Tag: mountain guide
Tag: mountain guide
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.
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.
Belays on Snow
Snow stake, mid-clip vertical placement, standing axe belay
Who hasn't experienced this situation: Knee deep, soft snow, 'porridge', at the end of a difficult pitch, no decent anchor to secure yourself onto, you are tired, time is pressing.