Mountaineering is a sport that attracts strong and resilient people who like to feel adrenaline in their blood and constantly test themselves for strength. After all, the conquest of mountain peaks is not only a victory over the forces of nature, but also a victory over oneself, one's weaknesses and fears. The image of a person who is ready to risk his own life in order to climb a mountain peak is filled with harsh romance and mystery.
Instructions
Step 1
If you decide to try on this image and become a climber, know that this is the kind of sport in which even complete mastery of mountain climbing skills does not guarantee the absence of danger. You can minimize its subjective component, which depends on your physical fitness, but there will always be an objective danger - rockfalls, cracks, avalanches and a sharp change in weather.
Step 2
Be prepared for the fact that mountaineering is very expensive, and saving on equipment or organizing the training process can cost your life, not only for you, but also for those with whom you will conquer the peaks. This is a team sport, and you will have to take responsibility not only for yourself, but also for others.
Step 3
In the event that you are not afraid of difficulties, you are serious and decisive, be sure to go through a medical commission to be sure that the body will not let you down in difficult times and physical activity is not contraindicated for it. This is due to the fact that in the mountains you will encounter such a phenomenon as high-altitude hypoxia and for each person there is an individual height threshold, crossing which is life-threatening.
Step 4
Climbing will take a lot of your time, you have to train constantly to become a professional and go to the world level. Even if your plans are not so ambitious, and you are not going to devote your life to this, before climbing a mountain peak, even with an average category of difficulty, two or three months you will need to devote serious physical preparation.
Step 5
To make sure that mountaineering is for you, try it out in real conditions. For this, the Crimea mountains, for example, can serve as an ideal testing ground. Here you will not need expensive alpine equipment and clothing, but you will be able to acquire the first knowledge and skills. In addition, in the event of an injury, you can count on fast and qualified medical assistance.
Step 6
In the case when you immediately want to do commercial high-altitude mountaineering, get yourself special equipment and do not skimp on an intelligent instructor. For the first ascents, low mountains in the Caucasus with an altitude of up to 4000 m or in Central Asia, where heights are up to 5000 m, are suitable. And then you can already start conquering the seven-thousanders in the Himalayas and Korakorum.
