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All Forum Posts by ROBERT TANGEN
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Diamonds on your soles Don't forget to check out "Icebug" brand shoes, sold at REI among other places: they have diamonds on the soles of their shoes. Actually, they are carbide steel spikes, but they stic... |
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Chicken Legs I've tried the cut-off-the-foot-of-the-sock, but that tube that is left tends to migrate around on my particular ankles. I've had better luck using lace-up ankle braces, not for any bracin... |
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Pressure Breathing I also find useful the pressure breathing technique described by Brett, but using it for every breath is too strenuous for my old, decrepit diaphram. Instead, I purse my lips, blow out under press... |
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Is Cuben see-through? Yes, sort of. If I remember the last time I visited their web site (they sell mostly to sail boat owners) it's made from fairly clear plastic sheets with strands of Spectra imbeded in it. |
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Altitude Sickness For what it’s worth: ScienceDaily (Nov. 2, 2007) — "How can some people live at high altitudes and thrive while others struggle to obtain enough oxygen to function? The answer for Tibetan... |
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HACE? I'm no expert, but "difficulty talking or performing simple tasks, etc., classic altitude sickness" sounds like it could have been incipient HACE, which I have heard can very quickly ... |
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South Pass gear list - You list “GG light trek 3 trekking poles 125 cm.” How do you carry the third pole, in your teeth? (Just joking.) - I own the Cuben version of the Oware cat tarp, and found it so difficult... |
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Cuben Alphamini From the pictures at Oware, it looks like there are no vents whatsoever. Is this supposed to be a sweat lodge, like the Native Americans used? |
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Axes In addition to the books previously mentioned, I really enjoy watching Jeff Lowe's video on Alpine Ice, and his 2-video set on Waterfall Ice. The WI set is way more advanced, however, than cas... |
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Reliable source? Trust me, I have documentary evidence to prove that my facts are 100% accurate. Unfortunately. He's had an operation on one shoulder, and faces an operation on the other. |
All Reader Reviews by ROBERT TANGEN
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Rab Boreas extremely thin soft shell 1. David Chenault: “I'm a huge fan. It's been a great layer for BC skiing thus far. I expect it to be fairly bug proof too.” 2. Noted mountain climber Nils Nielsen: “The last month I’ve be... |
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WalMart / "Starter" compression shorts (Others have written that they like these, and I agree.) The WalMart / “Starter” compression shorts are: 1. Long enough to prevent abrasion, even if you have massively muscled, Greek God-like thighs... |
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MLD 2009 Revelation Five Stars! I love the new 2009 Revelation from Mountain Laurel Designs! I haven’t wrung it out like Ryan Jordan did for the pack he recently reviewed, so I don’t have his detailed data base, but th... |
