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Reddit alpinism Really broad and of course I know alpinism isn't a competition, but I love reading about bad ass climbs so I want to hear which climbs put up have inspired you most! A few of my favorites House and Anderson new route on Rupal Face in Alpine style, Marc Andre Leclerc Torre Egger solo in winter, Tomo Cesen's solo of Jannu (if he did indeed I know this reddit post is like 2 years old but I want to buy the glissade for skiing but can't find any reviews (or even info really) on them anywhere online. I feel really healthy and strong when I do some basic strength training once a week (I love deadlifts, bench press, pull ups, and dips). AFL: The home of Australian rules football on Reddit, including the Australian Football League and all other aspects of the game. Hey all, wife and I are going to be in the Dolomites in a couple weeks and are interested in trying via ferrata for a day. This is going to be a mountaineering tent that I will use at low and high elevations. 80K subscribers in the alpinism community. I want to get into alpine climbing but am not sure where to start. I think so many people are quick to judge or question someone like Marc-Andre when in reality we should envy those who have found their path in life, no matter how extreme. I'm much more of a novice when it comes to alpinism/mountaineering/climbing. The goal: "Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day. If… Then do it! Just make sure someone knows your route and give them two check in times - one you expect to be back by, and one for when they should call S&R for you. r/alpinism This is the smaller rock climbing community on reddit. How warm are they? At what temperature would you say they get a bit uncomfortable? I'm mostly probably skiing in the -10F to 50F (-23C to 10C) range, using handwarmers below 5F/-15C. To assign a user flair to yourself on desktop, expand the community options menu below and click the pencil icon by your username. Dumb question, but if you're climbing in the Alps in winter wouldn't ski boots be more reasonable? I don't have experience with highly technical winter climbing, so maybe people carry a second set of shoes, but I've done a lot of moderate-grade winter/spring ascents above 4000m and never felt the boots were a limiting factor, either on rock scrambles or on steep ice. Hey so I am now in the market for a new pair of gloves. If you think of everest as a common example, large group of mountain climbers in an expedition hauling gear between camps vs 2-3 professional alpinists trying a new route carrying only the gear they need to summit. Less gear, faster pace. Those two The alpinism pants from simond (decathlon) are cheap and amazing. My first real mountains were just scrambles around Banff, then progressively tougher and more committed alpine routes. You could read Training for the Uphill Athlete or Training for the New Alpinism by Steve House. r/mountaineering is not r/alpinism. Hey guys, I made a first preparation for a climbing/mountaineering vacation in the Alps. Winter is my priority but 4-season would be ideal. Looking for a two-man tent I can take on ski tours, ascents, and backpacking trips. But I see many people using regular backpacking tents in the bugaboos. 200 votes, 63 comments. Tons Just a sub-reddit for everything that occurs off road and off paved surfaced in a motor vehicle, in the state of Colorado. You have all your stuff in your pack and go for it in a single push. I highly recommend Steve House's "training for the uphill athlete," or any material really that goes into detail on zone 2 endurance training. To me, alpinism is really a combination of all the outdoor skills you have, so it helped me a lot to also have spent a lot of time backpacking in the sierra before i even started climbing, which gave me a good foundation in routefinding and general comfort outside potentially facing the elements for long periods of time. Alpinism and sport climbing aren't the same sport (although there is a big overlap in alpinists who sport climb) and your question is very poorly framed. How did you get into alpinism, and how did you learn? Would you suggest me to take an alpinism course? My goals would be first and foremost to learn how to do things safely by myself and stay safe, and also to meet people with which to go on expeditions. What’s important is the temperature rating on your sleeping bag and you’ll need to balance that with comfort, weight, and price. However, there was a specific climbing and mountaineering culture within the Alps, that alpinism has become synonymous with. My two cents and why I am happy to consider Simmond in my shopping: The underlying question seems to assume that most more popular or mainstream companies don't make junk that falls apart the moment you brush against rock or touch a snag, or that don't shed dwr into the environment the moment they begin to be used. Members Online. Occasionally a post crops up asking how best to train for alpinism and people are normally directed to that book. 1. For other races of the World Tour calendar including Giro D'Italia, check /r/peloton Welcome to /r/Electricians Reddit's International Electrical Worker Community aka The Great Reddit Council of Electricians Talk shop, show off pictures of your work, and ask code related questions. 