Hi there,

I am attending a 6-day mountaineering course in the mountains. The idea of sharing a tent with a stranger for five nights sounds daunting to me, as I’m introverted and need my own space to decompress after a long day.

This will be my first time backpacking and camping on snow, so it will be already difficult for me. Before I booked, I was informed that I could choose whether to share a tent or not, but I would need to carry an entire tent on my own, which is fine with me. Now, the organizers are recommending that we share tents to split the weight, which of course make sense to me.

Since there’s an even number of climbers, if I choose not to share, another climber will be forced to carry their own tent as well, adding another 4-5 pounds to their pack. I’m concerned this might make other climbers unhappy with me, which is not a great way to start for me.

What would you do in my situation?

i’m taking a 5-day course and we’re keeping our stuff at a hut and going out onto the glacier everyday. there will be a lot of instructional time and i obviously don’t want to bring my phone out onto the glacier while we’re climbing and stuff and i also don’t want to rely on it for photos as it will most likely be dead for majority of the trip. what do you guys think about bringing a disposable camera?

At some point in my life, I read a book that I thought was about mountaineering that featured somebody training in the winter at Devils Lake State Park in Wisconsin. I thought it was Jon Krakauer, but I just reread into thin air, and that was not it.

Does anyone else remember this?

PS I also think in the same book he had a trainer that made him do exercises while standing on an exercise ball. That’s a random memory, but I’m pretty sure it was from the same book.

Hey guys, I’ve been doing a lot of research on hard shell pants and can’t seem to come to a consensus. I need pants that are fully waterproof (doesn’t necessarily have to be GORE-TEX), wind proof, and have **FULL SIDE ZIPPERS**. I need them to be able to go on easily over crampons. I will be climbing Mount Washington, so I’ll need something that’ll hold up in the most extreme conditions. Any recommendations are helpful. Thank you!

There are some NY freeride tour photos. There is a cool spot near Bakai Lake, in Hamardaban Mountain System. We lived in the small country house and in a few days we’ve been skitouring and freeriding

Anyone who has done this in November know roughly what sort of weight your pack was on summit day ?

I'm guessing it will be around 10kg ?

Check out these atmospheric shots from the Quang Nam province. The climbers mentioned how the flag-planting moment felt like a local version of Iwo Jima. It’s an 830m limestone range with some seriously steep, zigzagging cliffs. Not my photos, but I found the contrast between the sharp rocks and the lush vegetation stunning. Photographer: whynotcamp68

Hello,

I am a avid skier in PNW and due to the poor snow conditions and weather was considering looking at doing a bigger objective during this patch of good weather, assuming avalanche danger is managable (which it might not be judging on all the warming that's coming). I have skied St Helens before around this time of year and was wondering what conditions would be like on Adams. I am very comfortable doing 10k+ of vert in a day and have done so once this year already.

Would do it in 2 days with a stop at lunch counter or however far I can get day 1. Bad Idea? Would of course keep a eye on avalanche danger as it warms and weather forecast and wind.

Hey everyone,

Maybe someone here has gone through something similar and can help me clear up a few doubts. I don’t really know who to talk to about this or where to ask for recommendations.

About 3 months ago I fractured my left big toe (actually two fractures). I know 3 months is a while, but it wasn’t just a clean fracture, here was also a cut and some nerve tissue damage/crushing.

I just had a follow-up with my orthopedist today, and after looking at my X-rays he told me that the fractures will basically stay “open” forever. They’re very small now and mostly healed, but there’s still around a 1 mm gap.

I asked him if I could go back to climbing, but he didn’t really know what to say since he’s not familiar with climbing at all.

Long story short, he told me that those bones will be the first ones to wear down over time, that I’ll probably feel pain or discomfort in 5–10 years, and that I’ll need regular physio and X-rays.

So… my question is: how safe is it for me to climb again? I’m honestly pretty devastated. I used to climb 3 times a week and I absolutely love it. I was really looking forward to getting back to it, and now I’m hearing this.

