1.      Inevitable subjects

Knowledge:

-         First aid - for mountain terrain especially.

-         Rescue works on rocks - rescue technics in rocky terrain, climbing rope technics.

-         Course of rocks climbing basic mounteneers´ technics, work with rope, processing security, climbing rope operation.

Preparation for tour:

-         Valid personal documents.

-         Security - rescue action, helicoptere, hospital.

-         Money.

-         Weather forecast - will be specified on spot.

-         Map - the best is 1:25 000 with marked routs.

-         Map indicating  transport possibilities into the area.

-         Tour description including variants.

-         Cellular (mobil) phone - charged batteries of the first quality, attention for enough credit source!

-         Phone numbers, SOS, weather, Inko, Embassy.

-         Watches -  alarm-clock of the best quality.

Rescue material:

-         Personal medicine-chest.

-         Bivak bag (sack) - protection against wind, two pieces are ideal.

-         Forehead lamp - substitutional battery and bulb, the best is LED type (Laser Emited Diode).

-         Plastic whistle.

Important accessories:

-         Multifunctional click knife.

-         Sunglasses with UV filter of highest quality, une piece as a reserve

-         Sunburning cream with UV factor 20 and more.

-         Lipstick - with UV factor 20 and more.

-         Compass - how to work with is a must!

-         Altimeter - how to work with is a must!

-         GPS - how to work with is a must!

-         PET bottle - 1, 5 l volume is recommended, better in summer.

-         Rucksack 30 l volume - for shorter trails, as an „attack“ rucksack - for ice-axes  placement.

-         Rucksack 35-45 l volume - without useless buckles and straps (this causes complications!).

-         Covering for maps - transparent, two-sided.

Dressing:

-         Anorak upper (superficial) + cape - resistable against wind and humidity, it must be sacked!

-         Trousers - permeable, resistant, partailly impermeable against humidity and wind.

-         Warm anorak (smock-frock) - warm, soft-shell, fleece 200 + wind, humidity.

-         Thermo-clothes - functioning materials (ideal long enough) + reserve.

-         Underclothes.

-         Socks + reserve - ideal is a combination of thin and thick (best are functining materials).

-         Cap, headband - wind, cold, gale!

-         Cap, scarf - against sunshine!

-         Warm gloves - warm, against cold only small move! - best are thumb-gloves!

-         Light gloves - Windstoper, quicker move! + reserve.

-         Leather gloves - against robbing (working gloves are sufficient) + reserve.

-         High boots - ideal are KEVLAR (light!) or leather boots (GORE-TEX are not necessary).

-         Trekking boots - suitable for tours - also light high boots are sufficient.

Sleeping:

-         Sleeping bag for summer - lodging in bivak, in camping place. Must be equipped with slide fasteners, file, comfort + 10 degrees.

-         Support in sleeping bag - lodging in chalet (sometimes even bed-linen sheet or light sleeping bag is sufficient).

Foods and drinks:

-         Halfpension - according to financial possibilities, it is not compulsory.

-         Cooker, fuel, calm place - gas is most suitable, petrol requires more experience.Attention: NO SPIRIT (ALCOHOL)!

-         Lighter + reserve.

-         Kitchen utensils- set of pots and pans, thermo-pot.

-         Dinner-set: spoon is sufficient.

-         Food:- decisive moment is: taste, cooking period, weight, and after an energy.

-         Drinks: mostly from snow: tea, various instant drinks. Decisive moments: taste and energy after.

Outfit:

-         Sittingbinding - putting up, comfortable, UIAA certificate.

-         Brest binding - putting up, comfortable, UIAA certificate.

-         Connecting tangle - 120 cm, flat, minimal 15m long (3 strips), UIAA certificate.

-         Mounteneer´s helmet - puting up, fixed on foreheaf, UIAA certificate.

-         Ferrata set - Y system, connection by means of binding and sewed flat  tangle.

-         Substitutional spare parts.

2. Further useful information

Useful knowledge:

-         Good orientation in mountains

-         Rescue on glacier - rescue from cleft, cleft overcoming

-         Avalanche course (lectures).

-         Glacier course (lectures) and VHT.

-         Ski-alpinistic course (lectures).

-         Ice-climbing course (lectures).

Trekking preparation:

-         writing materials - best is a pencil

Important accessories:

-         Camera, videocamera - attention for its weight, batteries, fragility, films, memory.

-         Repairs - best is TESA - strip (ribbon), sewing accessories, pair of tongs, screw-driver.

-         Hygienic accessories - toilet paper first of all.

Dressing:

-         Cape - sometime also an umbrella sufficient, poncho, also over rucksack is to be recommended (bivak-bag)!

-         Waistcoat - warm, impermeability (air-tightenss) against wind (of front part), it is an excellent supplement!

-         Short trousere - suitable also in combination with underclothing.

Shoes (Footwear)

-         Climber´s shoes - for beginners: they are comfortable and walked –

      ATTENTION: do not buy small climber´s shoes!

-         Overboots (for chalets) - as light as possible, even thick socks are sufficient (they are mostly in chalets available).

3. Judgement according to the situation

Rescue material:

-         Thermopacket - suitable not only for rescue operations.

-         Chemical light - easy way, how to give and hand over the information.

-         Avalanche device: proved, substitutional battery, knowledge of use.

-         Avalanche shovel - reliable, unbrokable.

-         Avalanche probe - reliable, unbrokable.

-         ABS rucksack - size according the necessity, it is a must for freeride.

Important accessories:

-         Ski-glasses - a must for blizzard, ventilated, with glasses available into fog.

-         Telescopic sticks - best are those of three parts, without ANTISHOCK.

Dressing:

-         Upper trousers - air-tightness against wind and humidity - material has to respire, and must be completely unbuttoned.

-         Warm trousers - warm.

-         Air-anorak - air-tightness against wind, material has to respire.

-         Thin trousers - air - tightness against wind, material has to respire.

-         Necktie, hood - against wind, cold, hale.

-         Upper gloves - air-tightness against wind and humidity, material has to respire.

-         Overthreadings: material must be strong and very soft, with slide fasteners and steel wire-rope!

Outfit:

-         Mounteneer´s rope.

-         HMS carabins (4-5 pieces.).

-         Express  wires (3-5 pieces).

-         Rescue loops.

-         Secure loops.

-         Further security material

-         Glacier screws - 2 pieces.

-         Ice-axe - universal, light, no aluminium beak.

-         Climbing-irons

       4.     Transport, waiting for tour (trek)

Preparation for a tour(trek)

-  Actual map

Important accessories:

-         Handy sack or bag - for excessing subjects, a box is most suitable for foodstuffs.

-         Inflated pillow - it is best in U form.

Dressing:

-         Tricot + reserve.

-         Tourist trousers.

-         Bathing-drawers.

Shoes:

-         Sport-shoes (tennis shoes), sandals.

Sleeping accessories:

-         Tent.

-         Support below tent.

-         Sleeping mattrass (Karimatka)

Text: Ondřej Barták