The difference between alpine climbing and Himalayan climbing

Himalayan climbing

The Himalaya-style climbing, also known as siege climbing, corresponds to alpine climbing. It is an approach that emphasizes teamwork and steadily progresses. It is often manifested as a multi-person team climbing, laying ropes, transporting materials to the camp several times, longer mountaineering cycles, and hiring mountains to assist.


In the Himalayas, they often set up base camps to store more materials, set up climbing plans, employ hikers to assist in climbing, send materials to camp camps several times before climbing, and lay ropes on critical sections to climb team members. Each of them has its own duties, some are responsible for road construction, others are responsible for transporting materials, and some are responsible for climbing.


Himalayan climbing is more focused on large-scale team operations, and gradually promoting the construction of the camp. A 5 person climb may require 25 people for logistical support. During the climb, a large number of people are used to carry out camp construction and material transportation. The climber needs to use the help of other team members to complete the climb. At the same time, road ropes are heavily used in climbing to ensure and ensure that climbers follow the established routes to climb. The Himalayan climb will proceed step by step, and the climbing cycle will generally be long.


The actual climbing situation is that for many customers and climbers, simply climb the ropes and complete the climbing of the planned route. There is no need to acquire enough knowledge and skills, nor do they need to have a deep understanding of climbing. And understanding, you only need to follow the requirements of collaboration, you can walk in order. Even collaboration can help climbers complete the equipment wear, camp construction and so on. Climbers are less involved and experience is not deep enough. Because they did not actively participate in the climbing process, the climbers could not well bring in their own thoughts and ideas and were only the ones to be served.

As far as the current situation is concerned, a large number of climbers have completed the climb to the highest peak in the world, but they still do not use basic climbing equipment and basic knotting techniques. The organizer and the customer only perform simple transactions, complete projects of a certain commercial activity, lack the spiritual communication between the climbers, and it is difficult to obtain a sense of accomplishment when dealing with problems in the face of difficulties.


The Himalayan-style climbing is the main goal of climbing the summit, ignoring the joy of climbing is the process. The summit is only a icing on one of the climbs. If you neglect the hardships experienced in the process and resolve the problems, you will rarely have the opportunity to gain a physical and mental exercise. The sublimation of the perception of the soul is the true pleasure of climbing.


Himalayan climbing is a widely used method of climbing. Hillary Clinton and Tenzin first climbed Mount Everest using Himalayan climbing. In 1953, the British team was allowed to try to climb Mount Everest. At that time, the entire climbing team had more than 400 people, including 362 backfighters and 20 Sherpa guides, and more than 4.5 tons of luggage for climbing. The entire team took 40 days to establish a camp at Nanxun at an altitude of 7,890 meters. On May 26, the first two teams went to the summit, but they had to give up because of the weather. On May 29th, the weather improved and Hillary and Tenzin started as the second team to achieve the summit and succeed. The team of more than 400 people is indeed an exaggeration today, but this is a model for human beings to rely on solidarity and cooperation to achieve a successful plan.



Alpine style climbing, referred to as Alpha climbing, is a mountaineering style that emphasizes self-improvement, adopts as little equipment as possible, and quickly and boldly climbs and returns safely. This type of mountaineering is often expressed as 2-3 close-knit partners, with the lightest possible equipment, to quickly climb a mountain peak and not to use other people's supplies in the middle.
Fast, bold, difficult routes, and very few equipment are the hallmarks of alpine climbing. Thomas Bubendorf is an excellent Alpinist, he is used to carrying very little equipment, a piece of chocolate, a few dried fruits, a liter of water, a helmet, sunglasses, a rope, a pair of ice axes and crampons, fast After completing some difficult routes, he described Alpha climbing in his book “Life is Like Mountaineering”:


... I win with speed, and speed is my safety guarantee. I know that in dangerous mountains, the shorter the time of stay, the greater the factor of safety, and the chances of occurrence of dangers such as weather changes, avalanche of mountains, and the like within a day are well below 8 days. In addition, if they are fully prepared, the climbers will have sufficient strength and concentration in one day; if they spend several days climbing, the climbers will build the camp several times and their strength will be reduced every night.


Everyone makes a decision and chooses their own form of climbing. When I was 14 years old, I climbed alone for the first time. The equipment was very streamlined. Since then, I have determined the best form of climbing that suits me best. I have minimized the "safety-assurance" equipment and consciously put my spirit into an artificially difficult state. Maximize yourself; if you carry too much, I feel heavy and cannot move forward. I am convinced that "too much" is not good for anybody or any environment. "Excessive" people are lax and it will make it more difficult for us to take risks out of comfort and comfort.


A type of climbing originated in the Alps. In the 1970s, mountaineers represented by the mountaineers Messner and Kukukka began to try to use the Alps to climb some of the world’s 8000-meter-level mountain peaks. The family only carried little equipment, single or double climbs to the 8000-meter-level mountain peaks, created many records, and developed and continued this elegant and fast mountaineering style.



Every year, there are many mountaineers who use alpine climbing to complete the amazing and difficult routes of some of the peaks. The famous Gold Bling Award is established to reward those who climb alpine style difficult mountain.


Alpine-style climbing is more focused on small-scale teams, quick and easy climbing. During the climb, there are not too many people to help the climbers complete the construction of the camp, the use of technology, and the planning of the route. The climber needs to rely on his own experience, knowledge and skills to choose the routes he likes and excels at; he needs to cook, water, and set up tents himself; he needs to complete all technical operations when facing different terrains. And it is possible to more freely climb beyond the intended route.


In the alpine climbing process, the climber will be more free and will participate more in the climb. He will obviously feel the defects of his skills and capabilities, and he will be able to obtain the joy of his decision in solving difficulties.


Alpine style climbers have higher requirements. Climbers need to understand mountain climbing, learn skills, and master the corresponding ability to climb different peaks. The climber cannot participate blindly in an unknown climb. He must use his thoughts, strategies, psychology, partners, techniques, equipment, etc. to complete the climb, and he must profoundly appreciate the meaning of mountaineering and achieve spiritual sublimation. .



Misunderstanding 1:
It is a big misunderstanding that alpine climbing is more risky than Himalayan climbing. First of all, apart from the risks caused by human beings, the source of external risks lies in the lines of different difficulties and climate change in different regions. One of the simplest examples is that climbing Himalayas with the Himalayas is definitely more risky than climbing the Sigunianga sisterhood in the alpine way. In addition to the two peaks at different elevations, the geographical location and the structure of the mountains are also different. The differences in the mountains have increased the risk of avalanches in the Chogo Peak, and the sister peaks have almost no avalanches. Most of the deaths at Chogori were caused by natural factors, and the only cause of accidents in the sister climbs over the years was caused by human factors.


Misunderstanding 2:
Alpine climbers all need to carry and carry all the supplies. In fact, climbers usually rely on their own transport to reach places where transportation is not possible. If horses must hire horse stables, they can be transported to the locals. The climbers will not be able to carry their own backs.


Misunderstanding three:
"The essence of alpine climbing is light and fast."
This sentence has no problem in itself, but many people have a misunderstanding in understanding. The quickness here is not a quick climb as soon as you reach the mountains, and then you go home. Fast usually means that on the climb line, below the climb line, climbers spend a lot of time adapting and preparing. The French climbed the sister peak in 2011 to adapt to a month in Muzizi; Bruce also climbed Ledoman’s route for adaptive training before completing the Edgarga climb. This is the truth.

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