How to Get Into Mountaineering
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ow to Get Into Mountaineering
High mountains are nature’s most elegant objectives. Getting to the summits of these peaks requires experience, skill, physical strength, and mental fortitude.
Mountaineering draws on the full range of outdoor skills, from hiking and camping to climbing and glacier travel. The best way to get started is to master the most basic skills first. Three foundation areas stand out:
Start backpacking
Many mountain routes, even on the 8,000 meter peaks of the Himalayas, are really just very long, steep, high-altitude, versions of the hiking trails you can find near your home. The first step, then, is to become comfortable with backpacking, or multi-day hiking, trips. Check out Matador’s guide on how to get started backpacking for more.
Experiment with winter camping
While most of the skills you acquire on summer backpacking trips will apply directly to mountaineering, there is one important missing element: cold. To transition from backpacking to mountaineering you must be able to perform all of the common hiking and camping skills, from setting up the tent to cooking, choosing the right clothing to planning adequate meals, in the snow, ice, and cold.
Learn the fundamentals of climbing
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DKRGag3rxQQ How to Get Into Mountaineering
4 117 vues
That's A Great Idea!
ow to Get Into Mountaineering
High mountains are nature’s most elegant objectives. Getting to the summits of these peaks requires experience, skill, physical strength, and mental fortitude.
Mountaineering draws on the full range of outdoor skills, from hiking and camping to climbing and glacier travel. The best way to get started is to master the most basic skills first. Three foundation areas stand out:
Start backpacking
Many mountain routes, even on the 8,000 meter peaks of the Himalayas, are really just very long, steep, high-altitude, versions of the hiking trails you can find near your home. The first step, then, is to become comfortable with backpacking, or multi-day hiking, trips. Check out Matador’s guide on how to get started backpacking for more.
Experiment with winter camping
While most of the skills you acquire on summer backpacking trips will apply directly to mountaineering, there is one important missing element: cold. To transition from backpacking to mountaineering you must be able to perform all of the common hiking and camping skills, from setting up the tent to cooking, choosing the right clothing to planning adequate meals, in the snow, ice, and cold.
Learn the fundamentals of climbing
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DKRGag3rxQQ
