Manziel‭

It really depends what you are training for. If it is for a limit read point in sports climbing we are typically taking about pre placed gear anyways, so you only carry your harness. If we are taki...

posted 6y ago by Manziel‭

Do you have any sources for past snow levels? A good educated guess is always to take the average snow level at this time slightly corrected if the current snow level differs strongly from the long...

posted 6y ago by Manziel‭

Basically all answers boil down to the availability of anchors. If there is any fixed anchors like bolts, rapelling would be your best choice. You would have the weight of a harness and a carabiner...

posted 5y ago by Manziel‭

I would definitely discourage this. Accidentially releasing the device is dangerous and can lead to fatal incidents. Moreover, releasing the device is rarely needed to my experience. Therefore this...

posted 5y ago by Manziel‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

From the technical side I do not see any major issues. Assuming you made a proper, redundant top-rope anchor, your main concern should be a possible sharp edge at the top which can be countered wit...

posted 5y ago by Manziel‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

There have already been quite some answers but I have the feeling that these answers are a bit one-sided towards paper maps and definitely do not reflect the reality outdoors. First, navigation on...

posted 5y ago by Manziel‭

I think you just excluded the main difference which are avalanches (on steeper sections). Another difference is the higher risk of freezing to death in winter but this is not glacier specific and e...

posted 5y ago by Manziel‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

I have never been to yosemite so I cannot answer about this part based on experience. There is however a question about backpacking in april which suggests that there will be still a lot of snow in...

posted 5y ago by Manziel‭

The correct answer for sure is "it depends on the exact model" but that is quite useless ;) As far as I can see all the airbag vests deploy over your whole shoulder area. This is definitely not su...

posted 5y ago by Manziel‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

In his book "The Push" he describes this a bit. Most of the time they were using a running belay which means they were climbing at the same time with some pieces of protection in between them to av...

posted 5y ago by Manziel‭

I have been digging a bit for numbers and it turned out to be surprisingly hard. Although I have been hearing every now and then about a ski resort that has been closing, I have not found much of d...

posted 5y ago by Manziel‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

Don't try it. The (walking) mountaineering season is over, there is now too much snow in the high mountains and it definitely will not get easier till January. You have to wait until the Summer whe...

posted 6y ago by Manziel‭

A bit later it states that during glacier travel, there should be a minimum of two rope teams. Is there any explanation why there should be 2 teams? The only case where this makes really sens...

posted 5y ago by Manziel‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

Source: Wikimedia Commons Probably the easiest and most durable version is the use of cairns. Provided there is enough rocks around, they are easy to build, unaffected by bleaching of the sun and...

posted 5y ago by Manziel‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

While doing some research for my answer in are ski areas shutting down? I was a bit shocked by the American prices for lift tickets. Vail is at $220 and while this may be an exceptionally expensive...

2 answers  ·  posted 4y ago by Manziel‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