#portaledge

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[dixneufpalindromes]

portaledge verdon - automne 2023

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[rainewilder]

Honeymoon ideas #1-100 for me & @smacksmaaack #yosemite #rockclimbing #portaledge #getmedownfromhere #thiswasabadidea https://www.instagram.com/p/Bp7SKBOBBES/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=ep6ydufmldit

[barbinbrlog]

U raanu zoru

[erikorton]

Big Wall: Day 3 studying the overhang from the comfort of bed. We had to set up the portaledge in the dark. Rookie mistakes, but good for skill building. #bigwall #rockclimbing #portaledge #bivy #yosemitenationalpark #fezywig (at Yosemite National Park)

[gordonwiltsie]

I am remembering the late, great mountaineer and my dear friend Alex Lowe, who would have celebrated his 57th birthday today. Almost two decades ago we shared a Christmas "holiday" together in Queen Maud Land, #Antarctica, where he once again demonstrated his sometimes wicked sense of humor. Here, in a #portaledge hanging 1700 feet up the sheer face of Rakekniven ("The Razor"), he knew that I had never before slept in such a contraption. My head was at the opposite end as his and no sooner did he hear me start to snore than he deftly exited his own door, causing the whole platform to tip so that I was head down, staring straight at the glacier below (and our tiny base camp in the bottom left.) Thank goodness that we always slept tied into a rope! #climbing #friends

[woodlandtrust]

How to Sleep in a Tree | New York Times

“Start low to the ground,” says Andrew Joslin, who first slept in a tree 10 years ago, when he was a tech worker who regularly slept in a hammock in his Boston backyard. Now 60, Joslin lives in rural Massachusetts, where he works as an arborist. If you intend to sleep 15 feet off the ground or higher, first learn to climb safely. You’ll need 150 feet of arborist rope, a harness, a helmet, carabiners and a special tree-­sleeping hammock, or a lightweight platform called a portaledge. Before you ascend, check the weather. You don’t want to be dozens of feet off the ground in the dark during high winds or lightning.

Assess the tree’s health. Note dead limbs. “Take a stick and bang the trunk,” Joslin says. “Does it sound hollow or solid?” As you climb, remain alert. Listen for wildlife, particularly the telltale buzz indicating a bee swarm or wasp hive.

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