixed draw, as you clip the rope... (more) |
— | over 9 years ago |
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A: Trekking solo in South Africa In general trekking/hiking is not very common in RSA and most of the possibilities will be maintained by the MCSA. I recommend that you get in contact with the Cape Town section of the MCSA and ask about longer hiking trips. Generally you have to consider that most land in RSA is private property an... (more) |
— | over 10 years ago |
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A: Avoiding tangles when leading on double ropes From this site: The Rope Basket This system works well on stances where you are standing comfortably on a ledge, but you don't have enough space to flake the rope. It is also much easier if you are swinging leads. Your personal anchor system or tie-in is connected to your anchor, making a straig... (more) |
— | about 11 years ago |
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A: How to rappel on an over-hanging cliff? you must have identified and installed proper belay points which can be reached when overhanging be sure that your rope is long enough to reach that points always make knots at the end of your ropes don't use "commando" style use a friction knot as backup take equipment with you to ascend the rope i... (more) |
— | about 11 years ago |
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A: Rifugio (Mountain Hut) trek in Austria I can recommend the Verwall-Trek. It is a trek from St. Christoph (Arlberg, near St. Anton) via the Kaltenberghütte, Konstanzer Hütte, Neue Heilbronner Hütte, Friedrichshafener Hütte, Darmstädter Hütte, Niederelbehütte und Edmund-Graf-Hütte to Pettneu. Of cours... (more) |
— | over 11 years ago |
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A: Light-weight emergency overnight-gear I think anaheim brought up a lot of good points, but I would choose a super light biwi bag that is able to keep you dry whether the humidity comes from the inside (sweat) or the outside (rain). If I take an insulation mat with me depends on existing possibilities to use it. If there are no pedestals ... (more) |
— | over 11 years ago |
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A: Identifying named peaks from the summit of a north-american peak Maybe you will find the PeakFinder applications for iOS helpful. There is another app that works with augmented reality. Check peaks-app.ch. Let us now if one of the apps helped. I recently used the SwissPeaks application and found it helpful. But without internet connection you're lost. (more) |
— | over 11 years ago |