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Re: Dynamic Planet B/C

Posted: May 25th, 2013, 7:57 pm
by ScienceOlympian
Is it more helpful to do Meteorology or Road Scholar with Glacier/Dynamic?

Re: Dynamic Planet B/C

Posted: May 25th, 2013, 8:00 pm
by Hosj
ScienceOlympian wrote:Is it more helpful to do Meteorology or Road Scholar with Glacier/Dynamic?
Probably Meteorology, but severe storms, next years topic won't help as much as climate or day to day weather.

Re: Dynamic Planet B/C

Posted: May 25th, 2013, 8:08 pm
by ScienceOlympian
Hosj wrote:
ScienceOlympian wrote:Is it more helpful to do Meteorology or Road Scholar with Glacier/Dynamic?
Probably Meteorology, but severe storms, next years topic won't help as much as climate or day to day weather.
Thank you!

Re: Dynamic Planet B/C

Posted: May 25th, 2013, 8:20 pm
by Crazy Puny Man
Really? In my experience, I'd say Road Scholar is more beneficial. It's helpful to know how to handle those topo maps that event coordinators throw at you.

Re: Dynamic Planet B/C

Posted: May 25th, 2013, 8:28 pm
by havenbreadfish
How about the division B test? I thought it was quite a good test overall, though the map analysis turned out to be pretty tough. And I do road scholar too :P . Maybe if I had somehow done geologic mapping in the past, I could've cracked top 6.

Re: Dynamic Planet B/C

Posted: May 25th, 2013, 8:59 pm
by Crazy Puny Man
Also, can someone fully explain to me what exactly a col is? I have this definition:

A saddle-like narrow depression formed by two headward eroding cirques that reduce an arête.

Re: Dynamic Planet B/C

Posted: May 25th, 2013, 9:02 pm
by ScienceOlympian
Crazy Puny Man wrote:Really? In my experience, I'd say Road Scholar is more beneficial. It's helpful to know how to handle those topo maps that event coordinators throw at you.
Maybe Road Scholar and Meteorology "Climate" are the best events that support Dynamic.

Re: Dynamic Planet B/C

Posted: May 25th, 2013, 9:02 pm
by Crazy Puny Man
Nevermind I got it.

Re: Dynamic Planet B/C

Posted: May 25th, 2013, 10:09 pm
by fozendog
Crazy Puny Man wrote:Also, can someone fully explain to me what exactly a col is? I have this definition:

A saddle-like narrow depression formed by two headward eroding cirques that reduce an arête.
It's basically a saddle on an arete.

Edit: Wow that was not helpful... let me post a pic.
[img]http://www.highmountainguides.com/var/ezwebin_site/storage/images/gallery/chamonix-ski-touring-mountaineering/mont-valaisan-2891m-val-d-aosta/the-col-du-grand-glacier-is-crossed-to-access-the-la-rosiere-side-of-mont-valaisan/24856-1-eng-GB/The-Col-du-Grand-Glacier-is-crossed-to-access-the-La-Rosiere-side-of-Mont-Valaisan_imagelarge.jpg[/img]

Re: Dynamic Planet B/C

Posted: May 25th, 2013, 10:29 pm
by PacificGoldenPlover
Yeah, sounds like a col. This was on B test?