hotter wildfires make me think of another unintended risk of invasive species, specifically altered makeup of canopy responding differently to fire regimes. i read this article a few years ago about blue gum eucalyptus in the bay area:
Twenty-five years after the Oakland Hills fire, people...
theres a full feature-length documentary about their trip, The Mystery Mountain Project. spoiler alert: they never even make it out of the valley lol. seeing how badly he wrapped his puttees i can see why!!
its cool that gear designs inspired by the shortfalls (or er, longer falls) experienced during that time period are with us today, like the classic vibram mountaineering sole. turn over a workboot and odds are good youll see it or a sole designed to look just like it
a few years ago a friend of mine contracted a forester to do a survey of a relative's property for a conservation/stewardship tax scheme, and i spoke with him a few times. he had some very radical notions about urban forestry. for context, we live in hamilton ontario which for much of the 20th...
i did some experimenting and altered my formula for this season. bought acidulants and stevia so the mix is complete and i dont need to bother adding anything else. been making this in bulk and bringing it in a big freezer ziploc bag for my coworkers and summer students the past few weeks. pink...
yeah, as the woman notes it is intended for use securing a static load and not intended for dynamic loads like fall arrest.
in the video they show a clip of a mountaineer falling on a rope into a crevasse, but the environment there acts as an energy damper as we see the rope cut into the packed...
we've been using these at the gardens the last couple years, they're great. started with the basic 12ft tripod in 2017?2018? added a 12ft platform in 2022. confidence-inspiring stability when properly set up
i love the bowline finishes developed for life safety in the mountaineering/rock climbing communities. scott's locked bowline and end bound single bowline. scott's locked is the easiest and ugliest, EBSB is pretty
had a 90 second totality here, brought my gopro today and took a timelapse from about 2:45-3:30pm. but i forgot my usb-c cable at work so ill have to process and upload the video tomorrow
idk if the treemotion will be snowed under that easily, its still half the price compared to the kinisi. i expect their market share and positive regard will probably continue unless they pull a boeing and their hardware suddenly starts failing. that doesnt seem particularly likely to me but...
there are some extremely solid recommendations though, first to mind is of course
https://www.youtube.com/EducatedClimber who posts here by the handle Muggs