| Mountaineering though looks like a very adventurous | | | | your physical and skill related shortcomings. Also with |
| sport from distance but besides its glamour and thrill, | | | | man-made rocks, regular practice will help you |
| it needs a full set of dedicated preparation, which | | | | develop that muscle strength needed for particular |
| includes planning as well as physical training. No matter | | | | pressures on your joints. |
| you have practiced this sport for years, but before | | | | 3. Take your training religiously and make it a habit. |
| making the leap you have to understand that you | | | | Endangering yourself in the harm's way is no hobby |
| are heading for something that is not a cliché, it is | | | | and you might as well pay a heavy price for this |
| an "uphill task" in its strict literal sense. In these five | | | | negligence. Besides other commitments and |
| points we will try to shed light on the understanding | | | | responsibilities, spend regular set of routine everyday |
| and importance of certain applications of training and | | | | so that your reflexes and instincts stay intact. Your |
| how you'll experience marked difference to go the | | | | strength and stamina determines your endurance. |
| distance; vertical and horizontal. | | | | Regular regimen of work-out will enable your body to |
| 1. In order for you to train effectively it is | | | | tune in top form and stay in that shape for longer |
| compulsory to understand why you train. Like we | | | | course of time. |
| said before you need to condition your body for the | | | | 4. Consult or befriend an expert who understands |
| worst scenarios. May be you'll have to survive on a | | | | the ins and outs of the situations, this sport can put |
| chocolate bar for a month. May be you'll have to | | | | you into. Physical Training has many styles and |
| walk for weeks in order to gain your sense of | | | | functions, learn them and apply them accordingly to |
| direction. Take it seriously don't just work out for the | | | | prepare for this extreme challenge. |
| sake of burning calories. But stick to stiff routines of | | | | 5. Without regard for how enthused you are, never |
| strenuous weight and resistance training, as once | | | | push/drag yourself. Exertion not only takes the best |
| your body will be conditioned to spend time in | | | | of you, but it also relinquishes the fun aspect of this |
| long-term that way, it will respond adequately when | | | | sport. Stay easy on physical strain, slow but gradual |
| you need it to take charge. | | | | and never stop. Remember the old idiom, no pain no |
| 2. Registering yourself with a rock climbing club would | | | | gain. Take frequent breaks as rest develops you |
| be the best thing you could do. Not only you'll get a | | | | recover and endure as much as work-out enhances |
| professional environment and the climbing culture but | | | | it. Breathe deeply and regularly, it will help you think |
| it will lend you a chance to practice your skills on man | | | | straight and keep the panic factor away in case of |
| made physical terrains. This way you will ascertain | | | | emergency. |
| your body inclinations, and you'll be able to overcome | | | | |