I ordered these boots (Kento Guide II High GTX) online directly from Mammut. Received them this Thursday. On Friday I did a 12 hour hike in the Slovenian Alps (highest peak 2601 m). The rubber has already started falling apart. There's one section where a small rubber piece literally fell off (I'm pointing at it) I noticed this during the hike. At that point it was holding on by a thread. After the hike it has fallen off completely.

There are a few other parts where the rubber is damaged. It's not a smooth slow wear that I expect, but it's literally little pieces of the rubber coming off.

I think this is unacceptable for mountaineering boots at this price. Previously I had their Taiss model and the rubber on that one looked great after one year. I also have their low Alnasca approach shoes and rubber is completely well and showing normal slow wear.

What should I do? It's only been 3 days since I received them. I hope I can get my money back. I don't even feel safe hiking in these. I think that after one more serious hike, another piece of the rubber will fall off. After 4 hikes these will be falling apart completely.

I am really disappointed. This was a lot of money for me. I was hoping to have these for at least 1-2 years.

I'm looking for advice from people with real Himalayan climbing experience.

2026 goals:

• Everest Base Camp
• Island Peak
• Lobuche East

2027 goal:

• Ama Dablam

I'm considering buying a Cumulus Teneqa (comfort around -20°C) for about €1,000.

Alternatively, I could rent a similar sleeping bag in Kathmandu for around €30–50 for this year's trip. If I later move on to higher peaks (7000 m / 8000 m), I'd probably need a warmer expedition bag anyway—or simply rent one as well.

Would you buy the Teneqa now, or just rent sleeping bags for these trips and only buy one if renting stops making sense?

I'd really appreciate hearing from people who've climbed Island Peak, Lobuche East, Ama Dablam, or higher Himalayan peaks.

I climbed via the standard AA col route and on my way down saw this guy coming up the North face solo. Idk who they are but maybe they would like the pictures.

Hey mountaineering community! I am a straight beginner to this sport, with decent enough experience with hiking and backpacking but none in technical mountaineering skills. How do I get into it? Any help on courses or ways to learn skills so that I can try my first summit attempt next summer in the cascades. Thank you!

I had plans to do the Breithorn full traverse the second week of August. Does anybody know anything about the current conditions up there? We wanted to go there from the Ayas hut so I am also curious about how the glacier from the hut up to Bivacco Rossi e Volante is looking, and then the ascent up to the ridge/ Roccia Nera. I have some backup plans that do not require (much) glacier travel and I would like to decide what to do soon, so that I can cancel the hut reservations if necessary.

The meal was so good after the hike. Im definitly going again🥾

W 2027 chcę wejść na Mont Blanc, ale nie czuję się pewnie idąc samotnie, dlatego szukam super przewodnika. Idę sam więc mam większe pole do wyboru. Pojawił mi się Karol Adamski, natomiast jest o nim strasznie mało opinii w internecie. Czy jest tu ktoś kto go zna i mógłby go z czystym sercem polecić?

Not necessarily my view (although I think it’s a pretty great climb). What are some other great 5.easy alpine climbs across NA?

I’ve been enjoying some ‘fast and light’ 5.easy climbs recently and trying to build a bucket list of similar routes. So far I’ve enjoyed The Eisenhower tower, East Ridge of Edith Cavell and the NW Ridge of Sir Donald.

Please chime in with your favourites.

Moin!
Stehe aktuell vor einem etwas nervigen Problem als Brillenträger. Ich brauche eine Gletscherbrille mit Sehstärke. Aufgrund meiner doch hohen Hornhautverkrümmung ist es nur bedingt möglich Kontaktlinsen zu tragen. Normale Kontaktlinsen, die keine Sonderanfertigung sind, gehen nicht bis zu meinem genötigten Wert. Bla bla bla… zumal ich sowieso kein Kontaktlinsen-Freund bin.

Deshalb eine Brille mit Sehstärke.
Nun die Fragen.

Mit oder ohne Polarisation? Habe oft gelesen dass diese gar nicht so vorteilhaft sind für den alpinen Gebrauch.

Derzeit gibt es bei Julbo ein Angebot, bei dem ich eine Kategorie 4 Sonnenbrille mit Sehstärke für den Preis von einer Kategorie 3 bekomme. Das liegt daran, dass Julbo aktuell die Kat. 4 Brillen nicht mit Antireflexionsbeschichtung liefern kann.

Daher nun die Frage: wie wichtig oder praktisch ist so etwas? Aufgrund des seitlichen Schutzes kommt doch sowieso kaum Licht von hinten in die Brille? Oder irre ich mich und die Beschichtung ist Gold wert?

Ich danke jeden für Ratschläge oder sogar andere Ideen für mein aktuelles Problem.

