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I use these new Planika boots - don't know the model, orange color. Good thing about these boots is they're all natural leather, stiff at ankles so doesn't allow mistakes fatal for ankles, downside is weight, they weigh a good kilo per boot. Weight doesn't bother me personally, since I used Planika Triglav model before, which were equally heaviest and I'm used to the weight on feet. Once read interesting article about foreign firms' mountaineering boots..., which advised against them somehow, because if you buy Italian makers' boots the sole structure is made for their hills/rocks and supposedly perform worse in our hills. Otherwise everyone has different feet and different boot fits each, Alpina also has advantage they can measure your foot for some models and thus different boot for each foot, since some have one foot slightly bigger, higher instep or wider.
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Hard to show in pictures, go to the library and borrow a mountaineering book - it has to be a bit older, because I think you won't find this knot in newer ones, as it's dangerous, namely if you tie the rope around your waist as self-belay knot yourself, it can happen that if you fall more than 1.5 m it can break your back, that's why climbing harness is used. Self-belay knot only if really no other option,...

I personally think you won't need the Y kit here, as it's completely useless, but I agree it's highly recommended to always have a climbing harness with prusik and carabiner and helmet where exposed sections are protected with cables. If needed, adjust it so that you have two carabiners if crossing is required. I think we often do too little for our own safety. I've been hiking in the mountains for over 20 years and only in the last few years use helmet, harness,... because I care about myself... maybe we realize it too late, it saddens me when I hear some literally boast about all they've traversed without protection... they were lucky, maybe next time not...
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Next fall. It will be 5 parts though.

As I've already said, the filming of the documentary in our mountains is finishing right in the next 14 days. This week filming will be on the slopes of Triglav Lakes,....
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Regarding shows on rtv I can say something, it's true that next year I think already around February there will be some documentaries about mountains in the Himalayas on schedule. Just 14 days ago they returned from 30 days of filming in the Himalayas. Filming of one documentary about our mountains is just now finishing, which will be extremely interesting since animals and rocks found in our mountains will also be presented. The documentary will be shot on classic 16mm film.
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