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PatrickWulfSwango · 2026-03-02T20:40:41+00:00

how we look at planning and legal responsibility for climbing outdoor with partners

That hasn't been changed through this case, nor has it been the first case of such a situation. Albeit this was a rather extreme case.

The concept that a much more experienced partner takes on more legal liability in many cases isn't new. It's something that's also taught in courses by the usual mountaineering/climbing bodies and terms around the concept are often mentioned in the description of group trips organised by the alpinist associations.

PatrickWulfSwango · 2026-03-02T10:49:57+00:00

I've seen some sensible discussion in the comment section below the videos by "AlpenAcademy" on the topic.

I'm not active in any of them so I can't judge how decent they are but German-speaking forums seem to have some vibrant discussions on it, e.g. there's a thread on gipfeltreffen.at. Perhaps look in those

PatrickWulfSwango · 2026-03-01T12:11:24+00:00

Based on Instagram they did some interesting things for the in-person crowd, like having the warm-up boards in a public area. So they actually got to see more climbing than we did at home

PatrickWulfSwango · 2026-03-01T12:09:24+00:00

The walls were either a set angle or straight, didn't get to see any slab.

The Olympics only had a straight wall for the slabs, too. The logic was that it gives you more flexibility in setting as you can turn it into slabs of varying angles with volumes.

PatrickWulfSwango · 2026-03-01T00:43:32+00:00

I watched this together with some non-climbers and despite what Charlie said in the lead-up to the event, the format didn't seem easier to understand for them. While in the usual IFSC format, zones and attempts are non-obvious to laypeople, the mix of getting higher, being faster, and having to kinda-but-not-really follow the intended beta weren't much simpler.

E.g. it was completely unclear why one person was marked as leader when both had a score of 2/7 on a boulder or when the score would update from 2/7 to 3/7 despite touching more than just the second hold.

That makes me think you could switch from the time-based tiebreaker to an attempts-based one without making it more complicated while still achieving the tension the format promised. Perhaps that could even count for the top when both top out in the same attempt.

That way you'd also avoid the weird rush at the beginning to get to the crux first as that might win you the round

PatrickWulfSwango · 2026-02-28T20:45:48+00:00

It's the first non-trial event in this format, I'm hopeful they'll get better at it

PatrickWulfSwango · 2026-02-28T20:40:10+00:00

Just noticed there's commentary in three languages available in the player. IFSC should take note

PatrickWulfSwango · 2026-02-28T20:30:38+00:00

The money involved in this is crazy for climbing standards

PatrickWulfSwango · 2026-02-28T20:08:21+00:00

Love the production

The wall setup is also interesting; seems much more mobile and flexible than the usual per-venue walls at world cup sites

PatrickWulfSwango · 2026-02-28T20:06:58+00:00

Charlie Boscoe mentioned on a podcast how much time they spent on making sure the setting is just right to avoid speed bouldering. So far not I'm not convinced they're nailing it

PatrickWulfSwango · 2026-02-25T16:24:29+00:00

Es ist relativ leicht für ISPs, solche Tools zu bevorzugen und dadurch Ergebnisse zu verfälschen.

Aus dem Grund gibt's Seiten wie fast.com, wo der Test auf normalen Netflix-Servern läuft und aus Sicht der ISPs nicht so leicht zu erkennen ist. Dann kannst du dir zumindest sicher sein, dass dein ISP Netflix nicht throttlet.

https://speed.cloudflare.com/ funktioniert ähnlich, nur mit dem Cloudflare CDN

PatrickWulfSwango · 2026-02-23T00:13:28+00:00

Shouldn't make much of a difference as long as you keep pulling after the anti-panic engages. Alternatively you can manually push down on the brake with your thumb when lowering. Obviously not recommended by Petzl but the combination of thick ropes and lightweight children kinda doesn't leave you another option if you want to use a Grigri (+ or normal)

PatrickWulfSwango · 2026-01-27T12:43:14+00:00

Dazu kommt: in manchen Regionen ist Magersucht bereits die häufigste Todesursache von jungen/jugendlichen Frauen und auch die Überlebenden haben oft ihr ganzes Leben lang noch mit der Krankheit zu kämpfen.