81K subscribers in the alpinism community. Hi all. Those two, non-detachable low speed quads are the best season pass you'll ever own. OP, you should aspire to get to the point where you can multi day out of a 38L. The heuristics make the pursuit something other then alpinism. Example: climbing Rainier liberty ridge over 2-3 days with a full rack, tents, and all the “comforts” is traditional mountaineering, but doing that same technical climb with minimal rack in a single push up and over the DC would be considered done in alpine style, or The official reddit and message board for Steven Low's site and books: Overcoming Gravity 2nd Edition, Overcoming Gravity Advanced Programming, Overcoming Poor Posture, and Overcoming Tendonitis. The grade of the route doesn't matter too much as long as it requires you to actually climb. This is ultimately the best way of developing specific endurance for mountaineering. Chiming in here, more for the benefit of others than for you, as you clearly "get it". But i'm on the hunt for somebody more hybrid, meaning something that can be used for glacier travel and technical mountaineering in the Alps. Members Online • Reddit's OG off-piste sub for all things backcountry skiing/splitboarding. Recently went on a climbing trip. Join us for game discussions, tips and tricks, and all things OSRS! OSRS is the official legacy version of RuneScape, the largest free-to-play MMORPG. I can’t speak to Hummer as a brand but good brands (Mountain Hardwear, North Face, NEMO, Rab etc. After four months of training 2 or 3 times a week with a heart rate of 140-145bpm for 90 minutes (treadmill), I'm seeing huge benefits. Alpinism should include either steep rock climbing or steep snow/ice climbing. This is climbing peaks in a single push, often highly technical climbing, with a minimum of team members and equipment. They are questioning whether the risk profile is actually higher than they thought it was, higher than they are comfortable with. Posted by u/Ill_Ad_4449 - 1 vote and no comments 12 votes, 41 comments. I'm based in London, and I'm planning on climbing Mount Elbrus next summer (guided). EDIT: I wanted to thank everyone for your kindness and useful suggestions. Hey everybody. Because, as he says several times in the film, it was only because he made such a big deal about it being for Nepal, that he was able to raise the money for it, and get the help of the Nepali gov't to work with China so they could get in to climb Shishapangma after it was closed for the year. My dad owns a Lowe Alpine Mountain Attack Pro 35+10 and i love the design, with lots of gear loops. My objectives for the last couple of years have been climbing F or PD routes in the Alps as part of a semi-autonomous week-long training camp, mainly with other novices in their mid-20s to early-30s (I'm 39). It was only recently (40ish years) that people have attempted to redefine alpinism to something akin to a pissing contest. Alpinism really cannot involve the desire to create while moving in terrain and exacting ones preferred travel technique. I assume you’re also focused on developing mountaineering specific endurance since you posted this in the Alpinism community, in which case I also suggest hiking with a backpack if you have the outdoors close to you. However, I find it really hard to manage energy levels and recovery times doing these workouts, especially deadlifts, AND long cardio days, rock climbing days, working full time etc. 51 votes, 30 comments. The one you posted looks more durable, has more pockets and some ventilation, but is also quite heavy. The home of Climbing on reddit. I’ll be heading to Nepal in November to climb Lobuche and was curious what layering systems people used for this climb or similar 6k peaks. If you're just looking for a quick "what should I do" this book obviously isn't that because it's over 400 pages long. /r/TourdeFrance is the reddit community to discuss the biggest event of the pro cycling calendar - Tour de France. I trained very consistently for 8 months (mostly running at low heart rate following the MAF formula) but I made little progress when it came to my running pace and when I went in my trip although I saw improvements over previous hikes I had done I was still not in good enough shape to succeed in the peaks No. Hello all, me and 3 of my friends are looking to climb Denali and wondering how much would it cost per person if we did the whole trip by ourselves, of course using the air plane. And yes we are scared of falling. Members Online • wasp-vs-stryper Reddit's OG off-piste sub for all things backcountry skiing/splitboarding. But what are… Discover the world of Roomba and iRobot robotic vacuums at r/roomba! This unofficial community-driven subreddit is your go-to destination for tips, troubleshooting, and discussions related to Roomba robot vacuums & mops. They recommend both Training the Uphill Athlete and Training for the New Alpinism, and I'm looking to purchase one to start developing a training plan for myself. To me they are different. This is the subreddit for the Elden Ring gaming community. 49 votes, 55 comments. Stats on a recorded route. Alpinism is Alpine style climbing as opposed to siege style climbing (where a basecamp is set up and you climb the mountain in a series of pushes). I went from a gym rat to leading Everest expeditions in about 10 years climbing full time. Elden Ring is an action RPG which takes place in the Lands Between, sometime after the Shattering of the titular Elden Ring. The community for Old School RuneScape discussion on Reddit. Go to alpinism r/alpinism. I am based in the PNW and spend most of my time in the Cascades. Most of us simply don’t start there, they get there as an evolution. It could be hut to hut, or just from… Picture of Mountain Attack Pro Hi, im looking for a new mountaineering backpack. Not at all. Really, I think just walking and running and climbing (in the mountains whenever possible) is really the best exercise for a beginner. So, if you are going off roading, looking into riding along for a trip off road, wanting suggestions for off roading in the Colorado area, or maybe just building a rig and need some help, maybe this will be a place to have Why not simply says that he wanted to achieve something no one else ever did and leave it there. Alpinism is a style of mountaineering not a discipline in and of itself. Of course everything has risk. Help your fellow Redditors crack the electrical code. Xavier de Le Rue has many great YT videos on the topics:) Reply Hi, We will arrive to the area with a car in mid July, and we are interested to get some good hiking 7-10 days. Looking to learn and improve before my trip. Discuss any of the books, training, nutrition, and lifestyle. r/alpinism. Alpinism as a concept developed in Europe, as a term to describe mountaineering generally. 