Activity for Wiktor
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A: Guidebook for Hiking activities around Geneva Swiss Alpine Club (SAC-CAS) has a colletion of guide books however only few are available in English. SAC also has Tour Portal available in English with almost 1800 tours categorized by type (hiking, climbing, ski touring, via ferrata) and difficulty. I personally find it to be the best resource abo... (more) |
— | almost 5 years ago |
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A: Winter boots for -40°C that are snowshoe and crampon compatible? For temperatures down to -40°C you need solid insulated mountaineering boots; buy them together with crampons so they fit well. All modern snowshoes will be compatible. There are many such boots on the market; it should be easy to find those that fit you the best. Some classics are: La Sportiva... (more) |
— | about 5 years ago |
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A: Are Italian mountain huts accessible when unstaffed? Do I need a key? All over the Alps the huts and bivouacs can be divided into: available to anyone when unstaffed (some require key and registration, some not) available only in emergency when unstaffed open all year round You have to check each one individually. For huts on the Swiss side, Swiss Alpine Club webs... (more) |
— | over 5 years ago |
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A: Is clipping onto the rungs of a via ferrata bad practice? As long as you can safely clip into the cable, prefer that as it's the safety equipment on a via ferrata and lets you move faster and in a more ecomfortable way. But of course safety first, do what is safer in given circumstances, especially that it can give you a confidence boost to do a harder part... (more) |
— | about 6 years ago |