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“I’m Going to the Alps for the 1st Time” A Packing List for Summer Alpinism - Pt. 1 Clothing Double Cap Read Time - 8 Minutes July 2020 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5ea6d12960d256049eea59b8/t/5f0852c1a3709876128c4e9c/1594383611431/IMG-0161.JPG Summer Alpine Clothing Packing List Bergell Range, Switzerland https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5ea6d12960d256049eea59b8/t/5f08679c50209a7094926336/1594386352397/IMG-1432.JPG Summer Alpine Clothing Packing List https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5ea6d12960d256049eea59b8/t/5f08b54c599d065fce1a92ef/1594406340490/65B11DC1-00A3-498D-950E-9B5AE969931E.JPG Summer Alpine Clothing Packing List Leading on cold but dry alpine rock. A well chosen light active insulating layer will keep you warm without you overheating. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5ea6d12960d256049eea59b8/t/5f08c8deb4779a26fcc72c13/1594411351593/107476792_312235953495194_423325584459909818_n.jpg Summer Alpine Clothing Packing List Classical summer alpinism on the Allalinhorn, Switzerland. Photo courtesy of Glenn Galea. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5ea6d12960d256049eea59b8/t/5f08d054284bf67de127589b/1594414018699/IMG-6294.JPG Summer Alpine Clothing Packing List Approaching the Chère Couloir in July 2020. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5ea6d12960d256049eea59b8/t/5f097643e9cddf559f91f18a/1596146394757/IMG-3057.jpg Summer Alpine Clothing Packing List The drying mission, the hardest objective on any alpine trip. https://www.no-thrills.com/bad-bolts-climbing daily 0.75 2020-08-03 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5ea6d12960d256049eea59b8/t/5f0d9dde19451a35670739e1/1594728300376/IMG-6403.jpg Nuts & Bolts 1: Bad Bolts and What to Do A sheared off Petzl Self Drive in the Ecrins Massif, France https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5ea6d12960d256049eea59b8/t/5f0db50e388be04ddee3865a/1594887435128/Expansion+Bolt.jpg Nuts & Bolts 1: Bad Bolts and What to Do Petzl Coeur Mechanical Bolt https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5ea6d12960d256049eea59b8/t/5f0dbceaea043118c97bb3e8/1594887432246/Glue+In.png Nuts & Bolts 1: Bad Bolts and What to Do AustriAlpin Adhesive Anchor 90mm - A type of bent rod chemically bonded bolt. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5ea6d12960d256049eea59b8/t/5f0ff6d867d9880deb84650f/1595059994667/4024227_orig.jpg Nuts & Bolts 1: Bad Bolts and What to Do A home made U-Bolt/Staple https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5ea6d12960d256049eea59b8/t/5f100b0fd5c9513eddeb7484/1594887447972/IMG-6433.jpg Nuts & Bolts 1: Bad Bolts and What to Do Petzl Self Drive, a once popular self-drilling bolt. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5ea6d12960d256049eea59b8/t/5f118abb1f47a40f7d03ff9c/1594985218130/IMG-6444.jpg Nuts & Bolts 1: Bad Bolts and What to Do A homemade ‘mystery’ bolt at Ban-y-Gor a popular sport climbing venue in the Wye Valley, England. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5ea6d12960d256049eea59b8/t/5f11b4d36ffcce09ae47a9ac/1595005666585/Block+Bolt+Collage+2.jpg Nuts & Bolts 1: Bad Bolts and What to Do So solid they bolted it twice right? Uh, not so fast. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5ea6d12960d256049eea59b8/t/5f11eb5757f98311ae70d404/1595009926515/crackedRingBoltSmall.jpg Nuts & Bolts 1: Bad Bolts and What to Do A heavily corroded bolt, note the cracking on the ring and the hanger. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5ea6d12960d256049eea59b8/t/5f11ed252674807fd5e5916d/1595011304823/Quickdraw-orientation.png Nuts & Bolts 1: Bad Bolts and What to Do A correctly oriented quickdraw will help prevent accidental unclipping from poorly oriented hangers. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5ea6d12960d256049eea59b8/t/5f11f27ec2f36c756eaa1e36/1595011935096/Dreamscape+Circled.jpg Nuts & Bolts 1: Bad Bolts and What to Do The circled third bolt is excessively worn due to repeated lowering through it. As such, the leader chose not to clip it, expecting likely failure, and instead clipped up to the next bolt. