Climbing and solo exploring ethics on Cat Ba island
2025.01.25 04:02 travelingquestions Climbing and solo exploring ethics on Cat Ba island
Hi, I'm an American traveling to Vietnam next month, and I'm spending 4 weeks on cat ba island. I'm doing lots of research about the climbing opportunities there, but am curious about how accessible it is for a solo foreigner.
Where I'm from, I know how to comfortably explore nature respectfully and without putting myself in danger. Vietnam is a new environment for me, and adding deep water free solo climbing to that adds another level of unpreparedness. I really don't want to be the dumb uninformed tourist, but would love to be able to have the freedom to rent a boat on my own or with a couple local climbers who can show me around.
So, how many local people like to climb in the area? Are the $45 half day deep water solo tours (https://catbaclimbing.com/) the only option to experience that? How easy would it be for a solo guy to meander in and meet some climber folks? What are some classic tourist blunders I should avoid? I would absolutely love a guided tour to get me started, but if I'm there for a month, spending $45 every time I want to climb seems off putting.
Thanks for reading, looking forward to my trip!
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2025.01.25 04:02 Remote-Egg-2649 I AM RELATED TO TAYLOR A. SWIFT!!!
Yo, guys!! šØ So like, I found out that me and the one and only Taylor Swift are 13th cousins!! Like, no joke! Iām literally freaking out right now. Iāve always known I was special, but this is on a whole new level, right?!
OKAY, so hereās the tea: I was just messing around doing some family tree stuff, right? I thought itād be cool to trace my roots and stuff like all those people on Ancestry.com. And guess what? I came across this thing, and it says me and T-Swift are connected by like, some crazy old-timey relatives! Iām telling you, I knew I was destined for greatness, and now I know itās true because weāre practically family. You know what Iām saying?
Imagine this: Weāre basically part of the same fam tree. So like, if Taylor ever sees this post, I just wanna say: HEY COUSIN, LETāS HANG OUT! Maybe she will invite me to her next tour? Or maybe sheāll send me some merch? šš¤
Iām not saying Iām famous just yet, but like, if I was in the same room with Taylor, I would totally just start singing her songs to her because thatās what cousins do, right? š āYou Belong With Meā is basically our anthem now, and Iām honestly thinking of writing her a letter that says, āDear Taylor, your 13th cousin wants a shout-out!ā
If youāre also part of the Swift fam (or let me know!) We can start a club. Like, thereās gotta be more of us out there! We can call it āCousins of Swiftiesā or something, IDK.
Okay, I gotta go. But seriously, being 13th cousins with Taylor Swift? This is like, top tier family goals. šš¤
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2025.01.25 04:02 SkepticalStrawberry Best kennel for travel
Opinions on Lucky Duck? Iāve also seen good things about the Cabellaās Gundog. This will be for travel in the truck bed only. The dog in question is about 100 pounds (& fit). Open to other suggestions! I am in the heat of the south.
Gunnerās a little on the pricey side, not to mention incredibly heavy š
I would NOT do Dakota as their doors are too easy to open when being pawed at from the inside corners.
Not super keen on ruffland
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2025.01.25 04:02 Kind_Mall_368 Why do I struggle with having interest? I'm 25 and I feel as if I'm some old man who thinks everything is just a waste of time and money,why is that?
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2025.01.25 04:02 Admirable_Syrup7019 R&Rs on point tonight
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2025.01.25 04:02 Bhulagoon I am in love with reading again thanks to a second hand kobo!!!!
No idea what kind of kobo it is tbh but it has actually changed my life and I pack it around absolutely everywhere
Sincerely- a visually impaired person who wasn't able to read for 14 years but now can
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2025.01.25 04:02 Janxferz Am I crazy, or is Jacket's face the same as the owner's from Counterfeit?
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2025.01.25 04:02 Sreekanth241 Suggestion for ram and ssd upgradation for msi gf63 thin with 1650 maxq and i5-9th gen
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2025.01.25 04:02 IsaacUreta_pe Momentum's 4 - My best BEST configuration for PC use - Ultimate guide 2025
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Now for the good stuff: After looking for apps, I found this amazing free app called GG Sonar. The software to use on PC is available here: https://pe.steelseries.com/gg/sonar. Itās really useful because it lets you configure your PCās sound by separate channels. For example, I have Discord on one channel with clear audio, and music I listen to on Chrome set to AUX with the following configuration: https://www.reddit.com/steelseries/comments/rcqmue/music_equalizer_for_sona I know Iām linking another Reddit post, and itās not new, but if I missed out on this for so long, Iām sure many others have too. I copied the exact same configuration, except that I like to enhance the bass on these headphones so they really vibrate. An 87% volume, which I adjust by sliding my finger on the right side of the headphones, feels reasonable so I donāt end up going deaf at a young age. https://preview.redd.it/kv3ythj2c2fe1.png?width=2005&format=png&auto=webp&s=d5300dc596c95d789cb5e92f81979dde8cf0c2cb Regarding the bass, in the lower bars, I increase the bass by +2 and reduce the voice and treble by -2. https://preview.redd.it/3gov9fihc2fe1.png?width=2130&format=png&auto=webp&s=2ffe38c393759b579025849b5d0720b03d8bbdb0 What truly allows me to use 100% of these headphonesā potential is enabling spatial audio. https://preview.redd.it/lml3kilnc2fe1.png?width=2043&format=png&auto=webp&s=f0ff1b383b77841c6f3a43afa73f5858350c1c29 In my case, I set the headphones mode to "on," immersion to the maximum, and distance to 10. For headphones, the distance setting is only useful for gaming; for music, it just makes the sound either louder or softer. Thatās allāI hope this helps! Honestly, I donāt understand why Sennheiser hasnāt released an equalizer specifically for Windows. It would be incredibly useful and more tailored. submitted by IsaacUreta_pe to sennheiser [link] [comments] |
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2025.01.25 04:02 AdhesivenessSoggy254 Which players should i switch?
