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About Me
What I love about the outdoors
Spending 12 hours a day at work, locked into a building where nothing is further than 50 metres from my seat, and without even a window to the outside world, one of the things I most enjoy about the outdoors is the wide open spaces - the smell of the air when the summer's sun makes the Eucalyptus oil from the trees permeate the air, the quiteness of the world which seems to be absolute until you start paying attention to the details, the feeling of the sun on my skin, the wind and everything else.
The last piece of gear I bought
Probably some abseiling gadget.
My perfect outdoor experience
A day where I have nowhere in particular to be, but anywhere I want to go.
My recent comments
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Recent Blog Posts
How to Ascent a Rope
- Lucanos
- October 21, 2007
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Alot of activities, especially those which take place in mountainous regions, involve moving up and or down using a rope. Even if you are only planning on using a rope for a safety device, knowing how to move along it in each direction is extremely important.There are two main divisions when it comes to ascending (moving up) a rope, being improvised (using some basic general purpose gear rigged to be able to ascend the rope)...
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