Anyone that is familiar with investments knows about the concept of diversification. Basically, it is the idea that you shouldn’t put all your eggs in one basket.
I apply this concept to my equipment and clothing as well. This is especially true on long trips when your body will be undergoing changes due to the new [...]
Wind layers are a vital piece in my layering system. In cold weather, rain isn’t a concern, but wind can cause rapid heat loss. Preventing this with a very light breathable layer is critical. I wear my wind layer right over the top of my base layer. That way as I add insulation, I don’t [...]
Softshell pants are, in my opinion, one of the single greatest clothing innovations to come along in quite a while, especially for climbing. I have tried the traditional 3 layer approach on my legs and it fails every time. Hard shell pants simply cannot breathe as fast as I need. The other problem with the [...]
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Belay jackets are an essential piece of mountaineering gear. I picked up the idea from Mark Twight’s excellent book Extreme Alpinism: Climbing Light, Fast, and High. It works so well that I use it anytime I’m traveling in cold conditions.
Climbing involves one of two states; climbing or belaying, or to put it another way, motion [...]
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