PEH Flashcards
Often known as mountain climbing or alpinism, is a sport that involves reaching, or attempting to reach, high points in mountainous locations, primarily for the enjoyment of the ascent.
Mountaineering
People have been ascending to mountains as PASTIME.
1336
In what year did 2 English men climbed for their pleasure to mountenvers near Chamonix to observe the glacier which later be called “ La Mer de Glace”
1741
2 English men to observe the Glacier
“la Mer de Glace”
• William Windham
• Richard Pococke
In what year did Jacques Balmat and Michel Gabriel Paccard successfully climbed the mountain in Germany, the Mont Blanc.
1786
In what year did the first woman, Marie Paradis, reached the peak of Month Blanc
1808
The first woman to reach the peak of Mont Blanc
MARIE PARADIS
In what year did the summit of the swiss wetternhorn by sir Alfred Wills and regarded mountaineering as a sport.
1865
Successfully climbed
Mountain in Germany, the Mont Blanc
• Jacques Balmat
• Michel Gabriel Paccard
Basic form of mountaineering
• Rock Climbing
• Ice Climbing
• Mixed Climbing
It is the sport of climbing rock faces, especially with the aid of ropes and special equipment
Rock Climbing
It is the activity of ascending into inclined ice formations.
Ice Climbing
It is the sport of climbing a combination of rocky and ice routes
Mixed Climbing
Types of Mountaineering peaks based on Accessibility
• Open Peak
• Protected Peak
Everyone is allowed to climbed this peak of mountain WITHOUT ANY SPECIAL PERMISSION
Open Peak
It is located on international borders and / or in sensitive and strategically important areas of the country. Permission from the authorities is necessary.
Protected Peak
Types of Mountaineering Peaks based on Status
• Climbed Peak
• Virgin Peak
It refers to the peak that have been successfully climbed, at least once.
climbed peak
It pertains to the peak that are still UNSCALED, even once, though some already attempted.
Virgin Peak
Types of peaks based on Difficulty
• Climbing Peak
• Trekking Peak
This peak requires both special mountaineering and technical skills. Generally, it is higher than other peaks, hence, it requires more time to climb.
CLIMBING PEAK
This peak neither require equipment nor skills. Usually, a long hard trek.
Trekking Peak
An importantant element of mountaineering
Hiking
Techniques in Mountaineering
• Rope Handling / use
• Balance
• Eye Coordination
Types of Mountaineering
• Alpinism
• High Altitude
• Ultra Lightweight Mountaineering
Is the art of Climbing up summit and walls in high mountain. Below or less than 5000 above sea level. It involves physical, technical, and intellectual abilities.
Alpinism
Standing at 8000 meters (and over) above sea level. An extreme environment that includes some of the most hostile and dangerous terrain on earth for the human body.
High Altitude Mountaineering
Used the Siege Technique in Mt. Everest
• Edmund Hillary
• Tenzing Norgay
Reserved for the more intrepid mountaineers, where climbers ascend high altitude peaks, using modern lightweight.
Ultra Lightweight Mountaineering
Things to bring
• Sleeping bag
• Rope
• food / water
