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 opinionated-stove huggin'-fleece wearin'-arse burnin' hill virgin
Here
Canada
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Posted - 12/29/2003 : 2:44 PM
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Longshadow and I were talking last week about the idea carrying our's on every winter trip despite the conditions or terrain. If you have another CT'r on a group trip carrying one, it can provide for some practice. Anyone else into this?
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 Big pack hiker who sleeps with bears in tent and falls on slippery logs
Langley, BC
Canada
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Posted - 12/29/2003 : 3:22 PM
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| I was talking to CWall and she's planning to do this as well. The more practice time the better. |
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double-double seeking, snow-chasing, short-cutting, vertical feet collector
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Posted - 12/29/2003 : 3:36 PM
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agree - it doesn't weigh all that much, you forget about it once it's on.
It's also heartening to know that if a disaster happens, I could potentially save someone, or be saved.
The probe, shovel and ice-axe don't weigh all that much either.
cheers - C Wall |
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Kootenay Bud
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Posted - 12/29/2003 : 3:45 PM
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| I pretty much carry mine on any backcountry trip - even when I know the terrain well and know there is no hazard - it's just a habit to get into. And, if you have extra time, you can bury a beacon and practice your search skills. |
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Satirical photoshop junkie who frolics in the mountains of the Chilliwack River Valley
Chilliwack, BC
Canada
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Posted - 12/29/2003 : 3:50 PM
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Good idea HB...I'm planning on getting one myself pretty soon, and I'm gonna want to practice with it whenever possible. Would be great to practice multiple burials if we get enough together.
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double-double seeking, snow-chasing, short-cutting, vertical feet collector
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Posted - 12/29/2003 : 3:52 PM
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That is an excellent suggestion sandy. a little game of hide and go seek to warm up the muscles and sharpen the mind.
time for the old 'throw the beacon into a tree well' trick 
cheers - C Wall |
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Kootenay Bud
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Posted - 12/29/2003 : 6:52 PM
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But not up a tree - a fond tactic of people who really want to see you struggle 
If you get a chance, it is instructive to do some deep burials - say to 1.5 metres or total snowdepth. Distinguishing the exact location with an analogue transciever gets considerably harder. For those with digitals, the newer techniques - i.e. the jump-point and using the vertical plane to follow flux lines require a fair bit of practice. This article is excellent:
http://www.couloirmag.com/Articles/avy/beacon_searching/vertical_plane.pdf |
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opinionated-stove huggin'-fleece wearin'-arse burnin' hill virgin
Here
Canada
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Posted - 12/29/2003 : 7:03 PM
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Ha ha ha! The up the tree trick was pulled on us a couple weeks ago.
I have had more practice with analog so my new digital is going to be a learning experience.
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ass wigglin, cheese lovin, 4x4 drivin, apostrophe hatin, hiking chick who loves camping on snow
spaceship..
Canada
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Posted - 12/29/2003 : 7:42 PM
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well... given that santa did nothing for me but put on a show at harrison for the kids (he scaled down the outside hotel wall claiming he had no other way of getting down)
I guess Im in for buying one of these things for myself, soon as the bank account settles down again!!!
I will be up for practice as soon as I have one of these little things in my hot little hands!!! |
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double-double seeking, snow-chasing, short-cutting, vertical feet collector
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Posted - 12/29/2003 : 10:13 PM
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thanks Sandy for the article, I just downloaded it.
throwing the beacon up a tree? now that's just plain *mean*.
cheers !! C Wall |
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For those of us with avalanche transeivers
