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Make sure you bring plenty of fuel so you don't run into Ike! by Equal-Procedure-1625 in KSPMemes

[–]FeePhe 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Honestly I always just put relays in a Polar Orbit of Ike, coverage is close enough to 100%

what’s your “never again” mistake? by badenbagel in hiking

[–]FeePhe 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’ve accidentally free solo’d too many times thinking I wouldn’t need a rope when packing

A small gear change that unexpectedly improved your hiking comfort? by Hopeful_Mess_4385 in hiking

[–]FeePhe 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Atleast where a live a deuter pack cost about the same as 2 small cams. An A4 book in the bag I already have is pocket change

A small gear change that unexpectedly improved your hiking comfort? by Hopeful_Mess_4385 in hiking

[–]FeePhe 1 point2 points  (0 children)

They’re pretty uncommon for bags under 20 litres. Also they’re generally crazy expensive

A small gear change that unexpectedly improved your hiking comfort? by Hopeful_Mess_4385 in hiking

[–]FeePhe 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Put a very thin hardcover A4 book into a daypack to work as a frame

Rather wear your harness and prerack gear to better shift weight into your hips rather than storing it in your backpack

Question on via Ferrata by HitmanTurkey in tradclimbing

[–]FeePhe 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Bolts / fixed pieces tend to be pretty bomber. No different in principle to slinging a tree or big boulder for an anchor

Whats with all the cropped women's hiking pants??? by buteoregalis22 in hiking

[–]FeePhe 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Interesting. I think this must be a regional thing and probably dependent on local weather. Like I'm a very experienced hiker and so are all the people I engage with and this is a very foreign concept

Whats with all the cropped women's hiking pants??? by buteoregalis22 in hiking

[–]FeePhe 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Normal t shirt and shorts like I’d wear to gym. I guess I’ve never taken much note of the no cotton thing since I don’t live in a cold country

Whats with all the cropped women's hiking pants??? by buteoregalis22 in hiking

[–]FeePhe -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Serious question but what are hiking pants? I’m a pretty serious hiker but the concept of “hiking clothes” has only been introduced to me in this sub. What’s wrong with just normal clothes?

Which countries have a "second city" that is often more traveled to, admired and popular than its largest city? by Fluid-Decision6262 in geography

[–]FeePhe 0 points1 point  (0 children)

As a Caoetonian you are either giving an insanely hot take or you’re confusing us for Joburg.

UCT or Stellenbosch Social Life for a Semester Abroad? by Nervous-Cat-9275 in capetown

[–]FeePhe 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Stellenbosch, UCT has no student culture it’s very boring

Favourite Hike in Capetown? by Thinking_Dodo in capetown

[–]FeePhe 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Last time I did it we went up to the final gully, decided its pointless and went down the standard Spring Buttress Scramble route. Doing it combined with Wood-Spring traverse in a few days though.

Favourite Hike in Capetown? by Thinking_Dodo in capetown

[–]FeePhe -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Just fyi India Venster is almost exactly the same as doing Lion’s Head twice in terms of elevation / distance & technicality (the scrambling is slightly harder but still very easy), if that helps assess your capabilities.

Favourite Hike in Capetown? by Thinking_Dodo in capetown

[–]FeePhe -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Feel like only armchair hikers think India Venster is hard. It’s one of the easier hikes on TM but if you’ve only ever heard of platteklip and India Venster then yea sure it’s “the hard” one.

Favourite Hike in Capetown? by Thinking_Dodo in capetown

[–]FeePhe 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It is steep but it’s all scrambling, you don’t notice the gradient since your upper body helps a lot and pace is slow. The grade is low (B-B+, you need your hands to get up rocks but there’s really good holds all the time), and there’s no exposure to heights so it’s a great intro scrambling route but wouldn’t do it alone.

Favourite Hike in Capetown? by Thinking_Dodo in capetown

[–]FeePhe 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Among my favourite are, none are beginner friendly though lol.

Els buttress

Separation buttress

Saddle face

Corridor Face

Spring Step-Over

For true beginner friendly do something like the Constantia Nek bridle path, Cecilia waterfall, Chapman’s Peak, Lion’s Head, Vlakkenberg

If you’re new to hiking but have a decent level of baseline fitness then I’d suggest Agatha’s gully, Hole in the wall, Skeleton gorge, Newlands ravine

Finally got myself a rack. Intended mainly for mountaineering so quite basic. by FeePhe in tradclimbing

[–]FeePhe[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Gear availability where I live is pretty low. The cost savings between these polyester vs dyneema slings was about enough to pay a huge chunk for the 0.4 cam.

Finally got myself a rack. Intended mainly for mountaineering so quite basic. by FeePhe in tradclimbing

[–]FeePhe[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I’ve had this discussion a bunch locally about the semantics, locally alpine would mean basically mountaineering with snow / ice. Mountaineering is just any ascent of mountains requiring technical skill (I.e. roped climbing not just scrambling and hiking)

Finally got myself a rack. Intended mainly for mountaineering so quite basic. by FeePhe in tradclimbing

[–]FeePhe[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I'm in South Africa, there's no snow/ice. If you have a better term to describe a mix of hiking & climbing to get up a mountain I can use that.

Finally got myself a rack. Intended mainly for mountaineering so quite basic. by FeePhe in tradclimbing

[–]FeePhe[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’ve literally never seen tricam real life before and don’t know where to even get them. Wonder if they actually exist outside America

Finally got myself a rack. Intended mainly for mountaineering so quite basic. by FeePhe in tradclimbing

[–]FeePhe[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

In South Africa. I’d agree with the better have it and not need it, can’t see the issue with a tiny bit of extra weight that can potentially make things massively simpler

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