类型: IC
作者: jrfhoutx
发布时间: 2020-07-20 17:01:45
更新时间:
2020-07-21 02:22:14
原链接:
https://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=107602.0
Step out into the backcountry.
The
glow of the moon reflects off the snow, lighting the room in
the small hours of the morning.
You slip out of your
bivy sack, and begin to prepare for the long day ahead.
Your
breath hangs in the air as you get dressed. You light the
stove, place a pot on and add some water.
You step out
of the hut to gather some of the freshly fallen snow and add
it to the pot when you return.
As you wait for the
water to boil, you gather your gear, and run down the
checklist.
When the water boils, you turn off the
stove, and prepare your breakfast of oatmeal with dried
fruit, a protein bar, and a cup of coffee.
Taking your
cup of coffee and the map, you sit in the doorway of the hut
and review the day’s route.
Looking out over the range,
the mountains are bathed in moonlight and covered in a
sparkling blanket of stars.
You take a deep breath of
crisp, clean air. Rising from the doorway, you return to
your gear and go over the checklist one last time.
With
everything stowed, you shoulder the pack, and step out into
the snow.
There’s a long day ahead to make the next
camp before nightfall.
As you make your way along the
route, the sun begins to peek out over the horizon. Pausing
for a moment, you look out over the valley below.
There
isn’t another soul in sight. As the orange and pink sunrise
slowly chases away the shadows, in this moment,
you’re
reminded of why you keep returning to the backcountry…
Originally seen at the 2018 San Antonio Meetup, it
was the brainchild of FistfulOfPaintballs (you can see the
original
here), and was called Terminiferous Skydrodolch.
She mixed
four GMK sets to create a unique gradient keyset; Terminal,
Coniferous, Sky Dolch, and Hydro.
Like many who saw
this creation, I loved it, but didn’t really want to spend
the money to have my own.
I spoke with her about
possibly running it as it’s own set, and now with her
permission, I’ve adapted the color scheme into this new
set.
The set has now been themed around backcountry
hiking, climbing, and mountaineering, things I used to
really enjoy doing, and something that the colors reminded
me of a great deal.
The colors just screamed
backcountry to me. So, I set out to make a set around that
idea.
The colors represent different aspects of the
backcountry. The white of snow in the mountains, the grey of
the rock, blues of the ice and water, greens of the trees,
grasses, and mosses.
The set uses all the stock GMK
colors of the original sets (GR1, N9, AE, N7, TU2, N5), but
the one exception is the Hydro alpha legends were changed
from V4 to N5 to match the legends of the Hydro bottom row
mods.
The most notable change from the originals is
Icon Mods. They were chosen to be representative of legend
symbols on maps, to go with the topographic map inspired
deskmats.
The Gear:
Walk-up Kit
A walk-up is a very easy climb that pretty much
anyone can do, much like a base kit is a kit that everyone
can use.
With the proliferation of the Alice layout,
and taking a cue from Mito, I’ve added the second B and
2.25u and 2.75u spacebars to this kit.
Slab Kit
Slabs are large
featureless sections of rock in a climb, very much like a
spacebar.
Crag Kit
A crag is a more
difficult portion of a climb that requires some specialized
equipment, much like a 40% board.
To minimize the
number of kits that 40s users need to buy for basic
compatibility, spacebars have been included in this kit.
Cairn Kit
Cairns are small
stacks of stones used as guide markers for a route, similar
to the sublegends of a VIM arrow set.
I don’t know
about anyone else, but I love VIM arrows and accent arrows,
and I wish more sets had them.
This set gives you a
replacement WASD arrows (so you can shine these up while
gaming and not the base set), accent arrows for all the
65%/TKL/full size folks, IJKL arrows, and VIM arrows.
Scree Kit
Scree are the small
boulders and rocky debris at the base of a slope. It’s small
enough to walk over, and it can often create some
entertaining experiences.
This is similar to novelties
in that they typically fill out the bottom row, and while
you can pass over them, they make things a little more
fun.
The novelties are (from top to bottom, and left to
right on rows with multiples): Prayer Flag, Mountain Range,
Carabiner, Alpine Hut, Compass, Snowshoe, Multitool, Rope
Coil, Camp Stove, Ice Axe.
Deskmats:
Night Hike
Day Climb
Renders:
OSA
Rama U80
IC Form:
https://forms.gle/Li4TAEehBBv8B4Sy7
Since this is an IC, the following information is
still being worked out and more details will be coming.
Vendors:
US: TBD
CA: TBD
EU: TBD
AUS: TBD
Asia:
TBD
Additional Info:
Cables
I will be looking for a cable maker
more to come
soon
Artisans
I have a few
artisans in mind for this
more to come soon
To Do:
More Renders
Cables
Artisans
Updates:
Thanks to:
FistfulOfPaintballs for
letting me use the idea and run the set
Tyson and
BlindAssassin111 for their advice and feedback
OneCreativeMind
for all the awesome work on the novelties, deskmats, and
packaging
Abec13 for the great renders
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