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India - Be in the Rendezvous land of color,
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 K2 K2 lies on the border of China and
Pakistan, touching India.he first westerner who saw the peak was
probably Lieutenant T.G. Montgomerie. In 1856, he was surveying the
mountains in the area and spotted the extraordinary peaks of Karakoram,
which he gave temporary names: K for Karakoram plus a number for each
peak, e.g. K-1, K-2, K-3 and so on. Today it is supposed to be one of
the toughest peaks to climb. |
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 Mount Everest The
Flight to the Mount Everest seems impossiible from a distance, but the
people have dared to touch this peak too. Not a childs play, it dares
the dent of the Mountaineers. |
 The Mountaineering Pack and the Hazards » Snow : Rough, hard snow with spikes is one of the major dangers which one encounters. For such hard non - crushed snow, Crampons 10-12 point spikes which are attached to the mountain boots are used on the hard snow. Snow Shoes can be used to wlk through the deep snow, skis can be used everywhere boots can be used. » Ice : Ice can be dangerous in the sense if one slips, then there is no stoppage. But then there are methods to stop the Snow. Pickets or screws can be used if the terrain is slippery. Each climber on the team must clippast the anchorand the last climber picks up the picket. This is known as Simul - Climbing. If the terrain is vertical then normal ice climbimg technique is used. » Glaciers Crevasses : These ( deep slits or chasms) are a g reat danger while walking on Glaciers. These giant cracks are not always avialable as the snow can be blown and makes the difference impossible for the ametures to decide.For this Crampons and Ice Axes are used. The team of two to five climbers tie themselves into a rope equally spaced. The members of the team enact a Crevasse rescue to the fallen climer, if any. Avlanches : These are the biggest dangers in the ice clad mountains.There are two types of avlanches: # » Hard slab avalanche : Formed by hard packed snow in cohesive slabs which are very hard to break, sometimes impossible.It results in large blocks tumbling down the mountain. » Soft Slab Avlanche : This sort of Avlanche ice tends to break easily. It is very dangerous one as it can knock down th eclimber instantlyor sweep them over a cliff into a terrain trap. Places For Camping India Gulmarg, K2 , Mount Everest, Himalayas, are some of the places which are best known as Mountaineering grounds in India. Here is a list of the popular mountaineering places India What To Take There are certain dangers while mountaineering which one should remember -
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