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2025.01.25 04:02 DrawMedieval The Inyo region (Vault 15, Shady Sands, Vault 15, Khans) for my Fallout 1 TTRPG Campaign
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2025.01.25 04:02 Maleficent_Break4083 C
I say Iām over you but can I ever really be over you? My twin at work is still friends with you after you cold blocked me and went silent. She tells me things. I know you know she does it.
She came in one day and said. āYo our boy got a new carā knowing damn well who she meant I immediately blurted out. āMustangā and she pulled out a pictureā¦ofā¦a mustang.
I hate that I know you. I hate that you allowed me into your heart in brief moments enough for me to love you even though it was one sided.
I said Iām over you but Iām not. Not when the universe keeps showing all the signs. Itās cruel.
Not demure. Not classy.
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2025.01.25 04:02 Normal_Champion_7829 What the heck does this mean and do I have to do anything?
I opened my windows laptop and this was on the screen, is this bad? I have no idea what the heck Iām doing with computers
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2025.01.25 04:02 IZlandZadI Powerscaling Ihwa/Engen and Explaining how She's Evolving to Become Stronger than Elders
Out of all of the fight manhwas I've seen, Hero Killer is the absolute best at powerscaling. Seeing characters overcome one another is only satisfying if we know how strong they are or else it feels like plot armor bullshit. I see a lot of people get confused about who's stronger than who and some tier lists are spreading the wrong concept.
1) Ihwa is at least 2 or 3 tiers below Elders. 2) Ihwa is extremely dangerous because she surpasses the natural limitation of ANY Gift user. 3) Engen is still a "low Elder", but he might match Bishop/Victoria/Prim very soon. 4) Ihwa is one of the fastest growing Gift users in the entire story but she still has challenges to overcome and revelations to discover.
1)
Let's explain why Ihwa is still not even close to the level of Elders just yet. We know 100% that she's at least somewhere on the upper level of Special Forces or on the level just above Special Forces due to statements and fights she's won in the story so far. Right now she demonstrates overwhelming power against most Gift users similar to how Hekate overpowers her enemies. During their fight, Engen says "your sword is sharp enough to slit my throat". This means that Ihwa is at the bare minimum power level to conceivably kill an Elder. Terror Knight says "special forces are accomplished heroes who nobody, except Elders, can confidently win against" -> this means that Gift users on the level of special forces can possibly kill somebody far above their level like Hekate, Executioner, Dalia Mendoza etc. It all comes down to how their Gifts work against each other and the circumstances of the battle. We can see this demonstrated in Ihwa vs. Elder Engen. Throughout the fight, Engen slowly overwhelms Ihwa with the sheer amount of attacks he can output. However, Ihwa is still able to get a few good hits in because she used Majesty's gift. If she did not have a unique psychic-ish gift to deter Engen for a moment, she likely would've gone down without scratching Engen. Ihwa was only able to land a hit because she had a unique uncounterable gift at her disposal. Her skill, power, EST, energy etc are not yet at the level where she can do any meaningful damage to Elders. However, she does indeed land a hit because she had Majesty's gift which leads to my next point.
2)
Gift users have to work with what they got. It is explained early on in the story that Gifts can be similar but manifest in different ways. We've also seen an absolute massive variety of Gifts throughout the story so there really is no limit to how many unique Gifts are out there. Imagine Hekate vs. Bishop. I imagine it would be very similar to how Ihwa vs Elder Engen played out. She can stand her ground for a decent time against Bishop's water gift but she can't really land any good hits due to the limitations of her physicality. Hekate's Gift (physicality) has a bad matchup vs Bishop's gift. However, if she was able to temporarily shock Bishop like how Ihwa used Majesty's gift against Engen, then she might stand a fighting chance. Except she only has one gift to use, but Ihwa has all the gifts in the world to use. She does not have the limitation of one singular Gift. Gift users can train their body but physical training only gets them so far (hence Hekate losing to Bishop's Gift). Ihwa won the fight against Torch Jintae but she actually would've very likely lost if she did not use Hekate's Bridle of Silence. At the very end, it looked like Jintae still had some EST/energy left to regenerate and keep attacking while Ihwa took a fatal wound and could barely move (even after rolling a 6 with Dicer's gift!). Objectively, Jintae was a much more dangerous and powerful fighter than Ihwa, but due to her massive collection of unique gifts, she can win impossible fights.
