This article applies mainly to newcomers who set foot on mountainous lands for the first time. But even if you are a seasoned hiker, it won’t hurt you to reinforce a few basic rules of conduct among the wilderness.
- Do not enter a difficult part of the route without prior preparation and acclimatization.
- Do not go out on the route under clearly unfavorable conditions: 2-3 days after a heavy snowfall, in fog, at low temperatures, strongly pronounced avalanche danger.
- Avoid moving in bad weather, in fog, in darkness, late at night. The main part of the day hike should be done in the morning hours.
- When moving in the mountains do not drink alcohol: it will protect your body from harmful consequences and dangerous behavior.
- At the slightest doubt about the safety to resort to the insurance.
- Avoid going up and down chutes with loose stones.
- When crossing, have lifesaving interception posts.
- Always maintain three points of support when climbing on rocks and two points of support when climbing on snow and ice slopes.
- When climbing, avoid crossing arms and legs, which reduces body stability.
- When climbing do not make any sudden movements, do not lean on your knee.
- When moving on the railing, do not stand more than one person between the two points of support.
- Safety rope and self-protection is obligatory when there is a threat of falling, injury and when there is no possibility of self-protection.
- In order to protect the head from blows and the hands and body from burns, the belayer must be dressed and wear a helmet and gloves.
- The belayer must not stand under the climber.
- To avoid injury when belaying, do not keep your hands close to the carabiner or rock ledge.
- Descent should be carried out by moving down the rocks without jumping, slowly.
- Go through snowy slopes in the cold morning time.
- Ascending and descending steep snow slopes should be done along the line of water fall.
- In case of heavy rain or hail stop and wait out the weather.
- In a thunderstorm go down from the ridge, the group should spread out, put iron objects at a distance from people, do not stand under a single tree, on the bank of a body of water, do not run, but walk slowly.
- Bivouac places should not be at the base of chutes, loose rocks, near spilling rivers, on difficult ledges, etc.