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| bio | website | sonomatech.com |
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| location | San Francisco Bay Area | |
| age | 31 | |
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I'm a physicist modeling air pollution and global warming.
Of course, I spend most of my time programming.
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Feb 11 |
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What is scientific relation between body weight and backpack weight in mountain climbing? I would suggest that whether climbing, mountaineering, or backpacking, the goal is to have the weight from your pack resting on your hips and not your shoulders. That really makes all the difference. |
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Feb 11 |
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What is scientific relation between body weight and backpack weight in mountain climbing? I have climbed up the Northwest face and hiked the John Muir trail up Mount Whitney, and this is just my experience. @RoryAlsop is totally right, there are too many confounded details. The only important factors are fitness and experience. Good luck. |
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Feb 9 |
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Can I use my leather jacket to go to ski? If you fall, you will get soaked. Also, ski pants are seriously a must. |
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Feb 7 |
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May hiking in Eastern California @gerrit I live in the area, before I answer: do you want to hike for one week at a stretch, or do a few smaller 2-day hikes? |
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Feb 7 |
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How to create campfire which will burn overnight? When building a campfire, if you set the logs further apart they get more air and burn faster. If you set the logs closer together, they get less air and burn slower. |
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Feb 7 |
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What type of knife should I carry while rock climbing? What are you looking to cut while climbing? Is this for opening dried food packs while on a porta-ledge, or for cutting rope? I'm not sure I understand. |
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Feb 7 |
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What type of knife should I carry while rock climbing? Can you describe to me a climbing situation in which you need to cut rope? This is not something I have run into. |
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Feb 7 |
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Safe Way to Mark a Carabiner That is an interesting point. You didn't exactly answer my question though. Is there something that would work? |
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Jan 31 |
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Can you keep your feet warm in ski boots on a very cold day? Personally, I buy ski boots to fit well OVER two thick pairs of socks. That way my feet stay warm. Why did you not do this? |
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Jan 31 |
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What’s the difference between a B and a T ice axe? I'm more of a rock than an ice guy. What do you mean by "technical"? Do you mean Real climbing as opposed to mountaineering? Or do you just mean harder ice climbing? |
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Jan 30 |
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Art supplies on backpacking trips I frequently wonder the same thing about taking my camera backpacking/climbing. But that is a lot of really fragile, expensive equipment. |
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Jan 29 |
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Lacing materials for huaraches Can you post photos of your huaraches and their current laces? That would be awesome. |
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Jan 29 |
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What are different knots named in English? Kudo's. I wanted to add that all the important knots for climbing are listed here. |
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Jan 29 |
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What hand and finger exercises help with climbing? Use a hangboard/fingerboard. Do a 20-minute exercise twice a week. Be consistent. Don't climb the day after a real 20-minute handboard routine (to exhaustion). |
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Jan 29 |
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What is the fastest style of sled? My concern in accepting your answer is two-fold: (1) Wouldn't all sleds be faster if you wax them down? and (2) I thought these sleds were only fast on really hard-packed snow, but were kind of useless on deep, fluffy snow? |
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Jan 29 |
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Methods for taping hands, wrists, and fingers for climbing? @Mr.Wizard I have always wondered: Is it possible to make the above crack glove without pulling out a ton of hair? I'm a dude, and the hair on my wrists and hands is thick. I've never made a crack glove because I figured it would tare out a TON of hair to take on off. Yes/no? |
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Jan 28 |
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What good factual books have you read on an outdoors topic? @DonBranson I almost forgot that. I added it to my post. That is important information. |
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Jan 28 |
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What good factual books have you read on an outdoors topic? @DonBranson Exactly. And good for you. Please notice what I said about 2000 pages. And the book is dense, too. I am also taking some CPR and wilderness first-aid classes at my local REI this month. If you live by a University, they frequently have the same classes. Stay safe. |
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Jan 28 |
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What is the fastest style of sled? Well, technically you are totally correct. Though I feel like that means I need to edit my question some how. |
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Jan 28 |
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How to avoid pendulum descent when belaying? It sounds like your belayer was going to fast at the start. If you are on overhung, it helps to have some time for the climber to lower their body in a controlled manner into the open space below them. If you are not on overhung, this should never happen, as long as the climber can slowly walk their legs down the wall. |
