Climber, Alpinist, Himalayan Mountaineer, International Mountain Guide, and Award Winning Author Andy Cave joins Cathy and Wayne to talk about life before Gore-Tex, ye olde plastic boots, fibre glass ice axes, layering, sweat management, why feathers are fab, glove choices, harness culture (yes, it is a thing!), why paying extra for a dry treated rope is well worth it and just when is it okay to use modern ultralight running kit in the mountains.
Learn about layering in action, what to think about when buying kit and, in what is possibly THE most spectacular random deviation of the series ever: the marvels of victorian engineering which run underground between Thirlmere in the Lake District and Manchester.
Andy is part of the Rab sponsored athlete team and has a huge experience of using their full range while pushing climbing to the limit on bold new routes in the Alps, Alaska, Patagonia and the Himalaya. He also hosts Rab's podcasts: The Mountain People Podcast - Rab® UK
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Speaker, Coach, Mountaineer, Author | Andy Cave
BBC Radio 4 - Andy Cave's Expedition Underground
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Learning to Breathe - Andy Cave (climbers-shop.com)
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