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Map of Whitney. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6449bb9a0a575c519af7203d/f2540a93-6fdf-497c-abbb-e803b38403d5/IMG_0643.jpeg Blog - Mountain Navigation - Make it stand out Fig. 7: First bearing off of Castle peak. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6449bb9a0a575c519af7203d/fd7bc788-132d-4c41-bd03-725f127edfe3/IMG_0645.jpeg Blog - Mountain Navigation - Make it stand out Fig. 9 - Second bearing off of Andesite. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6449bb9a0a575c519af7203d/a1924a97-4562-4ec3-9d6f-c9ee28e53742/IMG_0642.jpeg Blog - Mountain Navigation - Make it stand out fig. 5.5 - Bottom: Compass with 15-degree West declination. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6449bb9a0a575c519af7203d/a678016a-18fe-49c5-949d-18cbadb3e776/IMG_0648.jpeg Blog - Mountain Navigation - Make it stand out Fig. 10 – Where the two lines intersect is about where I am. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6449bb9a0a575c519af7203d/c6296d7e-2d30-4681-8676-5329bb69c0b1/IMG_0701.jpeg Blog - Mountain Navigation - Make it stand out Fig. 12 – Rotating the bezel until the orienting lines are paraelle with the edge of the map. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6449bb9a0a575c519af7203d/c8ecd96b-deab-4141-9d1c-f79ccfa66f43/IMG_0696.jpeg Blog - Mountain Navigation - Make it stand out Examples of two difference compasses: Left: a compass without adjustable declination (the declination scale is on the north side of the bezel), right: a compass with adjustable declination (the declination scale is on the south side of the bezel.) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6449bb9a0a575c519af7203d/afba0571-f8cf-4051-9e20-b639444fdf05/IMG_0702.jpeg Blog - Mountain Navigation - Make it stand out Fig. 13 – Rotate yourself and the compass until red is in the shed and follow the direction of travel arrow to your new bearing. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6449bb9a0a575c519af7203d/76025fc0-4f3c-49f5-8e22-9cf8295f39cb/Picture2.png Blog - Mountain Navigation - Make it stand out Fig. 4 – Standard Declination images that are printed on many maps https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6449bb9a0a575c519af7203d/a883eef0-b685-44af-abac-437ce7bb1209/Mt+whitney+terrain+features.png Blog - Mountain Navigation - Make it stand out Fig 2. Features of a topographical map. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6449bb9a0a575c519af7203d/312fd6f7-6e9f-4a3c-a718-57301e688e39/IMG_0644.jpeg Blog - Mountain Navigation - Make it stand out Fig. 8 - The line that I’m somewhere on. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6449bb9a0a575c519af7203d/9c541e99-92ea-40ee-848a-aa9b2ab52e72/Castle+peak+with+circles.png Blog - Mountain Navigation - Make it stand out Fig. 6 – Castle peak is “A,” Andesite peak is “B,” and I’m somewhere around circle “C.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6449bb9a0a575c519af7203d/11ad8904-b0a1-4694-9654-83552186be33/Comapss+with+lables.png Blog - Mountain Navigation - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.ryantilleymountainguide.com/blog-2-1/blog-post-title-one-2kseh monthly 0.5 2024-02-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6449bb9a0a575c519af7203d/418b4668-3cc0-49b8-aed0-09cdbb24831c/Moutain+boots.jpeg Blog - Winter Alpine Layering - Make it stand out A selection of mountain boots top left to right: La Sportiva Nepal Cube (single boot), G5 (single boot with gator); bottom left: La Sportiva G2 SM (double boot), G2 SM liner (fits inside the outer boot) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6449bb9a0a575c519af7203d/b475f466-149c-4527-aefd-ea393efe6474/Gloves.jpeg Blog - Winter Alpine Layering - Make it stand out Left to right: thin gloves (North Face fleece), mid weight gloves (Black Diamond terminator), thicker gloves (Black Diamond Enforcer), and mittens (Outdoor Research Coldfront down mits) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6449bb9a0a575c519af7203d/b747c627-7822-4c93-a454-a8dde0d852d0/Lower+body+wear.jpeg Blog - Winter Alpine Layering - Make it stand out From left to right: Synthetic underwear (Outdoor Research Echo boxers), Long John’s (Mountain Hardwear mountain stretch tight), softshell pants (OR cirque pants), rain pants (MH stretch ozonic pants), down pants (Kathmandu pants- hard to get in America just get the MH Compressor pants) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6449bb9a0a575c519af7203d/80e8997f-87b8-47be-ad35-5f36f727271c/Base+layers.jpeg Blog - Winter Alpine Layering - Make it stand out A selection of base layers- on the left is a synthetic T- shirt, middle is a wool long sleeve, and the right is a blend. