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Thursday, February 10, 2011

Better mountains can be just the mountains ....

Climbing - sport and active recreation, which aims to climb the mountains. Sports essence of mountaineering is to overcome the obstacles posed by nature (height, terrain, weather), on the way to the top. That is so dry and not emotionally describes the essence of mountaineering Wikipedia.

However, recognized each of us for sure, there are several different way of climbing and climbers. For many, the image of virile, bearded men familiar from childhood, from the Soviet film "Vertical". Well, someone closer to modern images of mountain climbers from Hollywood movies. Let us try to understand what is climbing and he became an integral part of modern sports.
Mountain peaks covered with a cap of snow and ice, hidden behind the clouds in antiquity aroused the superstitious fear in people. It was there, according to legend, often inhabited by gods, spirits and other supernatural. However, despite all this, people climbed the mountain. The reasons for this were many, went to the mountains of war and enemy fortified areas in the mountains became a reliable protection for the development of whole tribes and nations. Trade caravans linking the different areas and countries, as is often passed along mountain trails.
The official history of mountaineering began in the 18 century. Traditionally, the birth of this sport (or life form) is traditionally associated with the beginning of the conquest of Mont Blanc. In August 1786 the Swiss Balma, Jacques and Michel Paccard, reached the summit of Mont Blanc, rising, thus, to a height of 4810 meters.
After that, the Mont Blanc for a long time alone attracted travelers and fans of mountaineering. In this case, the pioneers of this new sport has already started to think about the ascent of new peaks, the conquest of which was associated with no less difficult than the ascent of Mont Blanc. Gradually, he ceased to represent the real Mont Blanc sporting interest. Tops Grand Zhoras (4208m.) and the Petit Dru (3733m.) in height much lower than Mont Blanc, but the routes they are among the most difficult.
The next stage of development of mountaineering began in 1865. On the Alps Matterhorn climbed on technically difficult path gorovoshoditeli English. On that date, taken to count the beginning of development of sports climbing.
In 1907, British mountain climbers conquer the summit, which exceeds the height of 7000 meters (Mount Trisuli, 7,123 meters, the Himalayas). Thus was opened page high-altitude mountaineering, which led to the conquest in 1950 by members of French expedition M. Herzog and L. Lyashenalem first peak of more than 8000 meters (Annapurna, 8,078 meters, the Himalayas).
Finally, in 1953, the first time at the highest point of the Earth Everest (Everest, 8848 meters) went up by an English expedition of the New Zealander Edmund Hillary and Nepalese Sherpa Tenzing Norgay.
With the ascent of the 2001 Russian climbers on the Lhotse Average height all eight thousanders were subdued.
In parallel with the development of mountaineering and climbing equipment was improved. Alpenstocks, chetyrehzubye cat crosses were replaced by new inventions, ice pick, six-and vosmizubymi cats, special mountain boots. Climbers are beginning to use a rope, and then rock hooks with carabiners.
At the same time for climbers to know little only the features of mountains, no matter how well he was equipped and well versed in the technique of climbing, if he is not prepared physically to achieve success would be extremely difficult. The main type of physical activity climber in the mountains is a movement on the slopes of varying steepness, covered with stones, ice and snow. Climber has to climb over the rocks of different shapes and different degrees of difficulty.

Moving forward and upward, the climber must constantly apply various techniques of climbing equipment and take safety measures, protecting themselves and their comrades in the bundle. During the storm top temperature resistant and hard work at high altitude may continue for several hours a day.
For all this, the climber must be in excellent, "combat" sports uniform. Training climber has his goal well in advance, before leaving for the mountains, to strengthen the body. It is clear that good fitness is unlikely to be achieved in one or two months without any systematic physical exercises. In order to climb to the top without prejudice to the organism, with the confidence necessary systematic training throughout the year.
In fact, describe the history of mountaineering in a few words is almost impossible. In this article I, for one, do not mention rock climbing. But this is, in fact, just a single sport, while having the same roots with mountaineering. Moreover, it is now not just a sport, but also leisure - which consists of climbing on natural or artificial (climbing wall) relief.
The history of mountaineering know and remember the vast number of tragic stories of the conquest of the mountains, the names of those who will forever remain there on the way to the top.
Continuous process of conquering mountains, numerous ascents in various parts of our planet is reflected in numerous books, articles, movies and blogs. And you can easily find what interests you, just by typing in the search bar of your internet browser, the word "climbing". Do not hesitate, even a small but significant part of this exciting world opens before you. And who knows, maybe you decide to enroll in the local section of rock climbing and personally, after some time, subject to the first in your life a mountain top. 

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