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Load Testing the Euro Death Knot (flat overhand)

Can a flat overhand knot (aka Euro Death Knot) undo itself under high load?

A reminder and guide for anyone who plays or works on rope about the fabulous Münter Hitch

After returning from the mountains a week ahead of schedule we had a week and a half of time to fill...

An overview of Summer 2015's New Zealand trip into the mountains around Aoraki/Mt. Cook National Park.

A quick review on a new, all-singing, all-dancing, high quality digital audio source

An overview of installing and configuring the DD-WRT open source router firmware.

Sick of the painful performance and bugginess of the stock Android emulator? Complain no more!

A short guide on adding a sexy (if I say so myself) photo gallery to a Jekyll site (this one)

The highlights of the walks we did on our (predominantly-climbing) trip around NZ in the Summer of 2014/15.

The Grand Traverse is a part-climb, part-walk taking in the three highest peaks in the Remarkables Ranges.

From an early Summer 2014 mountaineering trip into Aspiring National Park, NZ

A quick rundown of the fun and games had at my first trip ice and mixed climbing, first written after numerous requests from work colleagues.

Trip report from a NSW State Emergency Service Alpine Search and Rescue training course in New Zealand

Journal entries from walking the Northern 250km of the Australian Alpine Walking Track, from Dead Horse Gap (Thredbo) to Canberra

A test post copied from my old blog