Mountain Talk
Welcome to FTA Mountain Talk!
In this section you will find links to resources, articles (written by FTA staff, guides and friends) on all manner of topics relating to mountaineering, photo tips, wilderness medicine tips, basecamp library ideas and much much more! If there is a topic you would like to see us address please drop us a note at
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- Medicine and High Altitude ( 4 Articles )
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Photography
( 6 Articles )
Mountain Photography Tips
Taking great images in the world's biggest mountain ranges isn't rocket science, nor is it the sole domain of professional photographers. This series of articles is a crash course, and assumes you have already mustered the basics of taking a decent 35mm image. Articles and images by FTA Principal Dave Hancock.
Gear and Film
Dave uses a combination of Kodachrome 25 and Fugi Velvia slide films. His camera bag holds a Nikon F3, a Nikon F5 (both 35mm film formats), four various Nikon ED lenses from a prime 24mm to a 28-200 zoom, and a SB-24 Nikon flash. Note most of his best images were taken on the older F3, the F5 being a relatively new, and very expensive, addition to his kit that he has yet to get any real use from. Dave will be undertaking 2 Himalayan trips within the next 3 months and plans on giving the new camera a 'good working over".
- Trip Tips ( 3 Articles )
- Quotes to Climb By ( 12 Articles )
