Mountaineering Activities Quiz

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