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For solid ice, you use an ice screw (but don't set your tent on hard ice - it's cold, uncomfortably hard, and rather dangerous - you don't want to be wearing crampons inside the tent!). For cracks in rock, you use various forms of chock or cam. For snow, you use snow pickets or flukes or...

So store them full! Seriously, why would you need them to be bone dry? If you insist, you can make a funnel shape from, say, aluminum foil and a section of washing~machine hose, and mount that on a hair dryer. Leave room for air to escape from the bottle, and watch the temperature. Any...

Incorrect. Anybody can see the image you posted (this one: https://scontent-lga3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t31.0-8/20231952_10155579122556340_8381249603268064593_o.jpg?_nc_cat=103&oh=d3626a399759521b70bfee81567d13eb&oe=5C19AABC ) It's possible that you've set this photo to "viewable by anybody" and...

Yep, there's another photo from Sept. 18 (there are two of those, the one at the top is #8 of 26 in the slide show), might be the same spot from reverse angle, this one shows the top gondola terminal under construction and there's another lift terminal in the background that's clearly higher.

Sigh.... one more time, then I'll stop before I become "that crank on VFTT who thinks Monadnock isn't the most-climbed mountain in the world, Mt Washington doesn't have the world's worst weather, and that 'Live Free or Die' won't get you out of a speeding ticket". It's easy for rangers to...

No, no no. First off, that's some ridiculous cherry-picking. Why would you not count a religious hiker? A couple of those temple mounts in China see over a MILLION hikers yearly. Fuji-San (300,000 hikers a year) still rises 1300m (4265ft - a lot higher than Monadnock) from the highest...

The title of the thread instantly reminded me of the gentleman with a bad hip who had to be rescued off of Franconia Ridge in bad weather - two years ago now?? By contrast, it sounds like this party was never in much danger, just overestimated their strength and was unprepared for nightfall...

second-gen Isuzu Trooper? (1991-2002) edit: on second thought I agree with TDawg. I thought the photo showed a painted C-pillar but now I think that's just glare. Second-gen Forester (2002-2008) is a better match for size, and being newer than 2001 is consistent with the paint being in good...

Note that Hurricane Florence is expected to make landfall in the Carolinas later this week. In New England, we can expect significant rain Thursday and Friday, with a good chance of higher winds than usual. The storm is expected to head inland and die in West Virginia, but there's always a...

Also, even if the injury is less severe, if the victim can't walk the biggest problem is manpower for the carry-out. Over forty people in this case. They need to start up the trail (lugging a litter) as soon as the victim's location is known. Waiting for a qualified medic to reach the site...

I haven't played with a firesteel, so I don't know how reliable it is in terms of generating enough heat to reliably ignite a stove (or how factors like wind would affect that). If it takes you an unpredictable number of strikes, you've got increased potential for an incident that removes your...

I've used various radios a few times, from lightweight drug-store single-frequency cheapos to more serious sets, with mixed results. There are a number of pitfalls which mean that radios are least likely to work when you need them most. 1) limited range. Even in ideal conditions, your cheap...

Offshore wind still needs a grid. I imagine offshore will go in a) after onshore is built, with transmission economics worked out and/or b) starting further south, where it's closer to customers.

I used to wear Salomon sandals very similar to the TechAmphibian (not sure what the model was, it was a while ago). I loved them except for one thing: the soles were really slippery on wet rock. If they've improved, maybe it's time to give them a second look, though I'm not sure I want to...

Google maps satellite view shows what looks like a square-based tower, maybe ten feet wide, just south of where the road peters out in the clearing. Possibly a small solar panel on top. I would have expected propane tanks to be big enough to be visible (it's not a place you want to be...

So, not much change from his previous show, just with an admiring sidekick this time.

Do you need a full-height tripod, or would you be content to set your camera on a rock if you could get it level? Your basic aluminum full-size tripod for still photos, with 90 degree flip feature for portrait mode, quick-release mount plate, and built-in level, will cost about twenty bucks...

My top two are: - Davis Path - long (9 miles each way, not counting side trails on Crawford and Davis), but very pleasant: mostly gentle and shady, with a handful of good views along the way (e.g. Crawford, Davis). - Glen Boulder: lots of work in the hot sun, but great views for a long...

Why not a well-ventilated single-wall tent? http://www.davidalbeck.com/hiking/reviews/zeus1exo.html The vestibule needs stakes or rocks (or just stuff your backpack inside) for proper tension, but that's not needed for tent integrity except in very high wind from that direction. A bit of...

I was a little confused by the initial post at first. What RollingRock is saying is that the system changed from "get a parking pass after 16 hours, even if it takes years to accumulate those hours", to "get a parking pass if you do 16 hours within one fiscal year." He is NOT saying that the...