Activity for user1209304
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A: Should I do exercises for finger strength as an intermediate, heavy climber? Answering your question directly - yes it make sense to train finger and grip strength. My question is: would you like to improve climbing skill or finger and grip strength? Improving finger and grip strength will add just a little to your climbing skills. You first target should be to have 80kg we... (more) |
— | over 5 years ago |
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Are there any ski touring routes in the Austrian\Swiss Alps suitable for kids? I would like to go for a week on skialp tour with kids (3 adults, 3 kids 8 years old) this winter (end of December to January). I would like to go from hut to hut as some kids are too small to stay in a tent. We already have experience with ski touring, winter tent camping and high altitude mountaine... (more) |
— | almost 6 years ago |
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A: What is the impact/risks of high altitude walking on individuals suffering from High Blood Pressure? High altitude walking is danger for everyone especially for people suffering from High Blood Pressure. Acclimatization to high altitude changing blood viscosity and causing blood flow disorders. So people with cardiovascular disease has greater risk on high altitude. (more) |
— | over 6 years ago |
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Is altitude tent helpful in preparation for climbing 7000-8000m mountains? Climbing extremely high mountains requires a long time (weeks together) to acclimatisation to the altitude. Is it possible to reduce this time by adding sleeping in Altitude tent to the preparation trainings? Is altitude tent something worth buying? (more) |
— | over 6 years ago |
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A: As a tall female should I be looking at male or female backpacks? You should buy female backpack. Women have narrow shoulders. So women's backpacks are adapted to narrower shoulders. Of course you can buy any backpack but the quality of product consist of small improvements. You might not notice difference immediately but you will see it after longer hike. (more) |
— | over 6 years ago |
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A: How can I prepare my body for a relatively hard hike? The question here is not if you will be able to climb the mount or not. You will climb it for sure. The question is how comfortable the climbing will be? Will you be able to see a beauty of the mountains or during your climb you will be suffering and sweating? Good indication that you are ready and ... (more) |
— | over 6 years ago |
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A: First time snow hiking I'll start answering from last question: It's hard to say if it's safe to hike alone. Most people will say No. I believe that in Alps rescue will come in 10-20 min if you are able to call for a help. The thing is it would be very stressful for you. This year me and my friend found a girl in Switzer... (more) |
— | over 6 years ago |
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A: What are the possible risks of exercising at high altitudes? Exercises actively affects the viscosity of the blood. High altitude and exercises affects amount of hematocrit in the blood. This increases the load on the heart and causes blood flow disorders. I saw people vomiting on 4500 and I saw people died on 5500m from heart attack and they were not doing a... (more) |
— | over 6 years ago |
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A: Are AT skis unsuited for downhill skiing at a resort? I use both AT skis and downhill skis. I have different bindings for AT skis (dynafit TLT and Marker where boots connected to the frame). I'm not good at skiing, so for me there is no difference which bindings to use for downhill skiing. Both work just fine. The problem is in skis and boots (not bin... (more) |
— | over 6 years ago |
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A: Are there any kid sized alpine touring ski boots and bindings? I have found solution. There is adapter for kids. It's possible to use this adapter with usual skis. Here is the link with more description: https://www.camp-usa.com/product/brands/contour-skins/contour-startup-ski-touring-adapter/ And here is a video on youtube how the adapter works: https://www.y... (more) |
— | almost 7 years ago |
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Is acute mountain sickness repeatable? Several month ago me and my climbing partner were climbing a mountain over 7000m. In first few day my climbing partner got AMS. It was high-altitude pulmonary edema (he felt very bad, he had strong cough with blood). So we gave him an injection of Dexamethasone and safely returned him home. He was t... (more) |
— | almost 7 years ago |
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A: Is it really a good workout to go to work by bike every day? Yes it's very good workout to go by bike every day. It's anyway better then going almost the same time by public transport. I'm not an expert but you need more time to recover when you increase a load. If you go every day the same route then you have constant load. First few weeks it will be diffic... (more) |
— | almost 7 years ago |
