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Mountain climbing is being more dangerous these days.

by Aabha Pokharel | 19-01-2016 12:28



These days mountain climbing is being passion, fashion and way of life but climate change is making this dangerous, increasing the danger of falling rocks. Mountain climbing is moreover done for fun but is this good that our own activities are creating hindrance for climbing???


Global warming, climate change and its impacts, melting of snow and bursting of glaciers which are creating loss of many life and properties. Due to global warming snow fields and glaciers are being affected and more rocks are getting exposed to the air which reduces their stability and increasing the chance of rolling or falling. Every time water freezes, it expands and lets the cracks grow slowly until the rock breaks. When temperature rises, it makes rocks more instable and increases the risks of falling.


It is found that orientation of the slope is also important to calculate the risks and east-west sides of a mountain appear to be more risky due to larger temperature. Risk also may be higher in places surrounded by rocks and on faces of granite and amphibolite.


When we collect all the information about mountain, risky areas and presentation of rocks in air then only we can decrease the problems that arises in mountain climbing. We cannot predict the weather of mountain areas, it can change anytime so better to be careful  by our self  and better to be prepared with climbing guides.


Arnaud Temme of Wageningen University gave some old guides for mountaineers.In the old guide he mentioned about the safe routs described by best mountaineer which climbers can go through. In addition to climbing routes,information about risks of falling rocks is mentioned in the guides. For all routes, the type and orientation of the rock and an indication of all risks along the route are noted.


Global warming and climate change, they are now in Earth because of human activities. We cannot revive the time and solve our problem but our action can do show. Lets be together and work for reducing carbon and other harmful gases and lets fulfill our every passion.