from SAIS Southern Cairngorms
And the most important piece of kit of all-keep your avalanche thinking hat on at all times; this year and next.
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from SAIS Southern Cairngorms
Shovel, probe and avalanche transceiver are three pieces of avalanche safety equipment for travel in avalanche terrain. The shovel and probe have multiple uses. The probe is good for getting a sense of layers in the snowpack and depth of snow cover. The transceiver is worn (not as in the photo) under the outer layer of clothing, quickly accessible for immediate use if required. We showed briefly the knowledge and kit in Part 1 2, watch this space for Part 3.
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from Matthew Dieumegard-Thornton
The Amphu Lapcha A quick and cold fair well was given to Baruntse base camp as we got underway for Chukhung. This was expected to be a 12 hour day which would be a shock to the system after trekking for 6 hours at most on the walk in. Walking most of the way with Debbie and Gordon, we all doubted our ability to get over the Amphu Lapcha; however the prospect of failing wasn’t too great as the Amphu Lapcha was the only reasonable way out of the valley other than a helicopter… our time would come for ...
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from Matthew Dieumegard-Thornton
Arriving at Baruntse Baruntse Base Camp The arrival at Baruntse was impressive one, as BC, the moraine, and the towering Southwest face of Baruntse opened out in front of us. This was our home for the next 10 days. During the rest of this day and the next, the first rest days we had had for 17 days, we got straight down to business. We only had a scheduled 10 days on the mountain so every day counted. The two days were spent organising piles and many barrels of food, equipment for high on the mountain, and
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from The Adventure Blog
Yesterday I posted a review of the Survival Medic from Adventure Medical Kits . This great little pack includes all kinds of useful items to help you survive in the backcountry, such as a space blanket, safety whistle, basic medical supplies, and items to help start a fire. Best of all, it is compact, weighs just 4.8 ounces, and quite literally could save your life. Thanks to the fine folks over at AMK, I have three of the Survival Medics to give away, and as usual with Adventure Blog gear giveaways, I ...
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from The Adventure Blog
Are you looking for a great stocking stuffer for the outdoor adventurer on your list? Then look no further than the Survival Medic from Adventure Medical Kits . Like any other product from AMK, this little med kit is packed full of useful goodies that could come in handy when dealing with emergencies on the trail. The Survival Medic tips the scales at just 4.8 ounces (136 grams), which means you can throw it in your daypack and barely notice that it is even there. But don't let its diminutive size fool ...
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from Climber's Blog
Over the years I have used a lot of kit. Much of it home made. Not because I was cheap but because you simple couldn't always buy the gear you needed in the US. Back in the '70s I made my own bivy sacks (bothy bag) f...
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from Rock Climbing UK
In Joe Simpson’s autobiography This Game of Ghosts he gives a tense account of an accident on the Dru in the early 1980s. A bivi ledge collapsed, leaving Simpson and his climbing partner dangling from a dodgy peg and staring at a two thousand foot drop. They spent twelve hours hanging there. “It was not [...] Climbing Harness Guide: Evolution, Features and Choosing the Right Harness is a post from: Rock Climbing UK , an online UK climbing magazine, written BY UK climbers FOR UK climbers. If you liked
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from Rock Climbing UK
OK, so this is not strictly a piece of climbing equipment but it is a serious piece of post-climbing, chilling kit! My good friends over at b-bag are giving away one of their fantastic new quilted Mighty-b b-bags. All you have to do for a chance to win is head over to their Facebook page [...] Win a funky beanbag worth more than 100 quid closes Midnight tonight! is a post from: Rock Climbing UK , an online UK climbing magazine, written BY UK climbers FOR UK climbers. If you liked this post, you might also
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from UKClimbing.com News
The next 24 hours could mean £1000 and £1000 worth of kit for a couple of expeditions... but which one will get your vote!
Check out Ricky Munday and George Ullrich's expeditions and make your choice..
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