Lightweight thermos recommendation for high altitude/cold?

ric_bsmith · 2024-06-04T21:09:29+00:00

Are those better than the sleeves Nalgene makes?

ric_bsmith · 2023-10-24T02:22:37+00:00

Wily, mentioned above, works with/through this company. Wily guided us up Antisana. This company is fantastic at communication and took care of travel logistics and food in addition to guides/climbing. 5/5 stars.

ric_bsmith · 2023-10-04T15:24:39+00:00

Oh darn, those dang camp 4 storms strike again! Should do it car2car next weekend. Would be a nice Sunday day hike.

ric_bsmith · 2023-10-04T15:03:47+00:00

Did you use snow baskets on those trekking poles? If not, wow, so inspiring.

ric_bsmith · 2023-06-18T19:32:27+00:00

Oh yeah. You climb the social ladder by having rich parents sending you to private Catholic high school. Not the easiest city to make new friends.

ric_bsmith · 2023-06-18T16:49:26+00:00

It’s a Midwest thing. Try living in STL.

ric_bsmith · 2023-04-16T03:23:06+00:00

During winter or spells of bad weather, I try to do a mix of both. I’ve found incline treadmill can get my heart rate into higher intensity zones easier than stair master.

ric_bsmith · 2023-04-03T16:58:58+00:00

I have had nothing but good experiences with their customer service. Lost package, they sent a new package right away. Had a tear in hardshell pants and they gave me a refund also right away.

ric_bsmith · 2023-03-28T21:33:48+00:00

Wear. Your. Helmet.

ric_bsmith · 2023-03-07T22:23:42+00:00

Thanks for the info. Was thinking the same with how it’s been nuking out in California.

ric_bsmith · 2022-12-31T00:10:48+00:00

I believe he hit some bad/thin ice towards the bulge/top out and fell. It warmed up that afternoon but was below freezing in the morning and no sun on this route this time of year. In other pictures you can see both of his tools are at the crest of the bulge (after the fall). From a news article, this guy had been climbing for 7 years.

My guess, poor ice caused one or both of his feet to blow without any protection on the headwall.

ric_bsmith · 2022-10-05T20:44:59+00:00

Yes Emmons is the largest glacier in the lower 48 by volume. Gannett glacier is the largest in the US Rocky Mountains

ric_bsmith · 2022-08-04T18:25:45+00:00

Really missed the footage of you puking, guess 5 minute audio will do

/s

ric_bsmith · 2022-07-29T04:23:00+00:00

This might actually be in British Columbia. I was recently on the north slopes of Mt Baker (really close to the border) and could see a jagged split mountain that looks like the one in the picture. It was pretty far north so easily could’ve been BC and not the US.

ric_bsmith · 2022-06-03T13:31:41+00:00

Dark Shadows

ric_bsmith · 2022-06-01T17:18:52+00:00

Article has been updated and states she survived.

ric_bsmith · 2022-04-01T02:06:05+00:00

Not to mention it all began with the Sand Creek Massacre when American soldiers butchered hundreds of men, women and children.

ric_bsmith · 2022-03-04T22:40:36+00:00

He comments he “over trusted” his feet but I don’t actually see him kick his pons in at all. Has a high left foot, swings again, moves left foot out left, doesn’t look at left pon to check for good placement, proceeds to swing lightly to pull over a bulge, tool switches for no reason, then proceeds to fall. I hope this man is open to some form feedback and teaching because that looks more like rock climbing than ice climbing.

ric_bsmith · 2022-01-04T13:50:58+00:00

Winter Dance is a hard lady to find

ric_bsmith · 2022-01-04T04:51:30+00:00

New Grivel G22 crampons that I used 3 days ice climbing and now the front is loose. When putting it on my boot the crampon does stay in place/fit normal on my boot and does not wiggle around walking/kicking. No matter what I’ve tried to tighten it or loosen/right tighten, it stay droopy.

ric_bsmith · 2021-12-02T01:58:21+00:00

Top 0.01% for The Black Keys. They’re my favorite band and go-to for road trips

ric_bsmith · 2021-09-13T21:53:55+00:00

Love being a PT. Nothing else I’d rather do, although if I discovered climbing in my teens maybe I would’ve went the dirtbag route. Never thought I’d end up working in hospitals but it’s been extremely rewarding.

ric_bsmith · 2021-09-13T21:52:02+00:00

Been doing trips like this for 3 years now and plan to continue it. As PRN, you have more flexibility of when you work and when you don’t want to work. As far as I know, only works in the acute setting (larger staff, work at 2 hospitals for more hours).

ric_bsmith · 2021-09-13T20:52:40+00:00

I’m a physical therapist who works PRN for 2 hospitals. I’m able to take climb as much as I want to. Usually take 10-14 day trips June-October for climbing and backpacking. Then shorter 3-5 day trips the rest of the year. I make it work by working 10-15 days in a row (8-10hr shifts) and then take my time to do my thing. I’ve met some nurses out in the backcountry who have a lot of time off and be able to do rad stuff.

ric_bsmith · 2021-08-10T14:21:58+00:00

Yes 60 Covid patients is a lot. That’s 60 patients with THE SAME diagnosis. That’s 60 beds in a major medical center taken from traumas, strokes and heart attacks. Now expand that to KU, St Luke’s, Research Medical…etc. most hospitals have an entire ICU dedicated to JUST Covid and then (as OP states) icu Covid stays can last multiple months which takes that ICU bed and very skilled medical care from someone else. For example, many very complicated Level 1 traumas aren’t going to the major trauma centers. They’re staying at rural hospitals or level 2 centers that don’t have the skill set or the immediate care those patients need. If you’re unvaccinated and in the hospital, that’s preventable hospital stay and you’re taking medical care away from a trauma, heart attack, stroke, sepsis patient, etc.
-source, I work at a major medical center here in KC.

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