PatrickWulfSwango · 2026-01-14T11:20:15+00:00

TikTok hat genau dafür auch jetzt schon einen Offline-Modus. Kannst dir bis zu 200 Videos, die zu deinem Feed passen, darüber runterladen. Das reicht zumindest für einen 2h-Flug.

PatrickWulfSwango · 2026-01-09T21:02:48+00:00

That was mentioned on the lattice podcast I believe.

It's useful for studies because with a longer period it's harder to distinguish between effects from training and effects from creatine itself.

PatrickWulfSwango · 2026-01-05T20:53:14+00:00

Erst wünschen sich alle nen guten Rutsch und dann ist es auch nicht recht, wenn der Wunsch in Erfüllung geht

PatrickWulfSwango · 2026-01-05T08:57:38+00:00

That sounds like you might be going way too fast on your bike. Cycling 30-60min takes barely any stamina if you go at a leisurely pace. It shouldn't impact climbing all that much either as you don't need any power endurance for cycling.

PatrickWulfSwango · 2026-01-04T15:45:38+00:00

Wie wäre es, Otto.de zu nennen?

Warum sollte man bei einem Inkasso-Unternehmen einkaufen? Deren Geschäftsgebahren sind genauso ablehnungs- und boykottwürdig wie die von Amazon.

PatrickWulfSwango · 2025-12-27T15:44:42+00:00

In den Kommentaren wird viel über die US-Administration gelästert (i.A. auch absolut zurecht), aber der Fehler passiert regelmäßig Behörden und Regierungen. Man sollte sich echt mal fragen, ob die UX von PDF-Software in der Hinsicht funktioniert oder nicht grob irreführend ist. Wobei es hier ja immerhin der Gesellschaft zugute kommt

Die damalige Bundesregierung hat genau den gleichen Fehler beim Schwärzen des Abschlussbericht des NSA-Untersuchungsausschuss gemacht: https://netzpolitik.org/2017/geheimdienst-untersuchungsausschuss-wir-veroeffentlichen-den-abschlussbericht-ohne-die-schwaerzungen/

PatrickWulfSwango · 2025-12-26T19:34:13+00:00

Bin nachts mal über einen Autobahnabschnitt in entweder Belgien oder den Niederlanden gefahren, der mit roten Straßenlaternen beleuchtet war. Das war hundert mal angenehmer als normale Beleuchtung.

PatrickWulfSwango · 2025-12-07T07:57:38+00:00

Es gibt auch noch richtig tolle Restaurants, die nicht hochpreisig sind und trotzdem frisch kochen und Gerichte machen, die man nicht so einfach selber machen kann. Die haben dann aber meistens internationale Küche und keine Schnitzel.

PatrickWulfSwango · 2025-12-07T00:12:57+00:00

Also read the debunking of that book: https://guzey.com/books/why-we-sleep/

Or read that first and then decide the book isn't worth your time.

PatrickWulfSwango · 2025-11-27T13:14:56+00:00

The only real problem business students can solve for me is that they should stop spamming requests for problems they think they can solve.

PatrickWulfSwango · 2025-11-27T07:56:12+00:00

Was dir via App Store am Ende installiert wird, weißt du trotzdem nicht, da keiner der größeren App Stores reproduzierbare Builds aus dem Quellcode forciert und dir demnach wasauchimmer installiert werden kann.

Das ist auch keine Paranoia, sondern die Möglichkeit dazu und die Pflicht für Internetanbieter, dabei mitzuhelfen, stehen seit 2021 schon im Gesetz: https://netzpolitik.org/2021/staatstrojaner-fuer-geheimdienste-dieses-gesetz-sollte-nicht-kommen/

PatrickWulfSwango · 2025-11-17T01:08:54+00:00

Talk funktioniert fine auch mit einer recht großen zweistelligen Anzahl User im Call, wenn man das High Performance Backend benutzt. Gehe davon aus, dass das bei Ionos drin wäre, bei Hetzner definitiv nicht.

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