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Just another software engineer. Longtime outdoor sports enthauist. Avid rock climber.
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Mar 12 |
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How safe is the bowline knot in different situations? Every knot could fail if you construct a scenario that it wasn't designed for. Perhaps you could rephrase the question as "is the bowline appropriate for 'sideways' loading of the main loop?". My concern is that you asked a very broad question about a knot, then wrote a (well structured) answer about a very specific miss-application of that knot. This is troubling to me because someone new to knots might draw the wrong conclusion (bowline is BAD) because of a miss-application (what you document is that sideways loading is BAD, which, really, applies to other knots too). |
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Mar 7 |
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How to maintain climbing strength while training for a marathon Could you still make it to the climbing gym for one hard climbing session a week? That could go a long way to keeping your strength up. What sort of at-home strength training were you considering? Also, do you climb routes, or just boulder (ie, is climbing endurance a consideration for you, or just raw strength?) |
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Mar 4 |
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When do small waterfalls get significant freezing Sure. My impression is that that is what a typical ice formation you could see is going to look like because, as Rory says, it has to be well well below freezing for a long time for an actually waterfall to freeze. :) |
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Mar 4 |
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When do small waterfalls get significant freezing This wasn't clear - there's a distinction here between ice formations and actual frozen waterfalls. A large percentage of the ice formations you'll see (including your 1st picture) aren't actual running waterfalls, but cliffs or steep gullies that in the summer would just appear damp and mossy. The "low" volume of water can still be enough to freeze into large formations. Those appear to freeze over more easily, and seem to be more common than epic frozen waterfalls. At least that's my impression. |
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Mar 4 |
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When do small waterfalls get significant freezing is there any ice climbing in your area? My knowledge is all 2nd hand, but I have the impression that "damp" / mossy cliffs or steep gullies may begin to freeze whenever the daytime highs are consistently below freezing for a week or more. But actual waterfalls (moving water) won't freeze until its much colder. This link seems to be consistent with what I've heard friends say: alpineadven.com/recentandcurrent/iceformation.html |
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Feb 12 |
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Things to keep away from climbing ropes +1 excellent sourcing of information from proper authorities. |
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Feb 9 |
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What is scientific relation between body weight and backpack weight in mountain climbing? I'm sorry, but I can only refer you to the comment @Nisan.H made above me here... what you're asking for doesn't exist, and what you need to learn to do is learn how much you can carry, and how to tell when you're carrying too much. |
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Feb 9 |
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What is scientific relation between body weight and backpack weight in mountain climbing? If all you want to do is know how much you can carry at your current level of fitness, the best way to figure that out is to field test it - go on a series of training hikes with increasing amounts of weight, and see how you do. |
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Feb 9 |
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What is scientific relation between body weight and backpack weight in mountain climbing? Can you edit your question to say how big a pack you usually carry, and how much you want to carry? There could be differing answers if you're looking to just carry a light set of personal gear for a "lite and fast" attempt, vs 100lbs or more of gear for a multiday trip... |
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Feb 9 |
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What is scientific relation between body weight and backpack weight in mountain climbing? A related topic (how to get bigger and stronger) is often discussed at the fitness.stackexchange.com site. This question may be relevant to you: fitness.stackexchange.com/questions/6828/… |
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Feb 7 |
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Safe Way to Mark a Carabiner Nail polish is super common to mark who's gear is who's, but in this case, the question was about replicating the red paint in the pictured carabiner. This is not all that common, I got confused originally too. |
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Feb 3 |
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How to create campfire which will burn overnight? Bear in mind that leaving a campfire burning unattended overnight increases the risks of starting a wildfire (a major problem in some parts of the US), and may be banned wherever you're camping. |
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Feb 3 |
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How to create campfire which will burn overnight? +1, esp for the comment about fire escaping. In many camping environments, an unattended campfire is banned by park policies because the risk of causing a forest fire. In some dry areas (esp. the American West) the risk of wildfires is so great that campfires may be banned entirely. |
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Feb 1 |
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How to toughen up hands? +1 - Rock ring farmer's walks are a pretty rad workout if you can't get to a climbing gym. |
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Jan 30 |
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Rappelling in the Rain @Mr.Wizard - I can't find any recommendations in climbing literature that you would need to change your rappel setup if the rope is wet, and that also isn't my personal experience. I have seen stray comments that the friction of a rope may change, but nothing that recommends that an individual rappeling down a dynamic rope would need to change behavior. Is there a reference I should read? |
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Jan 30 |
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Rappelling in the Rain oh, gotcha. I'll edit to reflict the fact that rope frictions will vary. Also, I climb with a 9.8mm rope or larger, and have rapped in the rain with a pair of half ropes... but I should edit my answer to reflict this. i was trying to keep my answer shorter, I'll make the edit tomorrow. |
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Jan 30 |
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Rappelling in the Rain You could test it yourself, if you're worried. Do you have any place you could rig off a low tree branch, or under a patio? You could rig a wet rope 8' off the ground, and see if its harder to just hold yourself right off the ground. :) |
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Jan 30 |
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Rappelling in the Rain New ropes are a little slicker, but I can't say I've noticed it affecting belaying or rappelling... I've never actually gotten rained on in the first month or so of a new rope... do you rappel with an "autoblock"? If you did, you could just put one or two extra wraps on your autoblock, and get more friction that way. Also, if you use a product like an ATC Guide or a Reverso3, you could put the device in "high friction mode" for rappelling, if you were worried about friction. At least, that's what I do. |
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Jan 29 |
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What is a typical elongation of a dynamic climbing rope? Agreed, this is a question about gear for an outdoor activity, which this Stack Exchange answers all the time. The elongation is one of the basic metrics of a climbing rope, like the temperature rating of a sleeping bag. |
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Jan 26 |
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For what it's worth: climbing-tape I've always just used tape marketed towards climbers (Metolius) and reused the gloves, applying more tape as needed. Gloves last me almost a while season in this fashion, so I don't worry about price too much. Other athletic tapes don't always work as well, for some reason, but there may be exceptions. FWIW, I don't think this SE is a great place to discuss prices , but opinions may vary. $4 isn't totally unreasonable, IMHO |
