Climbing the Snow Slope (from 329-334)
A special skill is required to climb up and down the slope of a snow slope, and the skill varies with the degree of steepness and steepness of the slope. (See Chapter 15 “Climbing Ice†for related crampons and ice-skidding techniques.) .)
Balanced climb
As in the case of rock climbing, keeping balance while traveling on snow is safer, more efficient, and less exhausting than just holding something (in this case, hail or snow) to prevent falling. People climbing a slope will change their balance postures to avoid being in an unbalanced posture for too long.
When the zigzag type (oblique) goes uphill, the most stable position is that the inner foot (the foot on the mountain) steps on the front of the outer foot (toward the foot of the mountain). At this time, your outer foot should be completely straightened. In order to use more bones to minimize muscle force. In this posture, the outer foot dragged behind takes most of your body's weight. Your hand toward the mountain must keep hold of the hail.
Slope uphill can be divided into two steps: from a balanced position to an unbalanced position, and then back to a balanced position (Figure l3-17). Starting from a balanced posture, insert the hailstone into the snow above the front and walk up two steps and then reinsert the hail; the first step is to cross the outer foot (towards the foot of the mountain) to the inner foot (towards the mountain In front of the feet, this will cause the climber's body to lose its balance. The second step is to cross the front foot in front of the outer foot and regain balance. To put your weight on your feet, try not to lean on the slopes.
If you are climbing straight up the slide line instead of going diagonally, it doesn't matter if you go uphill, down the hill, or go up and down. Therefore, you may wish to use the hand in which you feel comfortable to hold the ice, and then climb up with a regular pace. Regardless of the direction you are heading, you must tighten the hailstone before each step to get the guarantee of self-assurance.
Rest step
Climbing the endless snow slope for a long time will make you feel frustrated with no progress. There is no landmark here to measure your progress, and the sense of distance is no longer true. Novice mountaineer will try to use a rushing, breath-raising footwork, hoping to get to his destination as soon as possible. However, finding the one you can maintain for a long period of time and then actually maintaining this pace is the only way to attack.
The countermeasure at this time is a rest step, a technique for maintaining physical strength. With this technique, you can move step by step (see Chapter 5, “Mountain Hikingâ€). Whenever your lungs or legs need some breathing room, you can take a break. At lower altitudes, it is usually the muscles of the legs that need to rest; at high altitudes, the lungs need to wheezing.
We may wish to revisit the rest steps: After the feet have been lifted, it is time to rest before the next step is taken. Put the weight of the whole body on the back foot, so that no more forefoot muscles are relaxed at this time. Within each rest period, be sure to straighten the back of your weight (knee lock) so that you can use your bones instead of your muscles to bear the burden of weight. Your climbing pace is rather slow because you stop at every step. , At the same time to adjust the breathing with the order of the footsteps. However, in places with higher altitudes, take deep breaths deliberately and forcefully.
Tap step
StepKicking is a basic cloak of Fan Dengxue. With this method, you can create a path upwards with the least energy and the most stable method. When there is enough snowfall, you don’t need to rely on crampons or broken steps to ensure safety. You only need this technique to stand firm.
When kicking a step in the snow, the most effective kicking method is to swing a pair of legs and let it use its own weight and center of gravity to create the desired punch. Muscles need hardly any force. The tapping step works well on soft slopes, but if it is a harder slope, you have to use more effort and the steps are often smaller and less stable.
How to define if the steps are firm? It depends on the skill, strength and influence of the climber's skill, strength, height, and weight of the backpack. Generally, the climber's steps can accommodate the soles of the feet when climbing in a straight line, or at least half the depth of the boots when climbing uphill. It is enough. The steps that are kicked into the slope or slightly curved into the slope are more stable. The smaller the idle time of a step, the more it needs to go inwards.
When you step out, do not forget the existence of other people. If your pace is average and quite dense, they can follow your footsteps steadily, taking into account that they will not have long teammates for you.
Teammates who are behind the leader can also use the same swinging motion to make the steps more stable while climbing. Subsequent teammates' feet must be kicked into the progressive stage, because it is impossible to stabilize the foot by walking on ready-made steps. If it is a tight snow slope, you have to play a little lower, and use your big toe to get deeper into the snow. However, on a very soft slope, it is often easier to kick from the top down with the heel, which clears the edge of the snow and helps to stabilize the steps.
Everyone needs to line up when hiking. This is a basic principle for climbing a slope. If you are the lead, you will be much harder than others, and in order to choose the best route and avoid accidents in the group, your considerations must be more thorough than others. People should take turns in order to avoid anyone being exhausted. In the rotation, the original leader should be set aside and then picked up at the tail of the team.
