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...he summit should contact the guide office in Cervinia or Zermatt before depart, the mountain is quickly falling down and the Hut on the Italian side was closed for a couple of years after a big rock-f...
I have read about the options of starting out with basic learning of climbing techniques combined with hiking and learning ways to rappels into moving water. technical intro to canyoneering in the Cas
...t the shunt can be used for top roped self belay. it has two provisos: a) you don't grab the shunt in a fall thus holding it open and perishing, and b) you don't force the thing open by jamming it bet...
...ock? The Boulder Daily Camera had a tiny blurb about it saying something about an 'unharnessed' climber falling 200 ft My condolences to the family and friends.......
...se tiny cords (they always scared me!) and was just wondering....... Has anyone here ever took a good fall on one of these when they were slung with the 5-6mm perlon cord? Not a short slide, I mean ...
... was at a time in the Vietnam War when 200+ dead were returning weekly]. First avalanche. First crevase fall (punch through, glaciologists do this all the time). All broken limbs. Probably others....
In Tech Tips of the current issue of 'Climbing' the following advice is given for falling on a slab: 'If you do come off, push away from the rock to minimize the dreaded cheese grater effect.' On th
Since my 'If the leader must not fall, then what?' thread seemed to spark such a good debate, I thought I'd post the stories of the lead that led *to* my post and the lead that led *from* my post. h
...omber pro close to the ground that has resistance to outward pull, (although there wouldn't be any in a fall because the belayer is standing close to the wall.) I recognize that this doesn't allow t...
Hi, I'm thinking of going to Joshua Tree sometime this fall or winter, and since I haven't been there before, I'm seeking info on the weather. Is there some timeframe to avoid because of rain? My ta
...e method of verifying its safety is to have a top rope and climb as a leader, put a bolt in the ice and fall on purpose. If the bolt rips off, the ice wasn't good; if it stays, it was good. Do you c...
...route? Why I ask is most routes in the Rockies with an R or R/X rating really mean certain death if you fall (of merging ages 12a X, project x 12c/d R/X) I know some guys use a stack of crash pads to ...
...ere is only one nearby route, and the foot holds are pretty polished. It seemed much easier than last fall. Unless skiing is awefully good training for climbing, that doesn't make any sense. My sh...
...to numbers...I'm into doing my best and having fun....but not knowing the vocabulary of a sport you are falling in love with isn't too cool. Hell just a good link would be perfect. :-) TIA ,,,Be...
...cifically when it comes to leading trad what are peoples thoughts on the acceptability or likelyhood of falling. How do you build it into your lead headology. Or to put it another way how close to you...
...y : be worthwhile persuits, I was looking for a particular area in : Southern Illinois known as Jackson Falls. : I tried *.org and *.net to no avail. I haven't heard back from : Mike...
...nts you to chuck them as often as possible. Even more silly is harness makers who suggest that one good fall means you should buy a new harness. Some guide services provide ropes to their guides and...
Does anyone know of any good journal articles or magazines etc on measuring fall factors or anything on the subject that they could recommend for my dissertation? Thanks. Harriet Cunningham
...asion aired and uncoiled. Is there a 'Shelf Life' factor involved here. If It's usable I'll use it this fall. If I should be doubful, I'll just use it for scrap/ Thanks in advance....
...g for two separate sets: 1 pair for alpine 'ice' (a less tricked out pair of tools) and 1 pair for waterfall ice (as tricky as I can find). Not interested in old junk that doesn't have replaceable p...
...ough force to lodge itself in your chest or face or... crotch.' I have only taken a couple of REAL lead falls, both of which held on stopper nuts, but it hadn't occured to me until that point that thi...
... find that route very uneven, and I sure don't want to be anywhere near sundance the day the guillotine falls off... Didn't know this one. Thanks for the cool relaxed TR, sounds like us last sunda...
...the possible results of a quake with traditional pro. I would guess that some of the pro would probably fall out, perhaps even bolts loosening? It's definitely frightening to imagine, but does anyon...
.../or lacked training and made mistakes * those involving acts of nature that were unforseeable, like rockfall * and those that involve experienced climbers who for some reason had a lapse of judgement ...
Will be in Twin Falls over the next wknd, (9-7,8,9,10) and may have a few minutes to get out climbing if there is something very close to town. Any help???
... west from Hemsedal. Information so far sad that there was 2 american climbers involved and one of them falled down 30m. These two were experinced ones ,been on Mount Everest several times. I'll come ...
...you did bail and something happened immediately afterwards that made you glad you did? (Like a huge rockfall landing on the spot you would have been in had you continued?) 2) planning a trip and dec...
...ne for routes like at a McDonalds, feeling the collective heat of 60 people sweating as they ascend and fall.... I longed for some clean air and real rock. Can you blame me? Man, my life is so artific...
...y, there was a recent accident on El Cap involving a BD Stopper which *broke* during a presumably minor fall. I only heard about the accident 3rd hand, so there may be misinformation here, but this is...
the full length of the rope without placing any gear? A scary fall indeed! If you had only climbed a few feet above the belay and then took a factor two apart from filling your trousers the difference
...,grit for that matter) the cracks are wierd and discontinous, the rock loose and seams are rare and the falls are always bad. So does new wave A3+ apply to a short (20m) route with deck potential at t...
...r nickname sticks eh,) and thanks again to Brutus's very positive and encouraging response on the whole falling climbing where are your limits thread. (Anyone who's not read that post yet check it out...
... cold hands, shoes that feel like bricks on your feet, etc. I also wanted to swing leads with him. Last fall he asked to take the lead on the last pitch of Consolation, just a shorty to the top after ...
... veteran mountaineer who survived treacherous terrains in all corners of the world has been killed by a falling rock in this Alberta mountain resort region. Karl Konrad Nagy, of Canmore, was 36. “He...
... a load of crap'; one of them retorted. I explained that I under- stood that as long as you don't hang, fall, or otherwise weight the rope, that it is still 'on-sight' when you give it another go. S...
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