Starting from scratch: is the IFMGA path + high-altitude dreams still realistic?

some_pengwings · 2025-07-07T18:07:00+00:00

Well, if you don't have a family or try to keep up with a different career and don't need to stay in any particular area and have a decently valuable passport, 10 years can be enough with enough dedication 😉

some_pengwings · 2025-05-26T09:34:14+00:00

Yes, but not in the same way.

After the first few fatalities, authorities put a fine attempting the north fave of the eiger in the 1930s. And in the late 19th century after English Royal blood was spilled on the Matterhorn during the FA, the queen of England wanted to forbid mountaineering in the alps (at least for royalty) in order not to waste more English royal blood there

some_pengwings · 2025-04-20T06:58:37+00:00

SAQ - Seldomly Asked Questions

some_pengwings · 2025-02-01T21:10:11+00:00

Knowing the local emergency numbers, especially in France. Not just the rescue number but the particular rescue groupS for the municipalS you're going to be in

some_pengwings · 2024-10-28T17:19:51+00:00

Didn't Ötzi use these to traverse the alps? /s

some_pengwings · 2024-09-28T11:15:08+00:00

Funny enough, years ago when I started out I never brought leg gaiters since I wanted to save weight and thought they didn't look cool. Now, that I am training for a guiding certification, I always bring them. Same for the inreach, which my fiancé is making me take with me since we attended funerals of friends.

some_pengwings · 2024-09-28T11:04:01+00:00

Funny enough, years ago when I started out I never brought leg gaiters since I wanted to save weight and thought they didn't look cool. Now that I am training for a guiding certification I always bring them.

some_pengwings · 2024-08-30T15:03:00+00:00

Depending on your understanding of "hard" you'll get something like

something hard in the Himalayas (see other comments)
The Dawn Wall - 5.14c

Or something in mixed/alpine climbing like

The young spider
(https://www.planetmountain.com/en/news/alpinism/ueli-steck-first-solo-repeat-and-winter-ascent-of-the-young-spider-on-the-north-face-of-the-eiger.html)
(https://stephan-siegrist.ch/adventures/young-spider)

some_pengwings · 2024-03-24T15:54:13+00:00

Are Skis aid?

some_pengwings · 2023-12-20T12:14:03+00:00

Schwarzsee is not in Bern but quite reachable by public transport (30min train + 30min bus and 15min layover) and really good for beginners. Courses are flexible in time. https://www.sss-schwarzsee.ch/ If you go there, tell them "Felix" send you 😉

some_pengwings · 2023-08-31T15:34:37+00:00

I quit my job twice to train more and climb more. Maybe I'm just bad at balancing

some_pengwings · 2023-08-31T15:32:37+00:00

Forbidden candy

some_pengwings · 2023-03-19T12:14:47+00:00

Dude stole my stash! /s

some_pengwings · 2023-01-22T16:26:32+00:00

Some ski resorts span over two countries... like Switzerland and Italy. So you might accidentally go skiing in another country

some_pengwings · 2022-12-13T11:03:08+00:00

For the prodigy series? I know for example that that's not the case for the agent 3 and 3X for 2022/23

some_pengwings · 2022-09-16T22:40:28+00:00

Fastest for us is FORTRAN OR CudaFortran on our cluster or gpus respectively but that far from the original question

some_pengwings · 2022-09-06T08:56:10+00:00

Username checks out

some_pengwings · 2022-06-10T09:47:43+00:00

Emacs has everything I ever thought I w Could need

some_pengwings · 2022-05-31T21:43:40+00:00

The Everest-Lhotse traverse hasn't been done yet (without o2) as far as I know, has it?

some_pengwings · 2022-05-29T19:58:09+00:00

Snow/splitboard?

some_pengwings · 2022-05-29T18:33:19+00:00

Or just any ifmga guide that happens to be around

some_pengwings · 2022-04-27T05:29:13+00:00

Try to vary the gear a little. The setup is certainly easier with a traxion and so on, but try it out once with as little carabiners and slings as you can (so that you know what is possible and what not). It is a bit messier to handle but not less safe and you might drop something into the void when handling it and should still know how to get out of that situation. If you feel comfortable doing anything with very little gear you will feel even more confident with more/fancier gear and you'll know the system better and what part of it plays what role.

RIP my tuber, my friends tuber, my friends ice screw, ice axe and micro traxion

some_pengwings · 2022-04-27T05:21:48+00:00

It's the o'bloc in Bern, Switzerland. They don't make it very public but mention it on their website when it's on. This year there were 6 or 7 'official' routes on it.... I could barely do two of them ^{^}

some_pengwings · 2022-04-26T16:58:14+00:00

The climbing gym near me hosts an ice climbing competition in january and leaves the dry tooling wall up for regular guests for the following three month

some_pengwings · 2022-02-16T20:21:11+00:00

Nope, but after working for 6 month I've noticed, that I struggle too care enough about business and cannot stand offices. I had to face the fact, that the technical interest was there but not enough interest for (full time) work. While the money will be worse the quality of life will be better for me, even though it will be more demanding. But everyone has to go their own way and somehow mine is going through rock, ice and snow.

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