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5ea6d12960d256049eea59b8/t/5f12297b06c749002b34ebbc/1595025796029/IMG-3237.jpg Nuts & Bolts 1: Bad Bolts and What to Do A sheared off Petzl Self Drive beefed-up with another Self Drive and a second subsidiary gear anchor (out of shot). https://www.no-thrills.com/summer-alpine-gear-what-to-bring daily 0.75 2020-07-30 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5ea6d12960d256049eea59b8/t/5f143f459e52b071c5a289de/1595162599902/000000035ChamonixRX100-4.jpg Summer Alpine Technical Gear Packing List - “I’m going to the alps for the 1st time” A Packing List for Summer Alpinism - Pt.2 Technical Gear Double Cap Read Time - 8 minutes July 2020 Photos courtesy of Steve Gibbs https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5ea6d12960d256049eea59b8/t/5f1443d48f488a75b52b32dd/1595163639787/Milton+Piz+Badile.JPG Summer Alpine Technical Gear Packing List Bergell Range, Switzerland https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5ea6d12960d256049eea59b8/t/5f186c60e3061044bb73fdfa/1595436150577/7707738899910.jpg Summer Alpine Technical Gear Packing List https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5ea6d12960d256049eea59b8/t/5f186d66f9d74a5724bba0ea/1595436411715/7092349763DSCF6563.JPG Summer Alpine Technical Gear Packing List https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5ea6d12960d256049eea59b8/t/5f186b2d2c0ca562bb93b690/1595437053002/564848323DSCF4547.JPG Summer Alpine Technical Gear Packing List https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5ea6d12960d256049eea59b8/t/5f186dedcf742b65d9d87432/1595436549654/3500502671326.jpg Summer Alpine Technical Gear Packing List https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5ea6d12960d256049eea59b8/t/5f186e550ffe3c1fce9a8c3a/1595437040359/230229349400006.jpg Summer Alpine Technical Gear Packing List https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5ea6d12960d256049eea59b8/t/5f186bbbcbdd1361c2f2025d/1595435992975/216206411DSCF8229.JPG Summer Alpine Technical Gear Packing List https://www.no-thrills.com/summer-alpine-packs-camp-bivvy-packing-list daily 0.75 2020-07-30 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5ea6d12960d256049eea59b8/t/5f1c373e7982b27e05d5bba6/1595684707199/3032.jpg Summer Alpine Packs, Camp and Bivvy Packing List - “I’m going to the alps for the 1st time” A Packing List for Summer Alpinism - Pt.3 Packs, Camp &Bivvy Double Cap Read Time - 8 minutes July 2020 Photos courtesy of Steve Gibbs https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5ea6d12960d256049eea59b8/t/5f1c37d9e3ddcd47258c7a33/1595685333799/Milton+Piz+Badile.JPG Summer Alpine Packs, Camp and Bivvy Packing List Bergell Range, Switzerland https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5ea6d12960d256049eea59b8/t/5f1c396f637dc12007fc1a58/1595685306738/7498.jpg Summer Alpine Packs, Camp and Bivvy Packing List https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5ea6d12960d256049eea59b8/t/5f1c487e86ffed423feb1ec6/1595689112756/456604675DSCF4356.JPG Summer Alpine Packs, Camp and Bivvy Packing List https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5ea6d12960d256049eea59b8/t/5f1c5a104c3ccd4dea475b85/1595693626322/7626.jpg Summer Alpine Packs, Camp and Bivvy Packing List https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5ea6d12960d256049eea59b8/t/5f1c613485d7250b8104b44a/1595695438151/Large+JPG-Aro+Ha_0380.jpg Summer Alpine Packs, Camp and Bivvy Packing List https://www.no-thrills.com/climbing-anchors-belays daily 0.75 2020-08-03 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5ea6d12960d256049eea59b8/t/5f208a813c40167f2675a1ff/1596145352315/632627679DSCF7968.JPG Nuts & Bolts 2: Safe! The Art and Science of Belays There’s a lot going on here, and much of it isn’t great. Can you spot all the problems? https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5ea6d12960d256049eea59b8/t/5f253e486d80e82436a01bb5/1596276381691/804378DSC01252.JPG Nuts & Bolts 2: Safe! The Art and Science of Belays https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5ea6d12960d256049eea59b8/t/5f2545abdf814e31ef520db4/1596278463759/860969DSC4356_.JPG Nuts & Bolts 2: Safe! The Art and Science of Belays https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5ea6d12960d256049eea59b8/t/5f25829d05247268ef270842/1596293881443/836908DSC4310_.JPG Nuts & Bolts 2: Safe! The Art and Science of Belays https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5ea6d12960d256049eea59b8/t/5f25e97e47af2c526d428a9e/1596321377692/Grivel+Vlad.png Nuts & Bolts 2: Safe! The Art and Science of Belays Grivel Vlad Dual Gate Carabiner (90g) https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5ea6d12960d256049eea59b8/t/5f269c790a7e11531dd2158a/1596372128546/Gear+Belay.jpg Nuts & Bolts 2: Safe! The Art and Science of Belays The piton here had a broken eye and so could not be clipped directly. Typically tying off the piton behind the eye on the upper blade would also work. However, this piton has been reinforced with cement, so tying it off wasn’t possible. Thankfully there is a good wide crack beside it. