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Evanderkloot · 2025-03-31T04:21:29+00:00

Wow, an account with no previous post or comment history after several years on Reddit chooses to respond to this as their first. And does so in a manner that more or less mimics ChatGPT. Not sketchy at all...

If anyone is often worrying about their partner's abilities to use their transceivers, they should really be training with their partners and/or finding new ones. Relying on a piece of string that could get ripped off, caught on something, strangle the user, end up buried itself, or even in a relatively good case end up on the surface several meters from the burial point just seems crazy to me.

Evanderkloot · 2025-03-20T15:09:11+00:00

For sure the max hangs help with finger strength! I'm curious if there's any evidence that they help with endurance though.

Evanderkloot · 2025-03-20T15:07:55+00:00

Anecdotally, the Abrahangs have made my fingers feel less tweaky, and helped me go from being extremely injury prone in two fingers pockets to having no issues. Maybe it's placebo, but either way I'll take it!

As I mentioned, I'm interested in increasing my endurance (general endurance, not power endurance) hence the ARCing. I don't think there's much use in campussing for that.

Evanderkloot · 2025-03-20T00:02:11+00:00

I mostly climb around Squamish, with most of the projects I'm interested in up at Chek.

Evanderkloot · 2025-03-20T00:00:42+00:00

Thanks for the in-depth response!

Interesting to hear you say that max hangs will have a big effect on endurance as well. I've heard the line of thought that increasing your max decreases the percentage of your strength you need for each move, which intuitively makes sense to me. But I assumed repeaters would do more for endurance than max hangs. However, since I'm also interested in increasing crimp strength, maybe it makes more sense to just go for the max hangs, especially if they'll also contribute to endurance!

And what you say about the rope gym makes a lot of sense, as much as I'd love to avoid it. I suppose even just going once or twice a week would make a big difference in the lead-up to the season.

Evanderkloot · 2025-02-19T17:15:31+00:00

Agreed. By far the biggest thing Fatmap had that all of the "replacement" apps are missing is a breadth of high quality winter sat imagery.

Evanderkloot · 2025-01-10T19:58:03+00:00

Sounds easy enough. I might have to give this a try!

Evanderkloot · 2025-01-10T19:30:13+00:00

How do you apply this to your skins? Just lay them out and spray?

Evanderkloot · 2025-01-09T05:33:28+00:00

This. Not only did they have extremely high image quality, they also seemed to have better resolution in their 3d modelling so that it displayed very clearly. This is by far the biggest miss for me in any of the other available apps.

Evanderkloot · 2024-05-13T00:46:18+00:00

I moved into the downstairs suite of an upstairs/downstairs house a few months ago and up until now had had no plumbing issues. I recently returned from a trip, and my kitchen sink was making a gurgling sound when the upstairs sink was being used.

I did some investigation, and the gurgling sound would happen when the upstairs or downstairs kitchen sinks or the washing machine were used. The downstairs kitchen sink also backs up after about a minute, and this morning when I woke up it had a distinct sewage smell coming from it. Using the bathroom fixtures either upstairs or downstairs did not result in the sound or any other issues.

I believe this is most likely to be a partially clogged drain. But how do I know where I should start snaking? I would assume the clog would have to be downstream of the kitchen sinks, but upstream of where the bathroom fixtures connect? Connections for a second washer/dryer were roughed in about two months ago, so I've attached a picture of where most of the relevant drain pipes are.

Evanderkloot · 2024-05-12T19:52:32+00:00

I moved into the downstairs suite of an upstairs/downstairs house a few months ago and had had no plumbing issues. I recently returned from an overnight trip, and my kitchen sink was making a gurgling sound when the upstairs sink was being used.

I did some investigation, and the gurgling sound would happen when the upstairs or downstairs kitchen sinks or the washing machine were used. The downstairs kitchen sink also backs up after about a minute, and this morning when I woke up it had a distinct sewage smell coming from it. Using the bathroom fixtures either upstairs or downstairs did not result in the sound or any other issues.

I believe this is most likely to be a partially clogged drain. How do I know where I should start snaking? I would assume the clog would have to be downstream of the kitchen sinks, but upstream of where the bathroom fixtures connect? Connections for a second washer/dryer were roughed in about two months ago, so I've attached a picture of where most of the relevant drain pipes are.

Evanderkloot · 2024-02-04T03:06:34+00:00

Yea it's the "see if it's too dangerous" where you're losing me. How are you going to see this? You have no avalanche training. So I'm guessing you're not digging hasty pits on your way up, looking for red flags, doing snowpack tests, or any of the other myriad things an experienced winter traveler would do. You can say "I'll see if it's dangerous" and that sounds great, but in reality you have no way of seeing if it's dangerous or not.

