Posts by Joshua
I use an axe far older than that as my primary axe. In my opinion, modern ice axes are made too short. Besides, I can get a grip on wood better than the modern materials. One thing of key note, te...
The best thing to do when lost is to climb a mountain (well probably not all the way to the peak but you want a ridge) to acquire your location. Generally speaking anyway. This won't apply everywhe...
I have the truly terrible technique of rappelling down to the point of the overhang, stopping, turning sideways so the rope is only half my hips width away from the cliff, then continuing. It mak...
I can recommend exactly 1 thing: stay near the car. Get no farther from the car than you are comfortable carrying her back. Keep gallons of fuel in the car for a stove. You may need it. EDIT: Some...
Looks like a team arrest setup. I've seen it in the books but never had a case to use it. The idea is when a single ax self arrest won't hold all of the axes might. With 5 people the math starts lo...
We have several "retired" ropes because we no longer trust them to take 2 factor leader falls. I repelled on one of them years after it was retired. If your ropes are like mine, they'll be fine for...
Disclaimer: This is not safe. This is not well tested. This belongs here, not on the other question. This is weak evidence in collaboration for the drinking seawater claim. On request by Seth Robe...
I must disagree. It is a bad idea to put your whole foot into a deep foothold as this shifts your leg too far forward and causes balance issues. On a wide foothold, it's often a good idea to give...
2-3 m is a nice short distance. A technique I've used only once is having two cams on two doubles (a double is a double-length runner that would normally go from the protection to the rope). Put f...
