Someone linked this over at STW, thought it was a great article and made for good reading/learning.

https://www.ukclimbing.com/articles/ski ... live-15508

Always good to learn new ideas and revisit old thoughts!

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As a side, when I had a SPOT, it was attached to the bike which in hindsight, seems daft as it should have been attached to me. We’ve all crashed and separated from our bikes.

My walking jacket has a whistle permanently in the inside Napoleon pocket

Bike wise, I could do better but I guess I’m guilty of going lighter with less ‘crap’