It’s very cool to go hiking to the mountains covered with snow in winter. The fresh air and intermittent breeze make you relaxed and comfortable, as well as fill your mind with a myriad of thoughts and ideas. The endless mountains will enlarge your mind, while the glittering snow in the sun will clean your mind……let’s go, my busy friends living in the cities, put aside your work, and let’s go camping in the snowy mountains.
Go travelling with partners, not alone
Travelling with a few friends all can take care of each other in the camping. On the road, we can talk and share each other’s ideas, improving the mutual understanding and friendship. A guide will be better; he can make sure the team’s safety and get rid of the loneliness of the travelling, bringing you a beautiful Nature and relaxed and happy enjoyment.
Professional equipments are necessary
Because the surface earth of mountains in winter has been frozen hard, the climbing is difficult, crampons and ice axe are necessary. A ten-meter rope is needed, too, by which you can easily climb mountain. A helmet is also necessary if there are two or more climbers.
With more personal equipments to spare
Even the temperature is very low, you will sweat with activities. Pajamas, gloves, sock, shoes, the insoles should be changed in time, or it will cause cold injury. Wet clothes should be dried with bonfire before it is reused. Mini insulation is necessary which will give you some hot water. Windproof sunglasses, head lamp, Swiss army knife and survival whistle are necessary, with compass and thermometer and other equipments will be better.
Waterproof equipments in snowfield are very important
No matter your charge clothing, pants, gloves or shoes, you’d better to choose the type of waterproof, because the snow sticking on your shoes will be melted into water easily by the temperature of your body. So, special mountaineering is the best, so do gloves. Both of them are easily get wet which will cause cold injury, so you must be careful.
Tents and sleeping bags are very important
At thought of snow camping you will get excited, what a challenge to sleep in the snowfield with the temperature being lower than twenty under zero, so the windproof warm high attitude tent is necessary. The ordinary moisture-proof mat is ok, while the sleeping bag must be eiderdown product with 1500 grams of feather. In addition, the temperature in the tent will be lower than zero degree, so a nightcap is necessary for cold-blood person. Remember, don’t enter your sleeping bag when you feel cold, or you would feel colder. The right way is to fill your stomach first, then to do some sports until you get warm. Next, put off your shoes and enter the sleeping bag with your clothes, until the temperature in the bag has been improved by your body, you can decide to put off your clothes or not, and so on.
Convenient picnic snacks are better
During hiking or camping in mountains, instant noodles are the best choice, for its convenience and deliciousness. With some snow-melted water, you can cook a bag of noodles; it will be delicious eating such hot food. Try to avoid bread for its high rate of water and inconvenience. Biscuit, chocolate, raisins etc. are available according to different people. Quick-frozen meat products are ok, too.
A camera will take all scenery
A camera is necessary in traveling with the pictures being shared on the network. However, in the cold snowfield, the electronic equipments may fail to work well, while pure mechanical photographic equipment has more advantages.