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How can I safely climb a glacial route with just a kid or one other person? I want to climb a mountain with my daughter. There is a glacier on the route that we should cross. Other routes take much longer or are technically more difficult. The glacier does not have many crevasses but they are deep and may be hidden. All people have glacier equipment: crampons, ice axes, ro... (more) |
— | about 7 years ago |
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A: Quick and easy winter shelter for kids to build The answer from @Nate Wengert, far away from reality. I don't think that kid will be able to dig snow cave or build a shelter even having hatchet and shovel. It might be easy when you do it in good sunny weather on your backyard. Try to do it at night when you got lost, when you have frozen hands and... (more) |
— | about 7 years ago |
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Are there any kid sized alpine touring ski boots and bindings? Do any kid size (205 mm or 32 EU) ski touring boots and bindings exist? The smallest size I'm able to find is 220 mm, 35 EU. (more) |
— | about 7 years ago |
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A: How best to condition oneself to do day hikes at an altitude peaking at 6,000 to 8,000 ft? Older people better tolerate high altitude. For that altitude you don't need to do any special trainings\preparation. It would be enough to do any sport activity like running swimming or bicycle. The more sports you do the more comfortable you will be during your hike. (more) |
— | about 7 years ago |
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A: What combination of tools is ideal for 40-60 degree snow and ice slopes? (Piolet(s), Whippets, ice tools) One of the most important thing in ski mountaineering is weight of equipment. So you should take only what you really need. That will allow you quickly move and enjoy a trip. Regarding what to take (Piolet(s), Whippets, ice tools): ice tools used only for ice climbing and technical routes. Usage i... (more) |
— | over 7 years ago |
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A: Do regular lighters not work at high altitude? I think it does not matter which lighter you use if it's filled with butane. Lighter would not work if gas temperature close to boiling temperature. For butane it's -1C. For isobutane it's -11C and for propane it's -42C. Also propane has better evaporation properties. That's why gas stoves filled wit... (more) |
— | over 7 years ago |
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A: How to determine the needed volume size when purchasing a backpack? I always take my 80+25L backpack. Exception might be warm summer weather. It does not matter if I go 1 day or 1 week trip I take large backpack. And here is why: I can easily take things from my wife\kids\friends and put them to my backpack quickly. I don't want to think if everything I need to tak... (more) |
— | over 7 years ago |
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A: What are good practices for resolving disagreements on a backpacking trip? In the group there should be one leader. This is the most experienced person. This person responsible for the route planning, amount of food required also this person checks equipment and cloth required for the trip and decide who take what. Leader should be able detect when group is tired and when... (more) |
— | over 7 years ago |
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A: How can I prevent my sun glasses from fogging up when skiing? For my diver mask and mask for skiing I'm using following trick(should also work with glasses): Clean your mask\glasses as much as possible(inner part of lenses of course). For cleaning I'm using normal toothpaste. Keep your mask\glasses clean and never touch it with your fingers. (more) |
— | over 7 years ago |
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A: Why do I always wake up freezing? I see 2 reasons why this happening: The outside temperature changing all the time. At evening the temperature is higher then in the night(morning). So it's normal that you fell colder during night. It's very much depends on how much tired are you. How much do you walk or work on the route during th... (more) |
— | over 7 years ago |
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A: Choosing socks for frequent switching cold-warm The problem seems to be not in the socks. She should prevent her legs\socks from getting wet. I suggest to take off the shoes while driving. Especially shoes with Thinsulate. If her legs\socks are wet then it will be cold in any socks. (more) |
— | almost 8 years ago |
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Can I get crampons for small feet? All manufacturers that I can find offering adjustable crampons with smallest size 35 EU. I need crampons for a boots 30-32 EU size. Is it possible to find such crampons? I am looking for glacier trekking crampons. (more) |
— | almost 8 years ago |
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Mountaineering with a 6-year-old kid in winter I'm planning to go to the Austrian Alps with my 6-year-old daughter in one week. We would like to go on Großer Priel, 2515 m. The plan is to go for three days (sleeping two nights in a tent on a snow). She has enough experience (for her age) going to the mountains. Also she is physically s... (more) |
— | almost 8 years ago |