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What equipment do I need as a beginner outdoor rock climber?
What are the bare essentials that I need in terms of equipment when it comes to rock climbing? I've done indoor rock climbing but always rented my equipment from the rock-climbing gym.
(For the purposes of this question, I'm excluding bouldering…
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What are the measurable prerequisites of strength and/or flexiblity for starting to climb in a climbing gym?
If I were a couple of decades younger, I would seriously consider trying climbing in a climbing gym, but I doubt I have enough flexibility, and I would feel horribly out of place. The thing that attracts me is the total concentration required;…
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Are grey squirrels really bad for the overall habitat in Germany?
As far as I know the grey squirrel introduced in Germany by humans. It starts to slowly oust the common brown squirrel.
Of course I feel bad for the brown squirrel but people around here act like it's the end of the world. They say that it somehow…
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Should I eat when I don't have anything to drink in a survival situations?
I've had a pretty interesting discussion beneath this survival question. A source given in the answer to this question states that you shouldn't eat when dehydration can become or is a problem:
(...) (A) simple rule(:) If you have nothing to drink,…
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Is it offensive to "just hike" on a pilgrim's path?
I am considering taking a pilgrim's path - Olaf's Trail - in Norway (about 3 weeks). However, I don't want to do it for any religious reasons. I just saw this trail in pictures and thought: "What a great hike!".
Would it be offensive towards the…
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Possible diet to avoid/delay defecation
We plan to go on a three day hike (two nights). The amount of food is no problem of course, but we want to avoid defecation while on the trail. Which kind of food comes into question?
Edit: It's really not a "health issue" or something to "hold it…
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What's the problem with burying toilet paper?
In the backcountry, we should bury solid human waste (i.e. poop), and we are told to carry out toilet paper. According to this answer on tissues, for some kinds of waste the ecological impact is small, but we should still leave no trace for social…
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What are some things to keep in mind when stealth camping?
Stealth Camping definition:
Stealth camping is the act of quietly finding a place away from people where you can camp for the night and then quickly slip away in the morning without being detected. The key to stealth camping is to remain hidden at…
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What to do if the second seems stuck and absolutely no communication is possible?
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A few months ago, I experienced the following situation: We (two people) were climbing the last pitch of a multi-pitch route. Near the end, there was a cave-like chimney. Basically a chimney where the opening was narrower than the chimney…
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Hiking: How to start?
I would like to get into hiking, and would like some ideas on gear.training to start. I have always enjoyed nature walks and even did some hiking when I was a kid in boy scouts, but that was years ago and now I am out of shape. Don't take that as I…
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How to keep water cold in hot weather?
When doing outdoor sports like hiking or biking I'll always take a lot of cold water with me. I love to drink cold water and I feel more refreshed compared to drinking warm or not-so-cold water. But when the weather is really hot, I have a problem.…
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Numbers on down jackets
I'm looking for a down jacket. They all seem to come with numbers but I'm not sure what they mean. For example :
90/10 Down
Fill Power 700
What do they mean?
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What's the most remote place in the contiguous US?
The United States is a very developed place. Sometimes this can prove to be challenging when trying to find a place to get away from everything, especially east of the Mississippi where I reside. I am pretty sure the answer is likely somewhere…
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How to check if a fence or cable has electricity without having special tools?
You run across a wire cable, or wire fence in the wild, with which you would have to interact in some way. How to check if electricity runs through it without having special tools?
EDIT: As the question states it could be a low-voltage fence however…
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Why do shin splints happen?
I've gotten shin splints on long hikes - once 2 weeks into a hike, and another time 2 months. I wasn't able to determine how I got them though, which has really annoyed me! I get that I could probably prevent them with proper stretching or warming…
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