Tag: guiding technique
Tag: guiding technique
Research on mountain guiding and mountaineering techniques.
Verbunden bis in den Tod
Meinen Kolleginnen und Kollegen gewidmet, die bei Mitreißunfällen ihr Leben ließen
Berg und Steigen #2/08 (in German)Stehen wir auf einem Berggipfel, haben wir die Gelegenheit, unser tägliches Treiben mit größerem Abstand zu betrachten.
Until death do us part
Dedicated to my colleagues, who lost their lives in short-roping accidents
Berg und Steigen #2/08 (English translation of text and captions)When we stand on the summit of a mountain, we have the opportunity to contemplate the daily grind of our lives with more detachment.
Verbunden bis in den Tod
Leserbriefe mit Antworten von Gottlieb Braun-Elwert
Berg und Steigen #3/08 (in German)
Mechanical Advantage Calculator
An online tool to calculate component forces in pulley systems
This tool has been set up to allow users to calculate the mechanical advantage of a pulley system, while taking into account friction of its various components.
Published: 10 Mar 2016
Moving on a rope
Dedicated to the memory of Erica Beuzenberg
Physics, techniques, applications, limitations and minimising the risks of moving roped together.
Gleichzeitiges Gehen am Seil
Überarbeitete deutsche Version (in German)
Anwendung, Technik, Physik, Grenzen und Alternativen.
Short Roping Tests
Experiments on short roping methods
Objective: Measure the probability of a guide’s ability to hold a fall using different short-roping methods and modes without prejudice.
Short Roping Tests
Statistics
Notes and data from a short-roping rope force experiment, including assumptions, comments, and analysis of various measurements such as body mass, technique, and falling mass.
Short Roping Tests
Video clips of short roping tests
Experiments on short roping method - video clips of the tests performed.
Belays on Snow
Snow stake, mid-clip vertical placement - update
Snow stakes are a Kiwi invention and have been around since the early 1970s.