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Looking North at Blackmore / Elephant Saddle from Alex Lowe Basin
Jon W skinning. Alex Lowe Peak in background
Surly Troll with 8" (203mm) Rear Disc Brake
A friend and I built an adaptor to mount an eight inch rear disc brake onto my Surly Troll. I felt it...
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Uploaded on Jan 8, 2012
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How to build an igloo - the first block
Step five: The first course of blocks is started by cutting one block in half at an angle. The small...
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Uploaded on Dec 26, 2011
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Jon, Mark, Gordie, and Sam (from left)
The entrance tunnel - how to build an igloo
Note the backpack shoved into the doorway to act as a wind and heat block.
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Uploaded on Dec 26, 2011
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Sam prepares the block quarry for igloo block cutting
Step three: Prepare your block quarry by shoveling and sawing the front to a smooth wall. Use care...
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Mark and Jon placing blocks
Step seven: Sometimes the blocks lean into the previous one, set up nice and quick and the builder can...
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Sam walking on the block quarry to work-harden the snow for igloo blocks
Step one: Work harden (aka sinter) an area of snow approximately two ski lengths wide and one ski length long.
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We used a ski pole to delineate the radius of the igloo
Step two: Using two ski poles or other sticks of known length, measure out and pack/flatten...
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Ski poles delineate the boundary of our work-hardened block quarry pit
Step one: Using poles or sticks will easily delineate the area designated for your block quarry...
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Sam working on the igloo entrance tunnel
Step eleven: the door of the igloo will ideally be located above the outside ground level so that the...
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A happy Jon emerges from the igloo just after completion
Using a ski pole to hold igloo blocks in place while the snow sinters
Step nine: The basket of the pole being used to hold up one of the final blocks. Since the roof of...
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Uploaded on Dec 26, 2011
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