57 votes, 40 comments. The alpinism aspect is more of a tool to reach fun lines and make an adventure out of it, also in the high alpines. The corollary to freedom is personal agency so to preserve the freedom of the wild places we must hope to preserve the requirement for personal agency in achieving proficiency for their use. Budget is a limitation, not sure if there is a best time of year to buy sale-wise. Check /r/climbing for more content. 4M subscribers in the climbing community. Fairly new to alpinism having only done a few peaks in NZ with very mild weather. ) are generally reasonably good. Alpinists frequently die (some have long careers too, the hazards can be managed with training, patience and good judgement, along with a bit of luck), altitude sickness, crevasses, rock fall . Hello Bro, good luck! You’re going to have a blast, the weather can be very different, when we summited we were with a T shirt and light second layer at the top at the end of August last year, just take something versatile and light so you can put it in the bag. I use them for skiing and climbing all year round and I am working on a self-sewn replica because there's no decathlon where I am now. Hey everybody I'm currently looking at getting a new ice axe, right now I have the Petzl Summit. I looked at a lot of tents--Mountain Hardware EV2, Black Diamond Viceroy and some others, the MSR tents and one from Marmot--and I narrowed it down based on my needs: solid wind/snow protection, ease of setup, single-wall design, good ventilation, and a vestibule. Reddit's OG off-piste sub for all things backcountry skiing/splitboarding. The desire to “take something away” Is too big a motivator. I'm learning a tremendous amount. Mostly chose to ignore it and do my own thing, which was something along the line 21 votes, 29 comments. However, I think the more interesting and difficult discussion is what we do with the risk profile in alpinism. For brevity sake I'll post this like a list rather than paragraph Experience: -From Utah USA and have climbed the major peaks on the wasatch front in addition to many others. We've hiked a handful of 14ers and are fairly confident hikers in general, but this will be new for us. You can find stats like elevation gain, distance, etc while your recording the route, but once you've finished recording, you cant easily look at your route info. Now for people who think climbing is a personality type, they want to define themselves as Alpinist because “it’s the hardest type of climbing” Alpinism does not describe difficulty of climbing. From what I can tell, NA is more focused on general mountaineering and climbing, where UA is a bit more focused on trail running and skimo. There you can probably get away with it if you time your weather well and stake it out well, but generally speaking do not use an ultralight backpacking tent for alpine camping and high elevations, especially not for mountaineering. A couple of recommendations outside of the Petzl and Black Diamond ones: I find that there are 2 cases that I need light in: 1) I need blinding brightness for route finding, snow condition assessment from the base of a couloir, etc 2) I just need a bit of light to keep me on the trail until the sun comes up and then maybe a bit on the other end too if it's a longer day or things don't go to plan. Those two, non-detachable low FOTH is a classic for sure, but I’ve heard recent opinions from various mountain guides that it’s a bit outdated/old-fashioned (even the latest editions). Simply put, climbing alpine peaks by technical routes. New to alpinism, and first off I have to say, this subreddit has been such a great resource. The day Alpinism is an undergrad degree program or a 2 year technical cert will be a sad day indeed. Essentially the same skills but different disciplines, alpinism is considered the more 'pure form'. Good points, and I just felt like there's an implication that should be pointed out to op: If you are actually in possession of a wide enough skillset to solo the mountain, you would bring a valuable asset to a rope team, find out who are going at that time, and ask them if you can join, given what you can offer. 18 votes, 17 comments. Alpinism is Climbing mountains or faces on mountains by routes that aren't walk ups. They will be pretty advanced, but they are a start. I've used the alpinism light jacket on many winter climbs and ski tours in the Alps, it was also enough for some very rainy bike rides, but will get soaked at some point. Have a pretty basic setup with a fleece, soft shell and 180g fill puffy. To me, that's what OP is actually dealing with. I'm looking for a shoe that can pretty much do it all - from regular hiking up to some class 4 climbing/scrambling… Hello, so about 20 years ago I bought a Black Diamond headlamp (not sure exactly which one) and it was a great light, very long battery life, bright, extremely durable, etc. Basically, I would say that if you want to train for any mountaineering or alpinism related goal, this book contains 100% of the information you need to devise your own training plan. You hit the nail on the head. It seems like they would buy Mark Twight’s used underwear and sniff it if they could, and much of what they write here is an attempt to mimic Twight’s angst filled writing style. I had listened to the podcasts, read the TFtNA plans, did all that. There are users on reddit, mountain project, and other forums who embody the mindset described in this post. wvmlt pkfvjl yxp brdczf edblx vbvui tlzztob byl numfd mafxf