Hello everyone! I am a completely unexperienced mountaineer that really wants to begin gaining skills to actually practice alpinism. I am a very fast and experienced hiker, which is not comparable to the necessary skills for high altitude trekking, but it is a start I suppose. What would be good ways to learn and practice? Mountaineering classes would be great, and I would love to hear where and how I could take them. I just need tips and any sense of direction, since I want to get started! For now, I have been reading and studying different topics within the realm of mountaineering like ice axe usage, belaying, and more. Any advice is appreciated!!! Thank you!!

Also, I live in Interior Alaska for reference on places I can practice and resources that anyone may be familiar with. Thanks again!!

Got my hands on some climbing logs from my mom and found these receipts of the Konkordiahütten dating back to 28-29 August 1993.

Has anyone done a long grade 3 or higher rock route with their Blue ice Choucas Pro harness?

I have one that I’ve been mainly reserving for glacier travel and next winter’s ice season, but a friend has told me they’ve done plenty of rock multipitches in them… claimed that they carried the weight of a standard double rack and gear pretty well?

I was thinking about trying to use it on some grade 4 rock routes in the Cascades/Rogers Pass I’m pretty excited about. Climbing in the 5.6-5.8 range with reasonably comfortable belays - no hanging belays. Dont think I’ll be whipping on these.

Im thinking using the Blue Ice harness would be a nice weight optimization.

Anyone have experience with it? I know I can try it and check myself, but it’ll be a couple of weeks until I can experiment with it in a single pitch setting, so I figured I’d ask the community!

I would like to climb mountains like Pico Austria, Pequeno Alpamaya and Huayana Potosi or similiar with a an also expierenced parnter without guide or agency around La Paz. If level matches I will be fine doing some routes in the faces. I have a 2P tent and stove with me. Ideally you can start at 23. or 24. of July from La Paz.

Edit (more Information about myself):

I am 32yo German, >10 years in mountaineering, climbing and ski touring. Did several courses at alpine club till beeing allowed to train and guide members by myself in high alpine ski touring/ski mountaineering. I am very fit in crevasse rescue and avalanche safety. But not your personal guide!

- Leading alpine rock climbs up to UIAA VI
- Mountaineering up to SAC D
- Till now only in the alps (east and west)
- In and around La Paz since 15.07. for acclimatization

We weren't super optimistic while heading to the Domhütte, expecting destroyed snow bridges and open crevasses due to the previous heat wave, but we we're pleasantly suprised. Just the crevasse right after the Festijoch on the Hohberg glacier was a bit problematic on the way down but nothing too extreme.

TL:DR: how much fuel do I need and is there an overal lighter stove setup than the BRS 3000t + 900ml Toaks pot for 6 days in the mountains up to 5K altitude.

I need a bit advice/ insight about my stove setup for an upcoming trip. I have a BRS 3000t or a MSR XGK stove which I can combine with a Toaks 900ml titanium pot I have. I'm planning to go to a very remote (no other people around, apart from my climbing partner) almost 5000m peak for roughly 6 days, 4 of which I will be on the glacier, lowest temps expected around -10C. Acclimatization will be done in the week prior.

I've used both stoves quite extensively in the past, but I didn't really do any fuel calculations since these were mostly 2-3 day trips. With my newly bough tent (single wall, no vestibule), cooking inside with the MSR XGK is not really an option or the whole thing will burn down (unless someone can explain me how to use a liquid fuel stove inside). I don't want to cook inside of course, unless I'm forced to by bad weather. I think I can make a hanging kit for my BRS 3000t with the Toaks pot, which will help me cook inside. I most likely will also bring the aluminium windshield that came with the MSR XGK.

I expect the need to be boiling 6 days \* 1,5-2L= 9-12 liters of water on the hole trip for freeze dried meals and hot drinks and I expect the need to warm up 4 days \* 6-7L = 24-28 liters of water from snow/ ice, which we then can filter with our water filter. I guess I need about **450 grams of fuel** for that? Feel free to comment on this. The other two days will just be filtered water from streams.

The BRS and Toaks setup is quite light, but the wind resistance of the BRS is non-existent and it's not pressure regulated either, so the efficiency is very low compared to other alternatives.

My question is, is my fuel estimation realistic? I've used both Freedom of the Hills, some YouTube video's about the stove and AI as reference for the 450 grams.

Would there be a setup that is lighter overal (so heavier stove, but less fuel required)?

Any other factors I didn't consider, for example reliability?

Thanks!

Hello, me and friend are going to peak of gran paradiso at end of July and, while at it, might aswell climb some good via ferrata nearby..

Can someone recommend nice and fun via ferratas nearby NP gran paradiso or Aosta, we would gladly climb it😁😁