Known Basic Techniques for Mountain Climbing

If you’re looking for a fun with mountain climbing and is fully decided to try mountain climbing, here are some tips that can help you reach the peak.

1) Decide your route for climbing to the mountain peak. Get the best climbing way that is most suitable for you and your entourage. Give attention to choose a mountain that is appropriate for the climbing technique you will apply. For example, if you are using rock climbing techniques then choose a mountain that has a low-rising footpath. In that way, you won’t be scraping your knees along the edges as much. If you also choose to hike through the summit but one that has overhanging ice, you won’t be able to reach the top.

2) You must be aware that with each step you take, the terrain you've to climbs gets steeper. Therefore, there is less oxygen and the climate gets harsher. Each step you take in mountain climbing is more difficult.

3) Equip yourself with the proper tool. You can get these at any outdoor sports store. May be in some junkyards or yard sales you can also found these tools. But if you are investing in mountain climbing activity, then you might as well get first-hand climbing gears.

Your mountain climbing tools should include the following:

• backpack,
• pair of climbing boots,
• warm coat,
• climbing map,
• canteen to be filled with enough water,
• first aid kit,
• flashlight,
• sunscreen,
• sunglasses,
• food that would last you during your entire mountain climbing excavation,
• friend or mountain climbing companion, just never did the mountain climbing alone.

Making a checklist for the mountain climbing tools is very helpful.

You can also bring a light rifle (to protect yourself from wild beasts out on the mountain) and enough ammunition. If you’re mountain ice climbing, bring an ice axe and warm clothing. The rope will be very useful, so don't forget to carry enough ropes.

You’re actually climbing the mountain, so you have to get to it first. Upon arriving at the base of the mountain, you have to know what you’re doing before you start out the mountain climbing. Always be safe with each step that you take in the mountain climbing. Keep your ice axe within reach of your hand just in case the situation suddenly difficult and calls for it.

Everytime-everywhere you have to did mountain climbing, always remember not to get hypothermia, don’t get lost and don’t panic. These are a couple of key rules in the mountain climbing. Most importantly, it must have for fun.

Adapted from www.mountainclimbingblog.com

How to Prevent Hypothermia

Hypothermia is a condition when a person is so cold that the body temperature drops below normal, any body temperature then lower than 35.0 °C/95.0 °F (Wikipedia). He or she starts shivering and cannot stop, then becomes confused and acts strange. Their words don't make sense and soon becomes very tired.

If you going to climb the mountain, you must know exactly everything that could making hypothermia. Knowledge about how to prevents it happening, what needs to be done and also what action needs to be done if you start to feel cold is very important.

Below are guide to prevent hypothermia in the mountains:

1. Do not forget to brings the mountain climbing equipments, such as the type of compass, shoes, costumes, and others that are recommended.
2. Do not wear cotton shirts. When it wet, cotton will be hard to dry. This often causes shivering despite wearing a thick jacket. We recommends that you use synthetic materials, such as polyester,nylon, which absorbs sweat and it must long-sleeved.
3. Bring enough stock to go climbs the mountain. Practical foodstuffs such as muesli bars, dairy products (chocolate bars, milk and yogurt), oatmeal or energy booster is very useful as a mild food reserves to carry and produce decent energies
4. Keep your body to stays dry and warm. Bring a poncho, however its condition. If possible, use the waterproof shirt and jacket. Do not forget to also carrying gloves and socks and its backup.
5. Bring emergency communications tools, not a mobile phone. There is often no signal for mobile phones. Carry the emergency signal equipments such as a whistle or mirror.
6. Do not force yourself to continue to run if you are tired and exhausted. Take a break and put the tent. Create a food or beverages that is fast to be served.
7. Carry an emergency blanket or space blanket. Maybe this equipment has not been a lot. It shaped like a thin layer of aluminum foil and used to wrap the body. It function is to make the body keep warm, reflected sunlight and to avoid the rain. This space blanket reflects back the body heat.
8. Do not forget to carries the temporary body warmer. It's a kind of body tape used when you was chilled. It usually used to doing extreme sports on snow.

And the last but not least, always pay attention to the any clues when you will climb the mountain.