Qiang Hu Column | Seven super practical skills for mountaineering and camping

Qiang Hu Column | Seven super practical skills for mountaineering and camping 

Author: Neko Cheng

"Why should I learn camping skills?"

If you can have a complete night's rest during mountain climbing, is it better to sleep in a mountain hut? Or is it better to sleep in a tent and have your own personal space?

If you want to explore the mountains and forests more comfortably, you can sit in the morning tent in the first row with lake view/mountain view/cloud sea view/sambar pit view and have breakfast. Girls can put away the dust all day in the tent. You can wipe off the sweat and lie down as comfortably as you want without worrying about being woken up by other mountain friends. You will really fall in love with camping.

Camping requires practice, and not everyone gets used to it the first time.
If you also want to visit the many beautiful secret mountains in Taiwan, then this skill is something you must have!

Qianghu empowers everyone with camping courses of "skill development" and "practical practice" .

▋Become a person who has the ability to take care of yourself in the mountains

Only by having goals can you have the motivation to move forward. To be more clear, you need to have a training plan.
Therefore, we plan a watershed in the series of independent mountaineering courses called "Jie Maosi to Jiaming Lake" . During the four days and three nights, we will give you some levels to challenge yourself and achieve achievements.
Through this independent way of climbing and independent thinking , you can understand where your shortcomings are? Where is it better than before? What can be done in the future? After graduation, a new chapter begins. (Mountain climbing training ground)

Of course, it is impossible to directly take everyone to the mountains for four days. You want the coach to be trustworthy, and the coach also needs to understand his players first.

So "camping" became an outpost.

Through camping sites with different levels of difficulty, some are suitable for novices or those with a little mountain climbing experience, while others are more primitive or require longer walks, and are suitable for people with mountain climbing experience who want to try camping for the first time.

Then through such a field, you can get to know yourself better, and the coach will also observe and provide suggestions during the course.

Chief coach Yaohe planned 18 routes and selected 3, namely Tengzhi Old Tribe, Hehuan Crossing Ancient Trail, and Songluo Lake. From approachable to challenging, students are allowed to self-evaluate before choosing courses.

▋Seven goals of camping

In order to be able to complete the four days and three nights of Jiemaosi's trip to Jiaming Lake in an independent way, you must learn the above seven camping abilities before that, and implement them yourself in fields and levels such as the end of the term. The levels arranged by the coach at the end of the semester include: water shortage, emergency landing, water collection, difficult terrain passage, navigation practice, self-positioning practice, four-day walking with heavy equipment, four-day food planning, and high-altitude climate.

These are undoubtedly many tests for novice mountaineers. "Practice" will not make you stronger in one go. You need to practice in different mountain environments many times, master the basic structure, integrate it, and then adapt to yourself. That is the real thing. increase. Can you really absorb all of this in two or three days of camping? It depends on everyone’s qualifications and skills. Everyone’s starting point for climbing is different, but as long as you start, you will definitely be better than you were yesterday! Until you feel you can move on.

The journey of learning is not alone. Qianghu will accompany you step by step to start from scratch. Then, we will see you at Mosjiaming Lake at the end of the semester.

Camping practice sessions 

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