Safety rules in mountains

Here, we present you some advice for movement in the mountains, as follows:

1. Would you find out the weather conditions for the area chosen, at Mountain´s Service (Horská služba), for instance. Calculate always with the worst variante as the weather in mountains is changing unbelievably quickly.
2. Would you plan your route in advance and inform your friends. If you start from the mountain cottage, let here the contact with your name, the route and approximate date and hour of your arrival. Provided you change your route, let the other persons advise.
3. Your mobil phone must be always fully charged, and hidden in waterproof box.
   Mobil phone safed the life many times.
4. We recommend you to take always a small medicine-chest with. They are sold in
   Outdoor Shops and are furnished. Nevertheless, it is good to know how the subjects are to be used, otherwise it has no sense.
5. We recommend you to take the map and a compass with, too. Would you use the map in the course of your way, not only in a moment when you loose your direction, so you find hardly the right direction in your map. The navigation system GPS can be applicated as well.
6. Do not forget your refreshment – the drinking water, sweets or chocolate make wonders!
7. Would you pay attention to your dressing – i.e. shoe-boots of good quality and dressing, preferably of functionning materials, such as Moira, Goretex, etc.
8. When you reached the top, it is marvellous, but do not forget the fact, the worse you have ahead, and it is descending. At the end of an excursion you are often tired and various situations could be underestimated!

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