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Thanks for the pointers guys! Some great resources to look into.

Rich - can you remember what it was like for anchors? With all the development of the Dolomites (including the lightning...

Sadly, this year our merry gang of intrepid, if somewhat "methodical" all-female canyoneers is not planning to meet up in Utah, :cry1: because life is intruding for some of us making the logistics...

Been too cold to climb with them so far (I'm not going to Stanage in January, not even if paid), but they are very nice looking pieces of equipment with a nice action. I understand they (Dragon Cams)...

Yup. Everything he was destroying was a manufacturing reject, and they pretty much all broke within a kilonewton of their rated spec. The guy did suggest the ones that hadn't failed quality control...

Went to the London Outdoor Show 2011 yesterday. It was mahoosive and I was very much like a kid in a candy store. Picked up loads of ridiculously cheap gear from DMM, who were also teaching classes...

Thanks guys! Glad you enjoyed it. LOL @ Emperor's Road :haha:

Something a little different - technically canyoneering I guess, but via a via ferrata! Does require some scrambling and rappelling.

Equipment needed - full technical gear, head lamp or...

Here's one from Birch Hollow:

http://www.sarahlizzy.com/Zion2010/Birch/Photo-7.jpg

Well, what he means is that ...

... nope, I have no idea. Sorry!

Well, if it weren't for the bone-shattering possibility of the FRICKIN' FACTOR FIVE FALLS I would be much more sympathetic to that point of view. :scared:

As it is, you bet I'll be cable hauling!...

Definitely. I'd say that being able to handle overhanging stuff at around 6a/6a+ in a gym, or V1-V2 for bouldering really helped with some of the cable hauling, especially since I don't have as much...

I should add, there are also protected paths which have wires, and occasionally ladders and/or stemples, but which are not classed as via ferratas. People do those without VF kits, but if you have...

No, they have a separate rating system, consisting of a technical grade and a mountain seriousness grade. Technical grades run from 1 to 5 (1 - hike with a wire, 2 - wire needed for protection from...

This never had a good chance of ending well, did it? These things tend not to, mainly because those of us who are of the equipment geek persuasion are quite likely to find the premise a bit...

Speaking of the Sella Group, it still had snow on it (patches) last weekend.

Never been to Austria, I'm afraid, so can't really help you there...

Shifting with my right hand came entirely naturally tbh, which is odd because I haven't driven a manual in anger for years. I did almost go the wrong way round a roundabout once...



Oh, right!...

Thanks Brian :)

Firstly, unbeknownst to us. it was a holiday weekend in Italy and accommodation was scarce. As a result we ended up with a suite in a very nice hotel with a spa, which was awesome...

Oh, lovely pics!

We were based in Corvara, and had a great time despite awful weather (wet, but no thunderstorms). My trip report (with photos) is now up in the peak bagging forum.

Will def be...

Wow, glad you're OK. We had a tourist messing with our rope at Mystery Falls back in June too. I guess it pays to remember that it's a spot where one might encounter people unfamiliar with canyon...

Thanks! It was a lot of fun. I realise a VF might be the worst nightmare of the anti-bolts brigade, but there are a lot of Alps to go round, and it puts it into perspective when lots of them wander...

Hi! First post in this forum, given that I usually hang out in the canyoneering forum, but I've got something a bit different today. Looking for something interesting to do after a week and a half in...

Speaking of handlines and psychological comfort, tomorrow is the start of our long weekend via ferrata trip to the Dolomites. Be interesting to see how steel cables that one is supposed to use as...

We did Mystery just after the snow melt this year and it was very obvious that the canyon itself is responsible for a lot of erosion down there. Fresh loose rock and snapped trees everywhere. I dont...

Primary colours are where hair is at.

Just sayin'