Posts Tagged ‘mountaineering’
Points Unknown Super Gaiters
For our trip to Nepal we were planning on not bringing plastic boots, even though we were originally planning on doing some pretty technical climbing. Our desire was to not have to carry in several pairs of footwear, since we also didn't want to use porters for our approach. The result of these constraints led us to design and construct four pairs [...]
The Secret life of Mountain Guides
By Austin Peters. Sometimes its easy to look back and see where it all went wrong. The one wrong move, the wrong words said, and where you were able to observe, almost visually, your life pivoting on its strange axis to lead you off in the entirely wrong direction. When you wake up in your tent half way up a mountain, wind howling, [...]
High Altitude
High Altitude During climbs to higher elevations, generally above 8000ft/2400m, the body undergoes certain physiological changes. These changes effect the way your body performs including hyperventilation/dyspnea (shortness of breath) upon exertion, increased urination, awakening many times during the night, and periodic breathing at night. [...]
Mountain Madness: A short story
Authors note: While being tent bound for days waiting out epic spring snow storms in the Chilkat Range of Southeast Alaska, any escape from the monotony is welcome. This short fictional story is a piece of that madness. The wind is howling outside and for a few seconds I wonder if our feeble nylon shell can take it. The thin aluminum [...]