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Abseiling & Rappelling

So you want to hang from a thread, challenge nature and feel satisfied by personal accomplishment. Clip your harness to the safety rope and take a deep breath.
Jumaring

Jumaring (aka. to Jumar), also refered to as Jugging, is where the second climber (the one who belayed the leader on the route) uses ascenders to climb the rope instead of climbing directly on the rock.
Snow Climbing

The experienced climbers advice that one should acquire a reasonably good proficiency in rock climbing including the artificial climbing before thinking of snow and ice climbing.
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MOUNTAINEERING

Mountaineering Destinations in India : Garhwal and Kumaon regions of Uttaranchal, Himachal Pradesh, Ladakh region of Jammu and Kashmir, Northeast India, and Sikkim are the most important mountaineering destinations in India. The summits that are quite popular with the mountaineers are Num and Kun and the Zanskar range in Jammu and Kashmir. In Kishtawar, there are numerous peaks with altitudes up to 6,500 m that require technical climbing skills. In Himachal Pradesh, the areas of Lahaul and Spiti as well as the Kullu valley have several challenging peaks. The peaks in India have been classified as 'open', 'virgin', 'border', 'trekking', and 'other peaks'. Each category offers a number of choices.

Safety Precautions : Mountaineering is great enjoyment if all the safety precautions are taken care of and is a hazard if not. Some of these are mentioned hereunder.

  1. Decide what you want to participate in, is it climbing a peak or high-altitude trekking only. Look for the level of difficulty involved in the program and whether your physical fitness is up to the level of competence required.
  2. Consult a doctor to determine your physical condition and take proper medical precautions as per the doctor's advice.
  3. Do not go for unrealistic programs. When chalking out your program, give sufficient time for altitude acclimatization. During the program never try to be too hurried.
  4. All the medicines that one may require and other basic surgical equipments should accompany the group.
  5. Divide all the responsibilities to the group members. Each member of the group should have proper training and experience of handling mountaineering equipments.
  6. Sufficient ration should be there to take care of any eventuality.
  7. Important addresses, phone numbers, and email ID should be there with the organizers, coordinators, and all the group members.
  8. Acute High Altitude Sickness is a common phenomenon among the trekkers and mountaineers. If you are participating in these programs for the first time make yourself aware of the symptoms and methods to deal with them.
  9. Proper mountaineering guidelines, high-altitude survival techniques, and first-aid techniques should be known to most of the members.
  10. Sensitivity to environment and respect of the local culture are some of the social issues for which all the members of an expedition group should be counseled properly.

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