3)
Yes, there is a gap between Elders. We can safely assume this due to the circumstances and statements in the story. There's three things: - Elders have a certain respect or disrespect towards each other - It is a stated and proven fact that the more a Gift user risks their life in dangerous battles, the more rapidly they grow - The display of power during Engen vs. Reagan and Victoria vs. Prim. (and a few other Elder action panels). ALL of the Elders respected Prim Anville enough to meet at the Starstruck Plateau when she REALLY demanded it the second time. We know that the law Elders follow the most is the law of power. Remember Victoria forcing Sledgehammer to participate in her gladiator arena? It's also obvious that the Elders have eyes everywhere and have been paying attention to things going on in the world. They've seen what Engen and Skysword have done so far and they clearly do not respect them very much. So far, we have only seen Engen risk his life in two major "battles" that resulted in his massive growth. Engen went from above special forces to pre-Elder during the Tower of Milen Kula and Elder after Castle Gray. However, the Tower of Milen Kula was more of a mental test that gave Engen a revelation and Engen 100% would have lost against Reagan without the intervention of Rachel Sinclair. Reagan is NOT significantly weaker than "high Elders" like Victoria/Bishop/Prim/Milen Kula. His strength distribution simply went towards another thing: Yggdrasil. Over the thousands of years Reagan cultivated Yggdrasil, he did not get stronger while the other Elders did. However, we can clearly see Reagan's unique "power" that his Gift enables: Reagan has an astronomical amount of EST/endurance with Yggdrasil. In the middle of the fight, Reagan is a bit injured after taking some attacks from Engen and then holds out his hand towards a branch of Yggdrasil and heals himself. He looks completely fine afterwards with no injures yet that was a small piece of Yggdrasil barely the size of a human. Had Rachel not hijacked Reagan's massive source of EST, Engen would've lost 100%. We can also see during Victoria and Prim's battle that Victoria is making holes in massive mountains with complete ease, as if the energy expense to do that is the equivalent of swinging a bat for normal humans. During Engen vs. Reagan, their attacks cover a massive area and Engen releases dark bombs that make large holes but they're not on the level of effortlessly destroying giant mountains. This leads me to believe that the pure amount of power that Engen has does not yet compare to the upper more respected Elders. However, Engen jumped so many tiers during Milen Kula Tower and Castle Gray. If he does it one more time he would surely be a menace to all the Elders.
4)
Has there been a Gift user that grows as fast as Ihwa? The Elders took thousands and thousands of years to reach their current level and their growth has stagnated. Remember when Victoria said "nowadays, it's hard to take even one step forward" when meeting Milen Kula? Engen stagnated at "above Special Forces" for hundreds of years. We can see that the heroes during the Hero Trials Arc have mostly just been normal strength while Ihwa was "above Special Forces" while meeting them. Ihwa went from "wolf in sheep's clothing" to above Special Forces while Crimson Dragon, Prosecutor, and High Noon (and probably Raxfer too if he didn't get negged by Engen) seemed to stay exactly the same. Ihwa has been constantly putting herself in dangerous the entire story and has even died once because of it. She not only has the perfect Gift but also is extremely desirable by the people around her due to that exact fast growth. Why do you think Yushin trained her while she was still completely new? Or Engen taking special effort to take care of her during the early arcs? They knew her potential. Remember, Ihwa not only steals gifts but also physicality. At very beginning when Ihwa gets saved by the Nameless, Vector makes a comment about her bone density being higher after killing a hero. I don't think any other Gift user has that.
Ihwa went from weak but resourceful and crafty fighter -> weak and versatile fighter -> overwhelming power with limitations. She first had to figure out how to use her EST (Engen taught her focus and imagination). Then she learned how to utilize her gifts in more unique ways during the beginning of Castle Gray arc. Then she learned that she must train and take care of her body when she gave up all those gifts after the final battle with Jintae. And then she learned how to set limitations in exchange for power after giving up the Torch Fragment. Ihwa is constantly learning how to evolve and break past limitations. Other Gift users do this too. Engen learned something in the Tower of Milen Kula and discovered a breakthrough that gave him access to Raurava to evolve his gift. Bishop is able to manifest is gift in 10 billion ways because he's had thousands of years of experience with it. How does Victoria fly and move so quickly? She empowers herself with her light gift. "I will face enemies that have trained rigorously in one thing" said Ihwa. For those of you that are disappointed that her versatility and creativity is gone, don't worry - it's not. We only saw a small glimpse of it when she used Majesty's Gift against Engen.
And for goodness sake if you do a tier list then explain your reasoning. You gotta go off what you see in the story + statements + context. Don't just put Reagan in "low Elder" cause vibes or some shit.
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2025.01.25 04:02 msimms001 Goodbye, don't insult me too much, sticks and stones could break my bones, and your words probably can too.
Slipped on ice
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