#mountaineering — Public Fediverse posts

With the Matterhorn so close by, the Ober Gabelhorn (4063m) is probably a bit underappreciated, so perfect for a bit of Mountain-Monday-spotlighting.

https://cosleyhouston.com/obergabelhorn.htm

#MountainMonday #Mountaineering

💁🏻‍♀️ TIL: 🎒🏞️ The Smithsonian traces backpack #design from a two-million-year-old practice to Ötzi’s hazel-and-board frame around 3300 BCE, then follows improvements through a #CivilWar cavalry officer’s patented canvas-and-metal pack, a #Duluth #canoe-hauling design, #aluminum-frame #mountaineering models, and the nylon #JanSport that made the #backpack a school staple. Roughly 450 million are sold annually.

👉 https://www.smithsonianmag.com/innovation/weve-been-strapping-cargo-backs-millions-years-backpack-innovation-took-off-around-civil-war-180989280/

#backpack #history #invention #hiking #science #socialstudies #engineering #innovation #industrialdesign #school #outdoors #otzi

Corner Pass in the Injasuthi area of the Drakensberg. This very rocky pass has some risky, non-beginner scrambles in it.

As I was negotiating the last of the scrambles (also the crux of the pass) a rock was dislodged above me. I tried to duck as deep as possible into the rock section I was on, but I heard it whoosh past my head. It bounced on top of my backpack, which I was wearing at the time, and then continued further down the pass.

#mountaineering #closecalls #southafrica #drakensberg

@Snoweider Thank you Lucy, let me join the bandwagon for #tagafriendtuesday 😀.

Let me start with the one and only Fediverse friend I ever met IRL @albert. Together we hiked up the Dreispitz for a sunrise over Bernese Oberland. He is a versatile species doing a lot of stuff in the #outdoors.

There might be a meet & greet in the future with @recollir from #Sweden who is #trailrunning all over the place like he is possessed. Switzerland might be on the agenda. 🙏

Closer at home we have @rcr who shares lovely pictures from slightly further away from the high mountains, giving a glorious view over them. Active on the #Bike and #running

If you like #HikeAndFly and #Mountaineering, be sure to follow @dbrgn, who surprises every time with stunning pictures from high above.

To finish of, for #Hiking in high temperatures and #Skijoring in the very lows with #Huskies, follow @Paws2Trail.

All highly recommended.

@Snoweider Thank you Lucy, let me join the bandwagon for #tagafriendtuesday 😀.

Let me start with the one and only Fediverse friend I ever met IRL @albert. Together we hiked up the Dreispitz for a sunrise over Bernese Oberland. He is a versatile species doing a lot of stuff in the #outdoors.

There might be a meet & greet in the future with @recollir from #Sweden who is #trailrunning all over the place like he is possessed. Switzerland might be on the agenda. 🙏

Closer at home we have @rcr who shares lovely pictures from slightly further away from the high mountains, giving a glorious view over them. Active on the #Bike and #running

If you like #HikeAndFly and #Mountaineering, be sure to follow @dbrgn, who surprises every time with stunning pictures from high above.

To finish of, for #Hiking in high temperatures and #Skijoring in the very lows with #Huskies, follow @Paws2Trail.

All highly recommended.

@Snoweider Thank you Lucy, let me join the bandwagon for #tagafriendtuesday 😀.

Let me start with the one and only Fediverse friend I ever met IRL @albert. Together we hiked up the Dreispitz for a sunrise over Bernese Oberland. He is a versatile species doing a lot of stuff in the #outdoors.

There might be a meet & greet in the future with @recollir from #Sweden who is #trailrunning all over the place like he is possessed. Switzerland might be on the agenda. 🙏

Closer at home we have @rcr who shares lovely pictures from slightly further away from the high mountains, giving a glorious view over them. Active on the #Bike and #running

If you like #HikeAndFly and #Mountaineering, be sure to follow @dbrgn, who surprises every time with stunning pictures from high above.

To finish of, for #Hiking in high temperatures and #Skijoring in the very lows with #Huskies, follow @Paws2Trail.

All highly recommended.

@Snoweider Thank you Lucy, let me join the bandwagon for #tagafriendtuesday 😀.

Let me start with the one and only Fediverse friend I ever met IRL @albert. Together we hiked up the Dreispitz for a sunrise over Bernese Oberland. He is a versatile species doing a lot of stuff in the #outdoors.

There might be a meet & greet in the future with @recollir from #Sweden who is #trailrunning all over the place like he is possessed. Switzerland might be on the agenda. 🙏

Closer at home we have @rcr who shares lovely pictures from slightly further away from the high mountains, giving a glorious view over them. Active on the #Bike and #running

If you like #HikeAndFly and #Mountaineering, be sure to follow @dbrgn, who surprises every time with stunning pictures from high above.

To finish of, for #Hiking in high temperatures and #Skijoring in the very lows with #Huskies, follow @Paws2Trail.

All highly recommended.

@Snoweider Thank you Lucy, let me join the bandwagon for #tagafriendtuesday 😀.

Let me start with the one and only Fediverse friend I ever met IRL @albert. Together we hiked up the Dreispitz for a sunrise over Bernese Oberland. He is a versatile species doing a lot of stuff in the #outdoors.

There might be a meet & greet in the future with @recollir from #Sweden who is #trailrunning all over the place like he is possessed. Switzerland might be on the agenda. 🙏

Closer at home we have @rcr who shares lovely pictures from slightly further away from the high mountains, giving a glorious view over them. Active on the #Bike and #running

If you like #HikeAndFly and #Mountaineering, be sure to follow @dbrgn, who surprises every time with stunning pictures from high above.

To finish of, for #Hiking in high temperatures and #Skijoring in the very lows with #Huskies, follow @Paws2Trail.

All highly recommended.