Tips to Stay Safe on Mount Everest
Before you start your expedition up Mount Everest there are quite a lot safety rules you must abide by, some are pretty obvious like make sure you and the rest of your party have suitable experience, but others you might not think of that may make all the difference during your climb.
Fitness Training For Rock Climbers
Climbing, like any other sport, needs to have supplementary work performed outside of actual climbing time. I have come across not just climbers, but people from multiple sports where they think that just doing the activity will be enough. It is not until I have worked with them that they have found their sport easier and they can perform to higher level. Climbing is exactly the same.
Medical Emergencies of Hill Walkers – Hypothermia
Hypothermia, or exposure as it used to be known, occurs when the body loses heat faster than it can produce it. The prime cause is becoming wet and cold but hunger, tiredness and low morale all play a part. Symptoms to watch out for are shivering, lethargy, tiredness, irritability and unusual or irrational behavior. Do not ignore these signs either in yourself or others in the party. People may say they are fine but if you know them well enough to know they are acting out of character, suspect hypothermia. If someone complains of the cold stop at once and do something about it and if it is you who is feeling cold do not be afraid to say so. You cannot use will-power or toughness to deal with hypothermia. Victims are often people who have been trying to keep up with others who are too fast for them and who do not want to hold the group up by admitting they are tired or cold. They arrive last at rest stops and do not have time to put on extra clothing or eat properly, again because of fear of slowing the party down. In bad weather this can easily lead to hypothermia.
Mount Everest – The Death Zone
Mount Everest the highest mountain in the world attracts many climbers from around the world to try and reach her lofty summit. Safety on a mountain like Mount Everest is paramount, one mistake and it could be the last thing you do.
