A few useful and intelligent
rules for safe hiking from Alpine Guides and the
Alpine Rescue Service
| 1. Prepare
your route |
2. Choose a
route that is suited to your abilities and
fitness |
Check guides and maps and ask local professionals
about environmental and weather conditions. |
When planning a route, take into account your
technical level and degree of physical fitness. |
| 3. Choose suitable
equipment |
4. Check the
snow and weather bulletins |
Make sure that you know how to use the equipment
and don’t forget to take a first aid
kit. |
In the mountains, above all at high altitudes,
weather conditions can radically change in
as little as a few minutes. |
| 5. It’s
riskier to set out alone |
6. Leave information
about your route and the estimated time of
your return |
If you choose this option, make sure you have
a telephone with you. |
Refuges have registers where you can write
where you have come from and the definite
destination of your route. Use them! |
| 7. Don’t
hesitate to ask for the help of a professional |
8. Take note
of the signs and indications that you find
on your route. |
Alpine Guides can give you advice or accompany
you in safety. |
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| 9. Don’t
hesitate to turn back |
10. In the
event of accidents |
If weather conditions or difficulty mean that
it is better to turn back, don’t be
ashamed to do so. The mountains will still
be there on your next hike.
|
Give the alarm by calling 118. Carry out any
first aid required. |
What to put in your backpack |
How to give the alarm when
calling 118 |
- Breathable, waterproof jacket.
- Clean T-shirt.
- Headwear.
- Gloves.
- Sunglasses.
- Telephone.
- First aid kit.
- Full water flask.
- Food.
- Map (compass and altitude meter may be
necessary).
- Binoculars.
- Camera.
- Pocket knife.
- Whistle.
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- Indicate the exact site of the accident.
- Say what you were doing and how many
people were involved.
- State the number of injured people and
their condition.
- Describe the weather conditions at the
accident site.
- Give the number of the telephone you
are calling from.
- Then leave the telephone line free for
calls.
- Answer the operator’s questions
in as much detail as possible.
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We would like to thank
the Italian National Alpine and Cave Rescue Corp
for this information.
