Knowledge Destroys Fear - Day 3

-
4:30 was the morning time and we were still adjusting. Still, everything seemed like new; waking up and seeing the same faces, walking with them to the field and exercising together, field task and so on. That's how we were growing. Suddenly someone raised a question, "How do Mountaineers manage their safety while they are climbing ?".

We were waiting for the answer and we came to know that there are systems and techniques which you need to follow at different situations. An Instructor named Rohit Mishra started explaining to us 'The Belay System' which was quite logical and easy to follow.

Belay System: In the team there are some roles of each member. One person will become the 'first man' then there are 'middlemen' and finally comes an 'end man'. The role of the first man is to climb technically and fix the rope. The second man onwards, everyone will climb it with support of the rope and the first man.

Belayer: The climber who provides safety with the help of the rope to another climber is know as the belayer.

Belayee: The climber who takes belay or support/safety from another climber with equipment is known as belayee.

Rope Fixing with Knots:

How will you fix the rope? Is it like anything I use in general?

Yes! It is very easy to fix the rope.

Does it guarantee my safety? The question stands valuable.

Yes, It is the safest way to climb and the reason is that these knots won't open if it's bound properly until you open it by yourself.

BOWLINE KNOT: The knot which the climber ties while climbing on his/her waist. (safety knot has to be there which is not shown in this image) It will only get tighter and won't open until you open it by yourself. That's how it's been designed.

TURBAK KNOT was the first knot I learned to fix the rope. It's a rope fixing knot only.

We learned these lessons so early because I was very eager to know how to be safe. Schedule remained same but the thing we were facing together was changing day by day.

The first day we climbed "The Glaces Formation" of rock which was Rock No. 13 at the Basic Field. There are different formations of rock available on the planet and they are,

ROCK FORMATIONS:

1) Glaces Formation: The rock which makes 0°-30° corner from the base of the earth is known as Glaces Formation.

2) Slab Formation: 30°-75° from the base of the earth is known as slab formation.

3) Wall Formation: 75°-90°, is wall formation, that can be any normal wall.

4) Overhang Formation: 90°-120° are Overhang Formations.

5) Ceiling Formation: 120° and above are the ceiling formations of rock.

Popular posts from this blog

Knots of Basic Mountaineering : Learn Something New

-
Image
1)Overhand Knot: Applications: - To shorten the rope - To remove damaged part of the rope - Rope fixing - Middleman in team climbing - For self-anchor 2)Riff Knot: - Can join two ropes 3)Tarbuck Knot: - Rope fixing knot 4)Bowline Knot: - Climbing Knot - Firstman ties it while team climbing 5)Thumb Knot: - Rope fixing knot - Safety knot 6)Endman Knot: - Lastman ties while team climbing 7)Fisherman Knot: - Rope joining knot 8)Timber Hitch Knot: - To check the flexibility of the rope - To test the rope 9)Clove Hitch Knot: - Rope fixing on Natural Piton - Rope fixing on Artificial Piton
Read more

Rock Climbing For The First Time

-
Image
Thousand of storms were running in my mind when I came to this Mountaineering institute (SVIM, Mount Abu). I entered the gate and searched for someone to answer my questions. There were two people standing and discussing near the office gate which directly comes after the main gate. I asked them politely about where I was going to stay, and they responded by placing before me one register, and said,"Enter your details here and go in the room no. 101". It was 7 o'clock when I came into that room. 7:30 was the time for dinner and the bell was rang at the exact time. I was feeling Nostalgic! After dinner the assembly took place and we came to know the schedule of our next 10 days. Awaiting the morning! We woke up at 5:30 and went for the Mountain walk. I took my first breath in the mountains on 10/12/2016. I came to know many things about the mountains and we started climbing and rappelling from day one itself. CLIMBING What is climbing? To move upward and reach a
Read more

The Reason You're Lost is...

-
Image
I don't know, am I suppose to share this thing or not!? For some days I was totally confused! Felt like I'm a lost person who doesn't know how to survive at all. I used to love uncomfortable situations, but I'd enough and I started hating those times which makes me uncomfortable. I started thinking more about those circumstances which can never happen to me, this is the time when fear enters. I don't know how everything takes place at the right time. Did you ever feel, if you start hating each and every event happening in your life, even it is the best thing ever happened to you!? What would your life be like? Everything becomes nothing in just one second, still I don't know what is the reason. I made every effort to make things right, but discombobulation is there each time. I don't know how to get rid of this thing. Life is too small. This time I would not prefer to make any dialogues or give punchlines, I'm not even looking for any motivation
Read more