Uphill direction
You can climb the slope in a straight line, or you can go back uphill obliquely; in a hurry, you usually take a straight line uphill.
Speed ​​is an important consideration for long-range snow slopes. In the face of bad weather, the risk of avalanches or rockfalls, poor camping conditions, and risky downhills, you have no choice but to climb quickly and straight ahead. .
If time permits, most climbers will choose to go uphill and go in a zigzag pattern on a moderately sloped slope. They think that although the number of steps is smaller but steeper than straight uphill, it is easier to climb up from a more moderate angle, and in the end it can reach the same altitude. Whether this argument is correct may depend on the conditions of the snow. If the snow is suitable for kicking, the energy saved by each step of the ramp uphill can indeed be used to take more steps. However, if the situation is reluctant, many climbers will find it more difficult to go uphill because it is very laborious to kick small steps and horizontal steps in hard snow.
Hail Tips: Straight Uphill
Straight forward on the slope of the snow, tapping is your basic skill in using your legs. As for the skills of hail, it depends on the situation of the slope and the degree of steepness.
Holding the stick position: If the slope of the slope is low or medium (about 30 or 35 degrees at the steepest point), use a hail in the pole position, which is to hold the head of the hail in one hand to balance yourself (Figure 13-l8). Even if the slope is getting steeper and steeper, you can still use the cane posture as long as you feel stable. To insert the hail firmly before taking each step is a self-assurance skill.
Two-handed posture: When the slope of the slope is getting heavier, the climber can convert the hail into a position where the hail is held tightly with both hands. This posture is safer for slopes larger than 45 degrees (Figure 13-19). Before proceeding, insert the hailstones into the snow with a double bottom, the deeper the better, and then continue to hold the hail's head with both hands, or grab the head with one hand and hold the handle with one hand. . This posture is particularly useful in soft slopes with steep slopes.
Horizontal posture: This technique is suitable for steeper, harder but snow-covered slopes with a soft surface. Hold the hailstones with both hands. One of the hands holds the head in a self-slip grip and the other hand holds the end of the broomstick. Hit the hail horizontally and force it into the snow above you, with your mouth facing downwards and the handle perpendicular to your body (Figure 13-20). This position allows the hail's pick-up to sit deep in the hard snow at the bottom, while giving the grip a spot on the softer surface snow layer. (Whatever type of hail trick you use, don't forget to take a break when climbing uphill).
Hail Tips: Slope Uphill
If it is a zigzag path, remember to keep it half-weighed when you step out of the slope (Figure l3-17 is the sequence of actions when the ramp is uphill). When the slope is less than 40 to 45 degrees, using a hail in a stick position usually works well, but if the slope is getting steeper and steeper, this pose will be awkward and awkward. At this time, it should be replaced with a diagonal body posture.
Diagonal body posture: The hail and slope are vertical. One hand grasps the head of the hail and the other hand grasps the handle that has been deeply planted in the snow (Figure 13-21). At this time, the hailstone is diagonally in front of your body (the pick mouth must not be facing your body). Most of the weight you put on hail is carried by the handle. The hand holding the head of the hail is just to keep the hail. Then move your feet to climb in the same way as holding a stick.
Sloping uphill indicates that you must move forward, that is, change direction. Whether you use the pole in the pole position or in the two-handed position, you need to follow a special sequence of steps to safely change the direction of the zigzag path (Figure 13 - twenty two).
Starting from a balanced position, the inner side (toward the foot of the mountain) is at the top of the outer foot (toward the foot of the mountain). Insert the hail straight into the snow and insert it as far as you can. When you move the outer feet forward, both hands must grasp the hail's head, because at this time your posture is not balanced, when you change to the face of the snow slope, which is to move the inner foot to the new march The direction, so that when the feet become outside the figure eight, the hands still have to grab the head of the hail (if you feel that your octagonal feet can not stand on a steep slope, it may be directly on the slope kick step). In the end, the body turns to a new direction of travel, so that you are back in balance. At this time, the new foot has stepped forward. If you are in a stick position now, grab the hand of the ice hammer has been replaced with a new uphill hand; if it is a two-handed position, the hand holding the hail's head and handle has also been swapped.
Crosscut
Walking on a long period of time and not advancing or retreating in height is really not a pleasure. In the case of soft slopes or moderately soft snow, the "walking" effect can be even less comfortable or efficient than the diagonal path. And if you are going to cross in harder, steeper snow, you can face the slope of the snow and kick straight ahead to take a firmer step. However, it is best to avoid horizontal crosscutting from the outset.
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