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Edil knot To make an emergency harness you can use the Edil knot, invented or introduced to the climbing world by Alberto Rabadá "Edil" in the fifties : The center (longer than the other tw... |
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Ye olde Trango Plus I'm still using a pair of LS Trango Plus (all leather) from the past century (resoled twice). If the new Trangos are half as good as mine I would recommend them. But if you really want to find ... |
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ti knives and aluminium stakes I've got two titanium knives, a cheap paring Spanish knife from Arcos, and the cheapest mission ti knive, the mpu-ti. Both are very sharp and hold the egde better than vg-10, but worse than r-2... |
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beal rando I use this: http://bealplanet.com/sport/anglais/corde-rando.php More options are 7mm cord or 5.5mm dynema core cord (can be use as an standard fixed rope). |
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Re: Re: meths and wood burning in spain I couldn't find any reference, alcohol stove aren't mentioned anywhere on the normative, not even wood stoves, so they both are technically legal as only open fires are mentioned. Anyway I ... |
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meths and wood burning in spain The best option for met stoves is medical alcohol, bought in pharmacy or in supermarkets, there are two kinds, one is 96% ethanol plus a bittering ingredient usually bitrex, that's the kind you... |
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GR-7 Doing the GR-7 in summer is almost suicide unless you are really used to desert hiking. as an example yesterday in Sevilla was well over 40ºC/104ºF. The GR is doable in winter, but in Sierra N... |
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Re: Replacing harness at the same time as a rope? A harness is built with huge safety margins, but Art is right. That's why I owned several sets of ropes and harnesses when I was a full time climber. The crag set was cheap and was replaced eve... |
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buying cameras Two rules on camera purchases: Never spend more than 150$ (buy New Old Stock) Never spend less than 3000$ Cameras/systems between those prices are a waste of money. |
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Rope and Harness safety As always, check with Pit Schubert and Pepi Stückl books, they know better than anyone about climbing safety and accident forensics. And keep away of the swami belt or full body harness for le... |
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