TheRockBitch

Super Safety Tips in Mountain Climbing

Posted on 1/26/2010 at 8:40:56 PM

Mountain climbing is one of the most enjoyable sports and at the same time one of the most dangerous type. You need to focus on the rocks while climbing but you must remember that you also need to focus about your safeness.

Posted below are the best tips which you can follow to get safe on your mountain climbing escapade:

• You need to bring sufficient amount of water, food and as the shelter.
• Always have in a hand a map, compass, and cell phone to prevent you from getting lost and as well as to call for immediate assistance if in any case of sudden emergency.
• Provide you family and friends with verbal and or written itinerary of planned arrival and departure times.
• Be conscious about the trail conditions and as well as the weather.
• Never try climbing a mountain alone.
• Make it sure that your climbing equipments are all in good condition to make it appropriate for covering the whole terrain.
• You should put on all your climbing equipments in your body such as the harness, elbow pads, knee pads, and helmet.
• If in any case that you are climbing a rock formation, never try falling off dramatically just to look cool. Else you will surely get serious injuries and just be headed to the hospital.
• Never play games while mountain climbing.
• Never throw rocks and other objects to other people while climbing.
• You should have to check hand and foot holds on loose rocks and or anything that will cause you to slip and fall while climbing.
• You can just go back down and or call for somebody else’s help if in any case that you accidentally drop off your things.
• Do not attempt climbing steep or very high mountains especially when you have extreme fear on high places as you might just fall out.
• You can ask assistance and or advices to expert and professional mountain climbers and even bring them along with if you really wish to climb mountains that are very steep.
• If you notice that you feel like falling, never panic. Instead, hang on to your bungee and just slide down.