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» 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




There are certain dangers while mountaineering which one should remember -

Be beware of the high altitude sickness.The best treatment is to descend easily. Remember high altitude sickness can lead to HACE( High Altitude Cerebral Edoema) and Hape (High Altitude Pulmonary Edoema). Both of them can be fatal, if not cured within 24 hrs.

Whatever you carry , the basic idea is - the lighter the better, be it your knife or your boots.

There are vey less chances that you will get to bathe in the entire expedition, so carry the smallest soap in the market.Shampoo, sachet. Toothpaste, sachet. Deodorant all of them the trial sizeYour sunblock, lotion, muscle pain medication, and cologne, repack them into tiny plastic containers used to keep the camera film rolls.

Pack your clothes as per the events and not by the type. ITS NOT GOING TO BE A PARTY OUT THERE, so get to the lightest and the warmest here.

Take the instant food as much as possible. Get Margarine oil instead of Cooking oil. Eveything frozes on the top of the hill except the Margarine.

Pack your trash while leaving the mountains. You cannot and are not permitted to leave your trash on the top of the hills.So take one or two sparce plastic grocery bag to get your trash back.