Best alpine mountaineering gear advice on RU-vid. -Not meant to be 100% comprehensive (avvy gear? packout poop gear?), but this list emphasizes simplicity, a principle all seasoned alpine climbers practice.
Pretty amazing stuff, just shows how far we have come technologically and how light yet effective and safe the gear can be. I'm not a mountaineer myself but i do go hiking quite a bit and I will be using some of the packing tips provided here which would result in an even smaller load. Great video!
Funny I stumbled upon this video after just spending a wad of cash in his shop - on a nice Black Diamond pack. Tiny, funky home town store next to the mountains - crammed to the gills with decent equipment and a couple of very laid back staff. :)
Awesome! Martin really knows his stuff. But one thing I have a question about is his ice screw. I have always carried a 21 or a 22 cm ice screw as part of my glacier/alpine kit, but I noticed he was carrying a very short one. I know that weight/carry size is probably a big factor, especially due to the fact that it will probably only ever be used in emergencies and why carry extra weight if you don't need it. But what about building abolokov anchors? Is that not so much of a concern?
Excellent video, thanks for posting. Yes as I’m writing this in 2022 if you things are a bit dated given the date of the video, but solid advice overall.
Made it you ryour personal equipment. Do use snow or pine needles to wipe after number two. Fixin to do some long distance hiking... Nice weight saving idea.
And what is that climbing gear going to be used for, aid climbing, solo self belaying, or rappelling? Not many people are willing to leave expensive climbing gear behind for a rappel.
Dear OR. You have to take these terribly shot videos down and replace them with some decent content. Terrible audio, shot hand held with unstabilized shaky footage and with all respect to your expert, you need someone who can deliver the lines. He seems stressed out and unprepared. Get it together!
+Rick Sander Give the guy a break, maybe he's camera shy. The information, he's kit is solid, so the quality of the video doesn't matter much to me. However, you are right; OR should invest in at least better quality filming of these videos. I felt like Martin was incredibly knowledgeable and knew exactly what he was talking about.
I thought this is a pretty good video with a knowledgeable guy, but I was under the assumption that it's a private video. Then I realised it's by Outdoor Research. While that doesn't change anything about the guy presenting, the overall production quality of the video is not quite on the level you'd expect from a leading outdoor gear manufacturer.
