Yes, it’s crap, was included in the package, but replaced it with an Eotech.

Riding the cascades must be beautiful, I was hiking there and it was one of the most stunning landscapes I ever saw. I actually got some winter gear, so I’ll likely be riding through the snow here in Switzerland at some point.

Thanks a lot, appreciate it!

Thank you, much appreciated and glad it’s helpful!

Thanks Vince! It takes a bit of work to get these out, but I’ll try to stick to it 😊

Thank you!

Sure, I always recommend to check information from the web in a safe environment before using it. You can find stuff about it here (It’s a very recognized magazine about safety from the German, Swiss, and Austrian alpine clubs): www.bergundsteigen.com/artikel/alpinhack-abseilgeraet-runtergefallen-2-0/

This is so funny, I never thought about how this could be read. You made my day 😂😂😂

Thank you! So, it’s always difficult to choose a boot for someone else without knowing their exact circumstances (e.g. how cold are your feet, which crampons do you intend to wear, etc.). But for summer Alpinism and winter hiking (AND since you already have the lightweight Circadian) I would likely go with something more robust like the Scarpa Mont Blanc Pro / La Sportiva Nepal Evo or Cube. I have the Scarpa, my wife the La Sportiva, choose the one that fits your foot. The Scarpa is well enough isolated to do anything in winter (I had -45 Celsius bivouacs with it), it’s technical enough to do 80-90% percent of the normal summit routes in the alps, super sturdy, you can use full-auto crampons (which will compensate for the a little higher weight compared to e.g. something like the Scarpa Ribelle which will be too cold for winter), and it’s breathable enough to not get you wet feet in the summer. Hope this helps.

@@TakeTheHighground I see, thank you so much for the detailed answer 😊

I’m 1.84m, around 87KG wearing a size L.

@@TakeTheHighground thanks bro

I am! It will be a bit time between videos since editing this style of vlogs takes me much longer than the old videos (and there will likely be also some old-style videos), but there is definitely more to come.

Thanks, can you maybe let me know what specifically BRCC did that was against your/the 2nd amendment? Sorry I do not follow the discussion in this regard in the US close enough, it’s enough trouble to make sure that we can keep our guns over here. What I know is that they have cool merch, hire a lot of veterans, and make good coffee. Really wonder about what’s going on there with the 2A.

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Hi Lukasz, sure, so I know it from experience but at some point I was looking up the reason. My understanding is that tangles happen if the rope is loaded and runs over an edge (in this case through the carabiner), while both ends are twisted in different directions. When rappelling one thing that twists the rope is movement inside the carabiner (if it moves within the carabiner it’s actually a rolling motion due to friction, instead of a sliding motion). The carabiner is the roll axis and both ends are guided through the rappelling device, hence with only one carabiner the both sides of the edge (e.g. the carabiner) move at the same time in the same way, hence you don’t get tangles. If you put a second carabiner into this equation, you introduce a second edge and „split“ the rope in three sections. Even if both long ends would move exactly the same way in both carabiners (which they obviously don’t since you won’t be perfectly centered when rappelling), there would still be a piece of rope between the two carabiners that is not in sync with the movement of the longer parts. It’s quite hard to explain in writing but I hope this makes sense. Its the same reason why you have to pull the rope through after lowering somebody on a longer lead sportclimb. The rope runs over various edges and the climber moves/twists independently from the belayer.

@@TakeTheHighground thank you very much for taking time to explain this. That's very helpful, and clears things up. All the best.

It is. I have reflected a lot about the days in Rome and I think that they affected me more than I was even aware when I made the video.

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That’s a very good question, I don’t know if it qualifies as AMS, I’m fairly certain that it’s not the only type of AMS, but it could be one.

Yes it has

I’m glad you find it helpful. You can send me an email, you’ll find it in my channel infos and them we can see if we can make something happen.

Hi Aaron, thanks for the tip, I try to stay respectful of the rules when I visit a place, so I didn’t fly the drone in national parks and wilderness areas. My understanding from the homepage of the US Forrest Service was that I’m allowed to fly the drone at the spot where we were in accordance with their recreational drone use policy because it’s a national forest but not a designated wilderness area. Hope I didn’t get that wrong but I really try to check this thoroughly.

Let me know how you like it!

I would rather go with the microtrax, but you need to make sure that the rope is caught by the quickdraw you’re attaching the Microtrax to.

@@TakeTheHighground yes, I currently do it with the microtrax and I add an other carabiner on the top carabiner from the quickdraw so I (as a leader) dont fall on the microtrax. I was wondering if the tibloc can be more efficient since you dont need this extra step carabiner. What would be the disadvantage with the tibloc ?