COMMON MOUNTAIN HAZARDS AND MEDICAL AIDS

Abstract

Why do people climb mountains? “Because they are there”. Mellory said. The high
danger associated with the mountaineering places the mountaineers at high risk for injury and or
death in the case of an accident or mistake. Body needs some time to adjust adverse conditions,
which is called “Acclimatization”. All the mental and physical problems and symptoms starts
beyond a height of 12000 feet above MSL.
Mountaineering sport which demands utmost physical endurance, mental, robustness and
emotional stability. Since mountaineers are exposed to fatal DANGERS and OTHER HAZARDS,
they have to CONQUER FEAR, overcome PHYSICAL & MENTAL HARDSHIPS.
Mountaineering involves four principal activities -walking, rock climbing, snow or ice
climbing and navigation. Mountaineering is all about taking on challenges, learning about
ourselves and most of all about our potential.
Lack of knowledge about mountains can cause for mishaps and failure of expeditions but
fortunately, death is preventable if climbers gain an understanding of the cause of death and learn
to take precautions and make positive decisions that help to prevent death from occurring.