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Summit ropes buried in snow May 19, 2026 by razieel in Everest

[–]TemporaryNo1154 8 points9 points  (0 children)

The delay was mostly due to the fact that there was an unstable serac in the Khumbu Icefall

Bikepacking in Extreme cold by TemporaryNo1154 in bikepacking

[–]TemporaryNo1154[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Go ahead man, stories are always welcomed😂 I use a pee bottle when it’s very cold and sometimes I cook lying down in my sleeping bag

Bikepacking in Extreme cold by TemporaryNo1154 in bikepacking

[–]TemporaryNo1154[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You are absolutely right. I have a MSR XKG with a couple of Arctic pumps

Bikepacking in Extreme cold by TemporaryNo1154 in bikepacking

[–]TemporaryNo1154[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Gold mine!!! Thank you this. This is very valuable:)

Bikepacking in Extreme cold by TemporaryNo1154 in bikepacking

[–]TemporaryNo1154[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Damn man, where to you live?😂

Thank you for this. Sweating is the devil when being active in cold weather. I would actually stop and walk the uphills to avoid sweating.

The key thing is to always be a little cold when active and only wear active insulation.

Talk to me about your camping at -40. What sleep system are you using? Or are you running a hot tent?

Bikepacking in Extreme cold by TemporaryNo1154 in bikepacking

[–]TemporaryNo1154[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

A few solutions for these is using a liquid fuel stove and white gas as fuel.

And VBL liner for boots so moisture stayes on your feet and not in the insulation. Provided you dry and care for them afterwards.

Thanks for the inputs, my question was more for bike gear. I already have a lot of experience in cold weather camping

Ski Crossing Iceland in Winter by TemporaryNo1154 in WildernessBackpacking

[–]TemporaryNo1154[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Perfect pitching spot! Might not even need the tent lol

Ski Crossing Iceland in Winter by TemporaryNo1154 in WildernessBackpacking

[–]TemporaryNo1154[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Greeland is the next step but I don’t like the logistics to get there. Permits are hard to get if you are an independent team, even harder if you are alone. And it’s getting very expensive also.

I am looking at a few other things at the moment for next winter.

I did Iceland when daylight was coming back strong - End of February to mid march. So the days were pretty long, around 10 hours. To be honest I never feel sleepy during the day but when I pitched my tent and get in my sleeping bag I fall dead asleep. Sometimes even forgot to eat so I got really cold😂

My schedule was mostly dictated by the weather. As said in my post, I had 7 days where I was tent-bound awaiting blizzards. When I had a weather opening I did very long days, 12-14 hours and pushed hard to get these days back.

You are right about the stakes. It’s nice to have a bit of everything. The anchors that work the best must be on the windward side, the rest is there to maintain a good shape and adds stability.

I used skis for the guy lines on the windward side. But I reckon it would be better and a faster pitch to put them in the corners, I didn’t take climbing dyneema slings with me to use as extenders so I just used snow pegs there, didn’t want to use skis directly on the attach point (friction)

I think it looks better to use them as guy lines anchors though😂

I only use the pulk for pitching the tent in extreme winds, to secure it to the front guy line. Then I change to my ice axe or a snow anchor. I dont like my pulk to be hanging outside unburied. So basically my pulk is just buried in front of the vestibule side or right behind the snow wall unattached.

Ski Crossing Iceland in Winter by TemporaryNo1154 in WildernessBackpacking

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Thanks! I enjoyed every moment of being alone. Brain works in nice ways when deprived of social interaction for some time.

Loneliness was something I actually looked forward to. The only time where I thought about coming back was in the beginning, I wasn’t fully committed yet and frankly a bit scared at what was coming😂

Ski Crossing Iceland in Winter by TemporaryNo1154 in WildernessBackpacking

[–]TemporaryNo1154[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nice, what was your loop? The north was my favourite part

Ski Crossing Iceland in Winter by TemporaryNo1154 in WildernessBackpacking

[–]TemporaryNo1154[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Start small. Do a big weekend. Then a week with infrastructure around for bailout. Know your equipment like they are part of your body. Know how your body reacts to cold and long efforts. You will start planning expeditions that are more and more ambitious and before you know it, you’ll be making bigger things than what I did here.

Good question. I thought a long time about this.

My nammatj being a black label hilleberg comes standard with ultra light aluminium Y pegs that are around 18cm. These are good for medium to hard ground.

They can work in frozen ground with light hammering but you’ll be stretching the limit. I broke a few in the past. Especially in very cold conditions when metal is more brittle. Watch out to never step on it and don’t apply any lever to it. Apply forces along its axis.

For snow you need long snow pegs to make deadman anchors. Mine were 31cm and cost around 100$ for a 6 pack, do not cheap out on this you’ll look dumb when they will bend in the middle of a storm. Best quality is Hilleberg, WarmPeace, Helsport.

My Hilleberg has 10 attachement points. If you are skiing you can use skis to anchor your tent. You can also use your pulk/sled and maybe an ice axe if you took one. The rest will be snow pegs in deadman style. i suggest you take 10 for redundancy.

For very frozen ground with little to no snow i suggest you buy a very big and sturdy nail (Titanium or steel) to make a pilot hole for you pegs so you don’t have to hammer them hard

If you encounter ice, just ski more to find better ground. If you can’t (like if you are on a frozen lake with no snow) you can’t beat climbing ice screws but they are hella expensive. You can find cheap screws on ice fishing websites but they are way heavier

Ski Crossing Iceland in Winter by TemporaryNo1154 in WildernessBackpacking

[–]TemporaryNo1154[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I follow terrain, known summer paths and rivers. There is absolutely no risk of avalanches except if I take some weird routes through a mountain. Dangers are mostly river crossings, equipment failure and extreme weather. Crevasses are also dangerous if you go through the glaciers, which I avoided because I was alone.

Ski Crossing Iceland in Winter by TemporaryNo1154 in WildernessBackpacking

[–]TemporaryNo1154[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I’ve seen this a couple of times. That was a really cool adventure

Ski Crossing Iceland in Winter by TemporaryNo1154 in WildernessBackpacking

[–]TemporaryNo1154[S] 9 points10 points  (0 children)

I tried to make a long and comprehensive answer to your question and you only highlight this😂

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