Mountaineering is an adventure sports which includes Trekking, climbing and sking mountains. In this type of sports, we divide it into 4 parts - Landcraft or Jungle craft, rockcraft, snowcraft and icecraft. The following equipments and safedty measures are required for mountaineering.
Clothing :- Jackets, mats, woolen socks, gaiters.
Equipment for camping - tents, sleeping bags, camp chairs, Chapter - 2 Adventure Sports and Leadership Training stove and utensils, food, water lanterns or flash light, food for cooking.
Equipment for mountaineering :- Ice axe, Helmets, Ropes and rope bags, Head lamp, slings, (metal plate with spikes), sackbacks, camping devices (protection devices, Pulley and ascenders, carabineers and hooks with safety closures or springs, belaying and rappel devices, ice screws, nuts and hexes, harnex (straps and fitting for fastening), oxygen (cylinders and mask).
Safety Measures :- Mountaineering activities must be done under the experts and experienced leader, should have a thorough knowledge of track route of mountaineering, one should know flora and fauna or the route, always be alert and aware of your surroundings, keeps sufficient food for the group, all the equipments should be checked before use, beware of avalanche.
