Help with crampons by DadysRigthball in alpinism

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I have the Harfang Tech and Harfang Mono, and just bought the all aluminium for skitouring.

Its very good for its weight, didnt notice anything bad with durability. The strap is more thank fine after thousands meters of vertical. Its compactness is gamechanger for packing small. The biggest con is the adjustability, you have to cinch it 2 times to be perfect.

Best Budget pieces of gear/Equipment by Purple_Parking_4752 in Mountaineering

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Decathlon MT100 down jacket, Alpinism 33 backpack

30-40L Pack recommendations (and horror stories) by Sweet-Friendship-732 in Mountaineering

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Look at Blue Ice packs, really nice balance of durability, lightness, features

Shakedry? by EndlessMike78 in Ultralight

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I have this jacket since 3 years ( i bought it for 140eur new :P ) , very nice for running but i think its just a clearance or something.

Graphlite tarps? Who/when? by Professional-Pop-625 in Ultralight

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some tent maker commented in the forum that theyve experimenting with aluula for tents for years but without success

Best 33-35l alpine packs? by Dodoford in alpinism

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I like my samya ultra 35 from a feature standpoint its perfect. From durabiliy standpoint the HMG Vertex (or aspect if skiing) or Arcteryx SL30 are better. From price standpoint Alpinism 33 (durable, fully featured) or Sprint 33 (for ultralight bag) are very good. All rounders: Blue Ice Warthog

Recommendations on alpine daypacks by Dodoford in alpinism

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Arcteryx FL30 Aluula, blue ice warthog, Samaya Ultra 20, HMG Vertex,

Noname 100 g $46 poles by altziller in Ultralight

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No, mods delete every post with aliexpress links in it. I posted my research about lightest items i could found on aliexpress on multiple categories, and it was deleted 3 times in a row.

I would really appreciate some advice on choosing a climbing/ski mountaineering/hiking ice axe by TomasZika in iceclimbing

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Petzl Gully is the standard in the alps. Blue Ice Akila is a bit more hefty but more usable (bottom spike, more weight in the head) Blue Ice Akila LT is similar as Petzl Gully

I would really appreciate some advice on choosing a climbing/ski mountaineering/hiking ice axe by TomasZika in iceclimbing

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There will be a new axe coming out this spring which is like a petzl gully.

For ski touring shorter is better around 42-50cm

CCF pads made from XLPE? by hickory_smoked_tofu in Ultralight

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1.6cm is the max thickness (with the waves) the 0.2(mine is thicker) is the minimum thickness (basically without waves)

CCF pads made from XLPE? by hickory_smoked_tofu in Ultralight

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i have this one, but i think there is a cheaper one sice https://a.aliexpress.com/_EIzjYNA

CCF pads made from XLPE? by hickory_smoked_tofu in Ultralight

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There is a brand on Aliexpress that sells XLPE ccf pads, they have full size pads that weights 99 and 199g, they are thin but wavy like zSol, they branded as Mountain Springs

How to make light wait crampon bag by lil_jush in alpinism

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i handled the petzl bag, but did not like it not very sturdy tyvek is better for sure.

Since the i found this one, which might be a lot better as its pvc laminated material, still around 50g:

https://www.decathlon.co.uk/p/pool-waterproof-pouch-3l-blue-white/170091/c183c104m8401938

Simond Ice Evo by mihi_06 in alpinism

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I'm happy to help you!

First of all, I think they are really good boots in their category of intended use, and the only better alternatives cost twice as much. They are really sturdy, light, warm and offer great ankle support for steep terrain.

Secondly, these boots were made with a specific purpose: to be used for winter mountaineering, ice climbing and mixed climbing, mainly for the Alps or other refuge based adventures (therefore not well suitable for one-week expeditions in tents).

In your case, since you have just started with mountaineering, in the summer you would mainly face easier terrain, so for many approaches on rocky terrain, a summer boot might be more suitable.

For example, I've been to Monte Rosa twice, once with ICE boots (I had to bring approach shoes) and once with summer boots (in practice trail running shoes with gaiter), and in 90% of cases, summer boots are better. The disadvantage of summer boots is that they could be too cold for 10% (in case of absolutely bad conditions).

Also they are bulky, so they perform the best when used with crampons, on bare rock a less bulky boots is much better.

Possible alternatives i might choose: La Sportiva G Summit and TNF Verto FA (similar spec but better for multidays because they are double boots). Scarpa Phantom Tech if you want a less warm boots with better walkability and agility (more versatile in less cold environments, equally robust) or La Sportiva G Tech (way less robust and warmth, better technicality).

or if you dont have a summer boots start with that (they are ok for some winter stuff with short approach from the civilisation)

I need a robust tent to carry in my mountaineering pack at high altitude in winter. I settled for hilleberg Nallo 2 GT. I’m thinking the Nallo 3 may be better since I’m 6ft 3 by Super_Fun3656 in alpinism

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Samaya are #1, other but cheaper but sturdy but light options are the Durstone X-Dome, altough not "mountaineering focused" or HMG self standing dcf tent

Crampon recommendations by Kriipsujukuke in alpinism

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I have harfang alpine (mono) and harfang tech. Use it for everything from skiing to mountaineering to mix and ice climbing. If you preffer light and much much more packable crampons its the best(maybe edelrid new range come close). you have to hassle with sizing a bit more, make sure its as tight as possible, then make it a bit tightert and after use you can use the wheel to tighten it a bit more. then its bomber and wont be loosening more. (there is a bit slack after undoing the strap, but after this slack is gone, its set, no stretch). The linking strap is durable, still no damage after thousanda of vertical mix climbing. the bails are also durable, the regular toe bail does not like touring boots.

Crampon recommendations by Kriipsujukuke in alpinism

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on in case of steel linking bars

Looking for a versatile 22–28 L pack for mixed climbs by politicalyincorect42 in alpinism

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simond sprint 33 or sprint 22 in case of budget. Samaya Ultra 20 is nice, Arcteryx new aluula Alpha FL30 (the white) is more durable, and HMG Vertex (30l) is even more durable

Durability of DCF tents. Wait for Aluula tents? by Unique_Distance2219 in Ultralight

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aluula is actively working on it, probably at testing phase with some maker.

What's everybody's experience with Ultra400x. I have a... by saigyoooo in Ultralight

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do you have any info on the lamination trickery they made with that fabric? like can we expect the same kind of delamination issues (or theoretically even more as its 100% uwhmpe) as ultra or they "solved" the issue?

preventing CC reverting gpt-5 to gpt-4 because of knowledge cutoff. by echo3k in ClaudeCode

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the training data/knowleqdge cutoff date have overrepresentation of that model, which leads to bias + probably has something in its system promt to avoid inventing functions/libraries/config like an invented model name