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What is the loop on the finger of my winter gloves for?
The loop allows the gloves to be hung, on a carabiner for example, such that the fingers point up preventing the gloves filling with rain or snow.
For example, see the manufacturer's description of ...
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Winter route grades
In the US ice grades fall into three categories; Water Ice, which is seasonal and often shifting in difficulty; Alpine Ice, which is permenent ice found on glaciers or high altitudes; and Mixed Ice, ...
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If you are buried in an avalanche will you survive?
Only 1 out of 10 survive Avalanches
If you are completely buried in an avalanche the odds of survival are slim, unless you wear a transceiver (beacon), and you have partners that escaped the ...
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