Hi, I'm not sure if this is allowed or not, but I was wondering what you guys do with your used gear? Do you sell it on Craigslist or eBay or go to local swaps or something? I have two pairs of lightly used La Sportiva mountaineering boots, which were required for specific trips, that I don't need now and would like to offload. Please let me know what you think would be the best way to get some money back by selling them. Thanks!
Hi there,
I am new to this community and to the whole idea of mountaineering actually! My partner and I are planning to go trekking in Nepal and Tibet later this year but we cannot find reviews on backpacks.
We have seen the 'Kathmandu' range, 'Mont' and 'Macpac'. I am having trouble finding reviews for these that don't seem to be staged by the advertising company.
Any personal experiences or opinions to share that could help me out?
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I'm new to this group- hello!
Any suggestions for routes in Norway for two frustrated walkers/scramblers/former-climbers?
We are planning to go there again this summer. Last year we had a good time, but felt a bit limited (we both have medical problems that completely stop us from climbing, but the longing is still there! We can manage scrambling, as long as it isn't completely vertical).
All suggestions gratefully received.
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Hello,
I am now planning a trip to Switzerland this summer. What routes and climbs would you recommend?
My experience as a trekker is good, but the climbing experience is moderate - the highest ascend was Galdhoppigen in Norway (2469m). But still I am quite enthusiastic in this, and feel that a can do better and higher.
The main purpose of the trip is photography, so there will be at least 5kg of equipment in the backpack)
I have not used any climbing gear, so technical climbs say Matterhorn are out of the question.)))) Still I will take crampons etc with me just in case.
I will be traveling by car...
Thank you in advance.
I recently had my first alpine style ascent. Since up til now I've done mostly ice cragging and winter backpacking, this was a really awesome experience for me. Although Mt. Colden in the Adirondacks is only 4744 feet, it was a pretty good climb.
We started on a 5 mile approach at about 5 am from the Adirondak Loj. We made good time reaching Avalanche Lake at about 7. The route we chose was the Trap Dike, a technical 2000 foot gully that emptied into the lake. We had warmer temperatures all week and the lake was not frozen enough to walk on. So we had a snowshoe bushwhack through Adirondack snow, aka sometimes up to your neck soft powder that makes your snowshoes feel like a complete waste of money. The Trap Dike is mostly grade II ice, with 2 vertical cruxes. We wanted to move fast so we decided to simul-climb it. It was when we were roping up that the rain started, not drizzle, pouring rain. Climbing wet rocks and ice we could see melting before our eyes with our crampons, it was quite exciting. The pro was more of a joke than anything, we brought ice screws this whole way so might as well use them. Cleaning the screws was easy, just pull them out. At times my feet would punch through the snow/ice surface we were climbing. Below my feet was maybe 3 feet of air and then a swift stream. At these times we had to gingerly place every crampon, we didn't want to end up swimming in the stream below us. After the second crux the technical climbing was over. Needless to say all our gear was soaking. My gore-tex had kept me fairly dry, but the contents of my pack were soaked.
We had another bushwhack ahead of us to the summit ridge. During this time it started snowing, the winds picked up, and the temperatures dropped. My wet pack and everything in it froze solid as a rock. I had to pull as hard as I could on the frozen zipper to get it to open. We exited the gully to the right, a long, slow, bushwhack through spruce trees took us to the summit. It probably took about 100 post-holes to get there. There was a trail which ran along the summit ridge. We took that back to the Adirondak Loj, getting there at about 5 pm. It was a great 12 hour day.
Hi Everyone~
Although I'm not a real mountaineer -- I am mostly a hiker and scrambler, kinda class 3 stuff -- I figure this is the most appropriate group to finding what I'm looking for.
I am looking for some tights that are suitable for serious scrambling and bushwacking. Mountain Equipment Co-op used to have some made out of Schoeller Dryskin but they discontinued them. I am looking for something that is very durable that is also wind and water resistant WITHOUT fancy stuff like flies, belt loops, etc. that interferes with stuff like hipbelts and harnesses.
I guess the materials I've heard of that would be suitable are either the Schoeller Dryskin or Spandura but can't find anyone so far that makes tights out them. Any Suggestions???
Money is not really an object as legwear is very important to me and I'll order them from anywhere.
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Okay so mountaineers are doing their mountaineering thing on, say, Denali. They're up there at a camp, 14,000+ ft. above sea level, for upwards of two weeks. It's sub-zero temperatures. They're building snow shelters to stay warm and have a roof on their heads. All's cool so far. But. How the shitting hell do they wash themselves for two weeks? Lots and lots and lots of wet-naps? What do they do with waste products? For that matter, where do they even go to the bathroom?
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