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Getting Started Mountaineering
Getting Started Mountaineering
How to get started:
Hire a guide or take a class
Start training (physically and mentally)
Acquire essential gear (mountaineering boots, an ice axe, crampons, a harness, a climbing helmet)
Choose a route (sign up a guided climb or pick a peak to ascend with your own climbing team)
Essential Gear for Mountaineering:
mountaineering boots
ice axe
crampons
climbing harness
climbing helmet
Tips for Choosing a Mountaineering Route:
Consult guidebooks and websites
Talk to locals and other mountaineers
Know the type of climbing required
Research permits
Know how long the climb will take
Roped glacier travel:
Roped glacier travel (using an axe, roped to one or more people while crossing a glacier)
Navigating crevasses and whiteouts.
Rescue from avalanches.
REI Co-op: A different kind of company
REI Co-op: A different kind of company
Annually, more than 70% of our annual profits in REI Co-op ( Recreational Equipment, Inc. ) are invested back into the outdoor community through dividends to REI members, employee profit-sharing and retirement, and investments in nonprofits dedicated to the outdoors.
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