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| bio | website | twitter.com/allweil |
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| location | Israel | |
| age | 35 | |
| visits | member for | 1 year |
| seen | 11 hours ago | |
| stats | profile views | 4 |
I like hiking and treks- I've done "rifugio" treks in Spain, Italy, Chile and Nepal. I've backpacked with tents in Egypt, Jordan, Israel and the U.S.
Lately I've gotten into bouldering.
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May 10 |
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Two to four day backpacking trip in Washington for May You mean Washington state, right? Not D.C.? |
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Apr 21 |
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Rifugio (Mountain Hut) trek in Austria Have you been in that area? Are there any routes you'd recommend? |
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Apr 11 |
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Tips for travelling through Europe with just a tent I would consider dropping one of the tags here, and replacing it with the europe tag ... it will probably be more relevant, attract more attention. But I'm not sure which one to drop. |
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Mar 6 |
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What to do with old hydration bladders? Both answers are really good. It's a shame I have to pick one to accept. |
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Feb 12 |
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Trekking in the himalayan region Well, if you add "secluded" to the description of your question, I'll be happy to describe the regions I've trekked to .. mostly the Dolpa region and the area to the west of the Gokyo valley. |
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Jan 27 |
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What are a few backpacking foods that have the calories yet are lightweight? This question is similar to this one and this one, and they both have many good answers. |
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Jan 20 |
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Rifugio (Mountain Hut) trek in Austria I'm interested in hut-to-hut walk, either a loop or with the ability to get back to the start via hitchhiking or public transportation ... I prefer such trips over using a single location as a hub for day hikes. |
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Jan 18 |
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Long distance hiking trail markings in North America or parts thereof Two-color blazes are common in Israel. They are always a combination of white and another color, and that "other color" appears on hiking maps for that trail. |
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Nov 4 |
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What are some proven methods of training for week long backpacking trips in high altitude? I've heard that aspirin is a bad idea when at high altitude. It can mask the onset of a headache, which is one of your first warning signs that you're encountering altitude issues. Usually you take something like Diamox. |
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Oct 25 |
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Are there any year round beaches with nearby bouldering? @PatrickScott - You mean a place with beaches and outdoor bouldering, right? (not a place with beaches and nearby bouldering gyms) |
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Sep 12 |
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Why go without socks with climbing shoes? My shoes are definitely aggressive. |
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Jul 30 |
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When buying a backpack, what should I pay attention to? This article describes the process of picking a day/overnight pack in great, great detail. He goes a little overboard in mentioning the one pack he chose to recommend, but the article is full of useful tips. |
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Jul 2 |
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Is it possible to sunburn through clothing? There's a good explanation of this phenomenon in this answer. |
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Jul 2 |
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How harmful is the rising/setting sun? Your answer cheers me up! But does the atmosphere dilute all the harmful radiation? Conceivably, the atmosphere could cause a general dilution of radiation while still allowing a relatively high proportion of "harmful" rays to pass. (For example, diluting 90% of UVB rays while only 10% of (possibly more carcinogenic) UVA rays) |
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Jul 1 |
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How much vertical distance is it possible to make in a day? There's something called "Naismith's Rule" which says that if your walking speed is 4km/h, you should add a bit over an hour and a half for every 1000m you climb and about three quarters of a hour for every 500 meters you descend. You can use the calculator in the link to make your plans. But you have to know about how fast you normally walk. |
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Jun 29 |
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Should you pop a blister? I've tried this- or rather, an experienced friend did this for me in the beginning of a multi-day trek. It worked fine. (I should mention that he sterilized the area around the blister afterwards) |
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Jun 18 |
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A list of suitable foods for a long hike This question is closely related to/a duplicate of what-is-the-most-efficient-food-to-take-a-for-a-12-15-day-hiking-trip |
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Jun 18 |
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What is the most efficient food to take a for a 12-15 day hiking trip? This questions is closely related to a-list-of-suitable-foods-for-a-long-hike |
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Jun 5 |
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Is a varied diet necessary while backpacking? It might be a good idea to specify - roughly - the amount of time you're going to be backpacking. A few days, or more than a week? A few weeks? |
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May 13 |
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What can I do to prevent altitude sickness? @xpda - As far as I know, diamox doesn't treat the symptoms of altitude sickness at all - on the contrary - it doesn't prevent headaches from occurring. That's good; the headache is the first symptom you want to notice when trying to decide whether to continue to ascend (don't if you have one). But Diamox isn't magic; if you ascend enough, you're going to need to give your body time, and there's no way around that. |