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6449bb9a0a575c519af7203d/bde34555-520f-4a89-9878-7f6c9537e623/Mid+layers.jpeg Blog - Winter Alpine Layering - Make it stand out Example of mid layers: left is a fleece layer, middle is synthetic insulation, right is down insulation. 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Left to right: 40m 8.4mm Sterling Duetto – rated as a half and twin rope, 50m Mammut Sender alpine 8.7, and 60m Mammut Sender Alpine – both of the Mammut ropes are rated as single, half, and twin. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6449bb9a0a575c519af7203d/73e41de3-efae-4b9b-b15e-b59eb6330425/IMG_0631.jpeg Blog - Crevasse Rescue - Make it stand out Bottom: other option for ascending out of a crevasse using more modern tools, waste is attached to the lower piece which is usually your progress capture pulley. The top piece is usually the T-block and is used for the foot loop. Notice the foot loop in both pictures has a knot lower down. 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The victim is still at the figure 8 knot and the rescuer pulls on the cord instead of the rope. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6449bb9a0a575c519af7203d/eaa40d2d-3c74-4f35-8cf5-2fc558b359a1/IMG_0633.jpeg Blog - Crevasse Rescue - Make it stand out Middle: overhand on a bight with two locking carabiners opposite and apposed. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6449bb9a0a575c519af7203d/202616ec-799c-46db-b9f5-29ae63e83a1d/IMG_0591.jpeg Blog - Crevasse Rescue - Make it stand out A common selection of equipment I might use for glacier travel. Left to right top to bottom: Black Diamond ATC alpine guide, Edelrid Spock with CAMP photon locker, Grivel Clepsydra S, CAMP nitro lockers, 18ft of 6mm cord, Black Diamond quad (240cm) sling, SMC pulley, Sterling hollow block, Black Diamond double length (120cm) sling, Petzl Altitude harness. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6449bb9a0a575c519af7203d/e13be227-0093-4bd1-9be7-3dfda5904104/IMG_0634.jpeg Blog - Crevasse Rescue - Make it stand out Three examples of knots to tie into the rope and acceptable ways to clip into the rope. Top: Figure 8 on a bight with one locking carabiner and one non-locking carabiner opposite and apposed – it is worth having two carabiners of roughly the same size. Middle: overhand on a bight with two locking carabiners opposite and apposed. 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Sleeping bags and pads - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6449bb9a0a575c519af7203d/d78f281b-d5ad-4d05-a596-9f9de1e4b50f/IMG_0523.jpeg Blog - Sleeping bags and pads - Make it stand out Two 15- degree sleeping bags, left is synthetic, right is down- Nalgene water bottle for scale. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6449bb9a0a575c519af7203d/08ce7ac8-a957-4b58-9c67-bcc8a55e99c5/IMG_0524.jpeg Blog - Sleeping bags and pads - Make it stand out Left to right: 30-degree bag (Phantom alpine 30), 15-degree bag (lamina eco AF 15), 0-degree bag (Phantom 0) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6449bb9a0a575c519af7203d/48650c69-be92-497b-b37e-b0016308b6ed/IMG_0528.jpeg Blog - Sleeping bags and pads - Make it stand out Warmer spring sleeping setup https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6449bb9a0a575c519af7203d/bef052cf-b9ad-4afd-92d8-2065a33ebf70/IMG_0520.jpeg Blog - Sleeping bags and pads - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6449bb9a0a575c519af7203d/e4372525-a786-4f0e-b81f-e9b2dbe14535/IMG_0534.jpeg Blog - Sleeping bags and pads - Make it stand out Inflatable light weight pad for technical alpine routes. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6449bb9a0a575c519af7203d/4e54c68f-6290-40b6-ada7-26fc249e501e/IMG_0526.jpeg Blog - Sleeping bags and pads - Make it stand out Cold spring sleeping set up https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6449bb9a0a575c519af7203d/4e76d295-5dca-4295-b4e4-ba393a2c517f/IMG_0522.jpeg Blog - Sleeping bags and pads - Make it stand out All the bags in compressed form- Left to right: Phantom alpine 30, lamina eco AF 15, Phantom 0- Nalgene water bottle for scale. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6449bb9a0a575c519af7203d/fb64b781-bc06-489d-8fe5-80a0fc6489ed/IMG_0532.jpeg Blog - Sleeping bags and pads - 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