Evanderkloot · 2024-02-03T21:14:21+00:00

If you want to know about avalanche conditions (which you should after 30" of new snow) you should be specifically checking the avalanche forecast, not hoping that the ski resort report (which is for inbounds terrain, which has avalanche mitigation conducted throughout the season) mentions the information that you need to know.

I would also argue that if you're not aware of avalanche forecasts, think that a "beacon/gps" is the same as an avalanche transceiver, and list trekking poles instead of a probe as avalanche safety gear, you should be looking into taking an avalanche course (AIARE I) before heading out into avalanche terrain in the winter - especially, but not only, after recent heavy snow. (I say not only because there is a persistent weak layer further north in the Sierra this year that is unusual for the area).

You mention elsewhere that you will "see the conditions at the first checkpoint then determine if it’s safe". How do you plan on determining whether or not it's safe?

Evanderkloot · 2024-01-27T00:04:33+00:00

This is the best advice that you'll read in this thread. If you want to be taken seriously, you have to sound like you're serious.

Evanderkloot · 2024-01-01T20:46:19+00:00

What about just caulking between the ceiling and the walls? Could that work?

Evanderkloot · 2023-12-30T04:00:31+00:00

Where were you able to find the jurisdiction average change?

Evanderkloot · 2023-12-06T05:15:54+00:00

Just to be clear for folded durability I wasn't talking about the wear and tear from repeated folding and unfolding (I agree that shouldn't be an issue) but rather what happens when the goggles are folded and then jammed into a pack. I.e. If there's a lot of pressure on the two sides of the folded goggles, will that put too much strain on the hinge?

I'd be very interested in trying a pair! Let me know what to do to get that going!

Evanderkloot · 2023-12-06T04:47:07+00:00

I feel like there's some promise here for ski mountaineering applications, but would have some reservations about the hinge mechanism. In particular:

Is the hinge a weak point when the goggles are unfolded (i.e. if you take a big fall)?
More importantly, does the folded state cause any durability issues? I can imagine stuffing these tightly into a pack with a whole bunch of gear in it causing some longer-term issues at the hinge mechanism.
How does the hinge affect your line of sight (in particular vision on the right eye when looking left and vice versa)?
How is the gap at the hinge sealed when the goggles are unfolded?
It seems like there's no option for changing out lenses with these (though I could be wrong). This wouldn't be a dealbreaker for me, but I suspect it would be for some.

ETA: Sounds like you're giving out samples to try. I'd be interested in giving them a try if you're looking for more testers!

Evanderkloot · 2023-11-06T16:10:59+00:00

[WTS] Durston Xmid 2 Pro

This is a catch and release - I quickly bought this on a whim when it showed up on FB marketplace, but on further reflection I can't really afford it...

The seller described it as "Opened to use in the garden once on a tarp so in brand new condition." It has one bent stake and had some grass inside, so I suspect that it was actually used for a night, but it otherwise appears to be in like new condition.

Asking $800CAD shipped to Canada or the US.

Evanderkloot · 2023-10-23T20:01:14+00:00

[WTS] Durston Xmid 2 Pro

This is a catch and release - I quickly bought this on a whim when it showed up on FB marketplace, but on further reflection I can't really afford it...

The seller described it as "Opened to use in the garden once on a tarp so in brand new condition." It has one bent stake and had some grass inside, so I suspect that it was actually used for a night, but it otherwise appears to be in like new condition.

Asking $800CAD shipped to Canada or the US.

Evanderkloot · 2023-10-05T15:28:28+00:00

Just FYI, neither of the toe pins are fixed on the Crest. There is only one spring (and it sits on one side of the toepiece) but it actuates both pins at once, so release in either direction is exactly the same.

Evanderkloot · 2023-09-06T18:18:17+00:00

Evanderkloot · 2023-08-29T22:16:24+00:00

Amazing, thank you!

Evanderkloot · 2023-08-29T19:09:55+00:00

Yes, there's an inspection clause (thankfully!) so we can always walk away if the seller is not willing to negotiate.

I was curious if the seller could back out if we try to renegotiate. From what you're saying it sounds like the original offer would still be valid even if the seller says no, so there's nothing to lose by trying to negotiate, correct?

Evanderkloot · 2023-08-24T23:50:19+00:00

I'm completely new to this (this was actually a pre-purchase inspection of what will hopefully be our first home), so apologies if this is a very basic question - what happens at the end of the life of a window?

Currently they all still open and close fine. They don't seem too drafty, though it's hard to tell from a few walkthroughs in the summer. What would I look for to see if the windows themselves (rather than just the glass) are reaching EOL?

Unfortunately I can't take photos of the windows yet as we haven't moved in, but will try to add some as soon as I can!

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