An ice axe is one of the most indispensable tools when you are doing winter climbs or alpine climbing. Before you go shopping for your ice axe, it is important to first learn more about its…
Category: Gear & Equipment
It’s no fun to be on a climbing trip and realized you forgot a bunch of stuff. Even if you are only at the start of the trail, the nearest town may not necessarily have what you need. I…
What Equipment Do You Need To Climb A Mountain? (Pictures Included)
I have recently decided that I want to try out a more “serious” form of mountain climbing. I wanted to go beyond my regular hiking and trekking. So I decided to learn more about technical…
Climbing Mount Fuji: Duration, Cost, When To Go And What To Wear
There’s a Japanese proverb that goes: “A wise man will climb Mt Fuji once; a fool will climb Mt Fuji twice.” And after climbing Fuji last August, I can wholeheartedly agree with that…
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Deciding what to wear before every mountain climb is a brain wrecking task for me. Am I going to get too hot? Too cold? Am I bringing too little? Too much? After many trials and errors, I’ve…
As I was shopping around for crampons, I started to wonder if my current hiking boots are going to limit my choices. Do I need to get a new pair of boots too? So can you put crampons on hiking…