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5ea6d12960d256049eea59b8/t/5f26aaf60ba3997952d2d579/1596369696807/2912990619311.jpg Nuts & Bolts 2: Safe! The Art and Science of Belays https://www.no-thrills.com/alpine-climbing-skills-experience-knowledge daily 0.75 2021-02-04 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5ea6d12960d256049eea59b8/t/5f22afc5745f411571f6b58f/1596108785767/3938.jpg Summer Alpine Knowledge Packing List - “I’m going to the alps for the 1st time” A Packing List for Summer Alpinism - Pt.4 Skills, Knowledge and Experience Double Cap Read Time - 8 minutes July 2020 Photos courtesy of Steve Gibbs https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5ea6d12960d256049eea59b8/t/5f22b018eb732f65d6403b9c/1596108861228/Milton+Piz+Badile.JPG Summer Alpine Knowledge Packing List Bergell Range, Switzerland https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5ea6d12960d256049eea59b8/t/5f22b11bd3288d283c2d8597/1596109120091/1221391557515.JPG Summer Alpine Knowledge Packing List https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5ea6d12960d256049eea59b8/t/5f22b6f6d3288d283c2e1966/1596111062705/397515DSCF6221.JPG Summer Alpine Knowledge Packing List https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5ea6d12960d256049eea59b8/t/5f22bd964bd7ac501674b359/1596112293724/7283.jpg Summer Alpine Knowledge Packing List https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5ea6d12960d256049eea59b8/t/5f22d6c125594f27b8e2926a/1596118756194/998564543390063.jpg Summer Alpine Knowledge Packing List https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5ea6d12960d256049eea59b8/t/5f22daf93def5a5718018065/1596119820752/9812533790329.jpg Summer Alpine Knowledge Packing List https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5ea6d12960d256049eea59b8/t/5f22e14b2b954c1183b21bf7/1596121440077/Large+JPG-Aro+Ha_0380.jpg Summer Alpine Knowledge Packing List https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5ea6d12960d256049eea59b8/t/5f22f7471df6b02a159fd662/1596127130535/9733543670287.jpg Summer Alpine Knowledge Packing List https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5ea6d12960d256049eea59b8/t/5f22fd49564e1874f042624a/1596128609045/1317.jpg Summer Alpine Knowledge Packing List https://www.no-thrills.com/comici-dimai-a-guide daily 0.75 2020-08-20 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5ea6d12960d256049eea59b8/t/5f3e3418a69f854ab071d215/1597912175495/Comici+Dimai+A+Guide+Cover.png Comici-Dimai: A Guide https://www.no-thrills.com/climbing-the-comici-dimai-ultimate-guide daily 0.75 2020-08-20 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5ea6d12960d256049eea59b8/t/5f3e4ad87f61e30f95876f1e/1597917945759/Belay+Shot.jpg The Ultimate Guide to Climbing the Comici-Dimai - Climbing the Comici-Dimai The Ultimate Guide Coffee Pot Read Time - 10+ minutes August 2020 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5ea6d12960d256049eea59b8/t/5f3e4c7afc48981e70252f11/1597918425300/IMG-2030.jpg The Ultimate Guide to Climbing the Comici-Dimai The lower 8 pitches are sustained wall climbing linking discontinuous features up an impressively steep wall. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5ea6d12960d256049eea59b8/t/5f3e5583a920d85faa65d58c/1597920718951/IMG-6805.jpg The Ultimate Guide to Climbing the Comici-Dimai The start of the second section of the route, easy ramps and chimneys into a striking but often (practically always) wet corner system. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5ea6d12960d256049eea59b8/t/5f3e6379a69f854ab075c456/1597924293623/Piton.jpg The Ultimate Guide to Climbing the Comici-Dimai A Cassin piton from mid-1970s removed from a belay with the tug of an index finger. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5ea6d12960d256049eea59b8/t/5f3e63ce582ce14c8ca25a1a/1597924373460/IMG-6807.jpg The Ultimate Guide to Climbing the Comici-Dimai Two new stacked pitons from the spacious belay ledge above the sustained climbing of the initial steep wall. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5ea6d12960d256049eea59b8/t/5f3e6a484ea2c236161f3ab0/1597926073798/IMG-6810.jpg The Ultimate Guide to Climbing the Comici-Dimai Starting up the first of two very wet corner pitches. https://www.no-thrills.com/aiguille-dibona-guidebook-english daily 0.75 2020-09-02 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5ea6d12960d256049eea59b8/t/5f4f90660194e649f7e70549/1599050054701/Aiguille+Dibona+Select+Climbs+Cover.png Aiguille Dibona: Select Climbs https://www.no-thrills.com/north-berwick-law-climbing daily 0.75 2020-09-21 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5ea6d12960d256049eea59b8/t/5f688b78dfa5933aad6d13cc/1600687190307/Untitled+Design.png North Berwick Law Sport Climbs and Boulders https://www.no-thrills.com/articles-featured daily 0.75 2021-02-05 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5ea6d12960d256049eea59b8/t/601d5bcd2711d608cd5ff4ed/1612539138901/Trad+Climbers.jpg Articles Nuts a Buying Guide Standard nuts are the backbone of any traditional climbers rack. In the beginning of your trad climbing career you should focus on building a solid nut rack and learning to place them well. Our article focus on those from reputable brands, the kinds of nuts that most climbers looking to get started on their first free climbing nut rack should look at. Read More