INTRODUCTION
With knowledge, how difficult or unknown becomes easy and affordable.
What little information we had in the 90's and beyond, many of the highest mountains of Argentina and Chile! Sometimes we climbed a summit that was not the principal and others had to leave the issue as a simple examination to determine the newborn, and the end of it, where it should have been allowed or promoted! AND BACK.
For years I was reporting the results of the expeditions we were doing and I gathered in this blog.
hope my stories will serve ...
Jaime Suárez
jaimesuarezgonzalez@gmail.com
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MOUNTAIN HIGH PROMOTIONS
By Jaime Suárez
Climbing and Expeditions
Argentina is privileged to have most of the highest mountains of the West within its borders, with beautiful, pristine semi-natural environments that are the admiration of the mountaineers that we visit other countries in the world for the purpose of crowns. However, the number of people developing in our country, this activity is not very large, the interest to be stepped up to the mountain.
We are in the top of a mountain. According to the altitude in that we can guess at the edge of the horizon as it is rounded. Even from some places, see the line of the Pacific Ocean. The view is fully three-dimensional image is not only to the blue sky but also beneath our heels, where hundreds of peaks form a blanket carpeting. In the mind of every one of the climbers cross unspeakable emotions and quite difficult to explain. Each person is different. Some will sprout tears, others experience joy for exceeding that goal can not be achieved but the height inside, while some intimate conversations with loved ones that sometimes are no longer in this world. It is impossible not to believe in God there.
But the mountain, and activities practiced therein, involve specific risks and techniques is essential to know in order with reasonable assurance of success to address the rise and enjoy it.
try to be practical and simple suggesting the basic shape of the steps to climb high peaks with which our country. Of course that will indicate what is illustrative and not exhaustive and will depend on the experiences of the group or individuals within it the procedures that apply. Luckily there
now extensive literature and notes on mountain issues, including on the Internet, where interested readers can expand their knowledge and questions, but when the adventure must face fully aware, as a working method, first himself and then the essential skills. Inexperience, ignorance, and recklessness improvisation are factors that contribute to accidents and the failure of an expedition. It is necessary to overcome with education, training, and the company of experienced people, or a guide or monitor previous peaks by gradual and of lesser height.
As we ascend, carrying bag, beard days and several hours of walking, usually more than one house ask, 'What does a person like me in a place like this ?...¡ Being able to be comfortably installed in the chair of my office! Although, by the magnificence of the mountain, that question goes away as fleeting as presented. But the same question arises in the plain, when we are engaged in routine activity, devoid of emotions and briefly fixed in our minds images of expeditions fast and experienced homesickness and the need to repeat them.
whole issue in itself has its own life, he feels at all times, whether large or small, pleasant or unpleasant, even if also wrong path or not reached the summit. But on an expedition should prevail common need, there is no personal glory as they are obtained only goals with teamwork. Although born
issue both at a meeting of mountaineers, in a club, or anywhere for this is most unlikely that the full success depends on careful planning and planning for it. Is itself a real company, almost similar methods to set targets and forecasts and their compliance with its stages and scales, a complex business.
To organize an expedition must first determine, based on the experience and knowledge acquired, its limits and those of your companions. Then get a map of the area where the mountain is chosen. In the Geographic Institute Military There are excellent cards in 1:250.000 scale with contour interval of 200 meters. Learn to talk to your map studying their accidents and the possible route, do not be afraid to ask anyone who knows more, or an expert in geography. Locate the position of its mountain and find out all you can about it, reports of previous expeditions, times, camps, etc. -. Try to use the wonderful device that is GPS, which can be used conveniently for the journey and approach, determining how far you can access by car and there to establish a base camp and from the camp site you will need for the distance - which is not very convenient to evaluate kilometers but in hours of travel - and remaining height to the top. Note
the important need for acclimatization, which takes time, and that is achieved considering the height that is, the hours of travel, the height to climb - trying not to exceed 600/700 meters per day - , and the body of each member. Recalling that the planning and layout should be thinking of all group members. As you develop the march - the ideal is to walk from 4 to 6 hours per day, with very small breaks every 50 minutes or hour -, click on the relevant GPS points the same and camps, nominating and shifting positions to map and assess the results. This is ideal
do after your tent, after tea and before dinner, to determine with confidence the next day's stage and the achievement of the day.
to mountains over 6,000 meters is normal in a 4x4 vehicle access to base camps located between 3,000 and 4,000 meters. Hopefully you can meet our goal of 10 to 20 kilometers, but we can have it at distances sometimes exceeding 40 km and more. It is worth considering renting mules here we shift the burden. If the group is experienced no problems with one or two days off before the start of the march. But if they participate Mountaineering it for several months there have been at these levels, it is necessary for them a high after acclimatization before the start of the dispatch or several days before reaching the place. From there they will apply whichever occurs first, the hours of travel - from 4 to 6, which initially may represent 10 to 15 kilometers, or the gap in meters from 600 to 700 indicated. Whereas, as you climb, the backpack on your back, shrinking the distance to the summit but increases with height, time to drive. Assuming
of 4,000 meters, setting another day off to reach 4.600/4.700 beneficial for acclimatization. The next camp would be at the 5.200/5.300 and 5.800/5.900 next to. This is not pleasant to sleep for almost anyone, even producing some headaches, depending among other things, this acclimatization obtained, the diet you have, and other factors to be discussed in later articles. From the latter camp starts access to the summit. The load of the backpack is inside the tents to await the return armed. While warm, lighter and with a little water, some orange and some candy or dried fruit, amounting to an average of about 100 meters per hour at a time determined by the height of the summit we want to crown, reach it. No one will be exempt from exhaustion, but also to enjoy the top emotions that brings.
Some tips: Plan
-issue within a defined and detailed plan.
-Anticipate possible difficulties.
"No group should be composed of less than 3 people.
-Discuss travel and camps, evaluate times, and compare (if any) experiences of other expeditions. Pretreat-
obtain GPS positions.
-report their routes and times to friends and acquaintances and if possible report the post nearest the Gendarmerie. Leave a report to the club.
-Find out the weather in the area and the best dates for ascension. Get to know the moon phases and its effects. Do not climb when there are strong winds, storms, blizzards, snow storms. Bad weather in the mountains is dangerous and a major cause of accidents.
-The leader of the expedition team must handle the personal and collective.
-also the physical and health of each component in each day.
-Do not carry unnecessary things or not used, the greater weight reduces mobility and increases the effort. Jaime Suárez
