Take a locking carabiner, and read what is written there on the specification. It says: 23kN! Why 23? Why not 1000kN? Isn’t the bigger the better?… kiasu mah… But seriously, where does “23″ come from?

Or consider this, what it means if a apparel is made of breathable material? The manual says that the material can keep the falling rainwater out, but let the sweat evaporate out. How can it be? How does it work?

Is the food cooked faster at the mountain? Why does temperature drop as one gains altitude? How do crevasses form? Can you predict the weather merely through observation and a bit of logic?

Mountaineering is not just about brute force. It involves the brightest mind in designing those gears upon whom mountaineers hand their lives at the most hazardous places on earth. Guys, we are talking about rocket-science technology here.

If you are interested to find out more about this, read on!