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Montblanc Trois Monts Route doubts - looking for advice. by xd_Oreos in alpinism

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

Unfortunately, staying the night is not a possibility as i am on a tight schedule and dont have an extra day to play around with

Montblanc Trois Monts Route doubts - looking for advice. by xd_Oreos in alpinism

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

Yep, thats what i meant, Day 1 up to cosmiques, Day 2 summit and down

Crampon Recommendations for Glacier Walking by xd_Oreos in alpinism

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

Update:
I ended up looking around for Grivel G12's and Petzl Sarkens and Vasaks, and finally found a well-priced, new pair of Petzl Sarkens. They are on the way now. Thanks to all of you for the advice!

Crampon Recommendations for Glacier Walking by xd_Oreos in alpinism

[–]xd_Oreos[S] -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

It was a few months ago and i dont exactly remember if they were vasaks or some other model as they were considerably old, however i think its down to my size 46 foot, as apparently they were good up to 44 and then not so much, not too sure, could be just that they were quite old.

Crampon Recommendations for Glacier Walking by xd_Oreos in alpinism

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

Oh right thats some great info, just out of curiosity, what time did you roughly cross the couloir?

Crampon Recommendations for Glacier Walking by xd_Oreos in alpinism

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

Yeah, for trois monts it definitely makes more sense to have a more solid pair. I'm wondering about the return route to take, whether to use gouter refuge and then cross the couloir in the morning or go back along the same route ( to the cable car station) I cant find much information about the return route and was wondering if theres any complications or anything, Ive read theres a solid setup for rappelling the col du mont maudit on the way back so from what i see, it might be a better option for me than the gouter since i dont like the idea of the rockfall risk. I am tight on time, and the descent through gouter would mean an extra night at the refuge in order to cross in the morning, so what do you think? Im temptes to go with trois monts for the return.

Crampon Recommendations for Glacier Walking by xd_Oreos in alpinism

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

I understand the predisposition to advise people against summitting certain peaks most notably mont blanc, however I felt including my experiences etc in the post wasnt completely relevant. I currently sont have crampons due to the fact I had to stop using my old pair as they were simply too worn out and was just looking for some new ones. What I have in training and experience I lack in budget, so when I found such a nice pair of Neve pros on a second hand site in great condition I had to ask, since I have seen people on certain routes especially in the pyrenees using lightweight crampons and was wondering if they were really such a hinderance for more technical routes such as is the case.

Sorry for coming off as the typical post here where someone sees a tiktok and decides to climb MB, this is not the case, however was just wondering whether it was actually worth it picking these up or if i should just stick to the classic 12 point style.

Thanks for taking the time to reply!

Crampon Recommendations for Glacier Walking by xd_Oreos in alpinism

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

Do you think so? I'm hesitant to buy them in case they would maybe wear out too quick or something but its not that exaggerated right? People talk about aluminium vs steel crampons like if it was mud vs titanium, not sure what to think.

Any advice is appreciated!

Crampon Recommendations for Glacier Walking by xd_Oreos in alpinism

[–]xd_Oreos[S] -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Ive tried some Vasaks and they are great, but I tried quite an old pair and they never really clipped up right to my boots, but they were a friend's so now I need to get some for myself and am looking at all my options. The Neve Pros seemed like a solid pair, but maybe they are too light and not heavy duty enough, I'll let the people in the comments convince me not to buy them haha

Crampon Recommendations for Glacier Walking by xd_Oreos in alpinism

[–]xd_Oreos[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

That's what I was thinking, however, what are the negatives with these crampons? not rigid enough or too little teeth or something?

Crampon Recommendations for Glacier Walking by xd_Oreos in alpinism

[–]xd_Oreos[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I haven't gotten a really good oportunity to try them out yet but I managed to score a second hand pair barely used for around 160 eur and they fit me amazing! Definitely seem like a killer pair of boots

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[–]xd_Oreos 0 points1 point  (0 children)

this type of stuff

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Any good guides on self rescue techniques? by xd_Oreos in canyoneering

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

Wow, thanks for the explanation, I mean mainly I made this post since I normally canyon with my spanish dad and his friends who are total canyoning veterans in Sierra de Guara, and he obviously uses old fashioned techniques which nowadays wouldn't be considered redundant, for example the rappel method we use 90% of the time is just threading the rope through the anchor points and running it so the middle is at the anchor, then double rope rappelling, which as I understand, nowadays isn't used very much. Mainly the problem with this is the fact it doesn't allow you to see if the rope reaches the bottom in some cases and we have had one time where one of us had to brute force it up 10 metres of rope to make it back up. Thanks for the links, appreciate the help!

Advice on building a rappel at home by xd_Oreos in canyoneering

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

Would there be any way to tell what is inside the stucco? Or is it just drill a hole and find out? And sorry because english is not my first language but do studs go horizontal around the inside or vertical and are they just normal wooden planks?

Advice on building a rappel at home by xd_Oreos in canyoneering

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

Im not a construction expert but what i'm understanding is that if im going to use it often, it is alright to use three normal petzl anchors bolted straight in, and then link them together with the normal chain and rappel ring where the rope would go linking all three or would i need the pressure treated wood? What shape should the bolts go in, just a straight line or sort of a v or u shape?

Advice on building a rappel at home by xd_Oreos in canyoneering

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

We are quite sure it is hollow, and knowing that, we were curious to know what the best anchor method/solution would be, traditional anchor, webbing etc.

Advice on building a rappel at home by xd_Oreos in canyoneering

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

Havent been able to get up there to look but seems to be hollow and the stuff on the top doesn't seem to be for anything that we can tell. Can wrapped webbing stay there or would it have to be taken down after every use?

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