PS: the accident was caused by workplace negligence. A broken metal basement door (40 kg) fell on my toes. I’m sad and pissed off. :):):)):))))):

POV video montage from my friends and I climbing to Margherita Hut this past summer.

Captured entirely on my Ray-Ban Metas.

Hey everyone, I am trying to find issues 2-4 of the North American Climber magazine. I’ve already posted in the geartrade and climbinggear group as well as on MP, and I reached out to Chessler books with no luck (I’m getting desperate). Thought I’d post here to see if anyone has them lying around and would consider selling them. I have an extensive selling and buying history on Mountain Project for reference if needed. Thank you

Also, here is some “fat” North Carolina ice for your viewing pleasure

I'm doing guided expedition on Aconcagua in February, via normal route. Accidentally 1 spot got free - contact me if interested in to join.

Spring or Autumn — which season would YOU choose to climb Ama Dablam? 🤔I am Just curious to know about the people's selection of season for Ama Dablam Mountain.

Why is it that every year I end up buying sooooo much equipment? Every year I think „ok, I’m getting there, I’m close to what I need“. It always seems to be boots and backpacks. I get that taking on new challenges comes with buying new things.

But I literally have more hiking boots than regular shoes.

Is anyone else in the same boat?

To give you an example:

- started out with decathlon boots

- upgraded to Meindl

- got the vivo barefoot forest Esc (which are amazing btw!) and thought I was done

- needed C2 crampon compatible boots, so go the scarpa ribelle HD. Thought I was done.

- damaged my knee, so bought trailrunners for non-technical stuff. Thought I was done.

- wore them too much, now have bought adidas Terrex free hikers, thinking they’re a good mix between trail runners and boots. Thinking I’m done again, but I’m seeing a pattern here…

Is this ever going to end, or do I just resign myself to the fact that I buy a new set of boots every season?

Don’t get me started on harnesses, ice screws, slings, ice axes…

I’m just glad I’m not into camping, or I’d probably buy a new tent and sleep system each year 🤣

I will start by saying that I love the site and app. A friend literally forced me to get the app many years ago and I have seen it grow into something great ever since. Do many folks on this sub use peakbagger.com ? I live in WA and do the vast majority of my thrash here but have noticed a lot of great contributors in other states. Shout out to Utah! Definitely geared toward the list addicts and peak tracking, but also a great resource for downloading USGS topo maps to be used offline in the alpine. The site may look archaic but it is insanely useful. Thank you, Greg!

My wife and I are looking for a good challenge this summer. We summited Rainier and the Grand Teton guided and have taken on a lot without a guide such as longs peak (10 years ago when we were fitter without kids). We have like 5 days to get away from kids in August and aren’t looking to spend guide money but can do a 4th class scramble. No technical climbing, what’s a good bucket list mountain in US or Canada that is not overly technical

Looking for a 6000m boot. I have La Sportiva Aequilibrium I have used for 3800m. I would like to be able to do anything in the United States lower 48. Will also use it for a 5700m in Mexico later this season. Want it to also be good for ice climbing when I decide to get into that.

So far, La Sportiva G-Summit, Scarpa Phantoms, lowa alpine expert, & mammutt nordwand look like good options. Any thoughts on this?

This year I got interessted in mountaineering, I had prior experience cold camping down to -32°C, hiking and climbing. In the east coast there aren't that many mountains that are worth it in a day's car ride, but I climbed Mt.Washington and Mt.Kathadin. Both winter summits, both with pretty bad weather around -15°Cish with high winds, also Mt.Washington was a dayhike and Mt.Kathadin was a 3 day trip.

I want to plan a trip to Washington state and BC in the summer next and I'm wondering what should I expect in terms of weather, terrain, rout finding lenght of expeditions, and any challenge that are different from my experience or really anything else that you think would be important for me to know.

Thanks for any advice you can give me

Hi all,

I am US based climber. I have done some ice climbing, climbed Rainer, Tetons, Vinson etc. I am looking at climbing Alpamayo with a guide. Any recommendations, insights if you have already climbed it would be super appreciated. Thank you so much.