Mountaineering Activities Quiz

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What is the main focus of orienteering?

  • Using a map and compass in different terrains (correct)
  • Overnight stays with a basic temporary shelter
  • Socializing and team-building
  • Riding a bicycle on off-road trails

Which of the following is NOT listed as a benefit of mountaineering?

  • Establishing healthy routines
  • Exploring urban areas (correct)
  • Improved physical fitness
  • Learning persistence

What does the Leave No Trace principle aim to do?

  • Encourage visitors to stay longer in natural areas
  • Educate visitors on reducing damage from motorized vehicles
  • Prevent littering and damage from outdoor activities (correct)
  • Promote non-motorized recreation in national parks

Which items are considered light in backpacking?

<p>Sleeping bags, pods, rain gear (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What should you do if you are lost in the wilderness according to the text?

<p>Make sure to stay dry and warm (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which is an essential gear for hiking according to the text?

<p>Flashlights (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the acronym used to set fitness goals based on training principles for mountaineering activities?

<p>FITT (Frequency, Intensity, Time, Technique) (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is one of the key principles mentioned for minimizing impact when camping?

<p>Travelling and camping on durable surfaces (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which behavior is recommended to show respect for wildlife during camping?

<p>Observing wildlife from a safe distance (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is an essential action to demonstrate consideration for other campers?

<p>Being quiet during quiet hours (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What activity involves climbing high alpine peaks on snow, glacier, ice, or rock?

<p>High Mountaineering (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the underground adventure activity of exploring virgin caverns and chambers called?

<p>Caving (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which activity involves climbing up rock formations and peaks?

<p>Rock Climbing (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the popular mountain activity that involves climbing on 'iron roads' using ladders, steel cables, and bridges?

<p>Via-Ferrata (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which outdoor activity involves a long, vigorous walk usually on trails or footpaths in the countryside?

<p>Hiking (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the challenging activity of walking, hiking, backpacking, and climbing mountains often called in European languages?

<p>Alpinism (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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Study Notes

Mountaineering

  • Mountaineering is the activity of walking, hiking, backpacking, and climbing mountains, also known as Alpinism in European languages.
  • It involves climbing with difficulty in high mountains, such as the Alps.

Types of Mountaineering Activities

  • Hiking: a long, vigorous walk, usually on trails or footpaths in the countryside.
  • Trekking: a type of outdoor adventure that involves exploring nature by trekking through forests, mountains, and other wild regions.
  • High Mountaineering: a challenging activity of climbing on top of high alpine peaks on all types of terrain, whether it is snow, glacier, glacial ice, or rock.
  • Caving: an underground adventure activity of exploring virgin caverns and chambers.
  • Rock Climbing: a physically and mentally demanding adventure activity of climbing up rock formations and peaks.
  • Via-Ferrata: a popular mountain, rope activity on "iron roads" where adventurers climb on fixed to the rock by ladders, steel cables, and bridges, allowing for dramatic views and difficult peaks.
  • Mountain Biking: the activity of riding a bicycle on different kinds of off-road trails.
  • Camping: a form of outdoor recreation or outdoor education involving overnight stays with a basic temporary shelter such as a tent.
  • Orienteering: a group of sports that involve using a map and compass to navigate from point to point in diverse and usually unfamiliar terrain whilst moving at speed.

Benefits of Mountaineering

  • Improved physical fitness
  • Learning persistence
  • Establishing healthy routines
  • Social benefits
  • The breathtaking view
  • Improving mental health
  • Lowering the risk of heart disease
  • Realizing the simple pleasures in life

Backpacking Essentials

  • Medium items: cooking utensils, some clothing, some food, tent, body, and fly
  • Light items: sleeping bags, pods, rain, and wind gear, bivy sack
  • Bulky items: heavy items, water, stove, fuel, food, tent pole

Essential Gears for Hiking

  • Food
  • Water
  • First-aid kit
  • Flashlights
  • Compass and map
  • Raingear and clothes

Tips in Saving Yourself

  • If lost, stay put and make sure you are in a safe area
  • Create a shelter as your temporary camp
  • Make sure you stay dry and warm
  • Be alert and make yourself visible
  • Make sure to look for an open space rather than staying in an area covered with trees

Leave No Trace Principle

  • A national educational program to inform visitors about reducing the damage caused by outdoor activities, particularly non-motorized recreation
  • 7 principles:
    • Plan Ahead & Prepare
    • Travel & Camp on Durable Surfaces
    • Dispose of Waste Properly
    • Leave What You Find
    • Minimize Campfire Impacts
    • Respect Wildlife
    • Be Considerate of Others

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