High mountain tour
A high mountain tour (
Alpine Hochtour
In the Alps, a high mountain tour is known in the German-speaking areas as a Hochtour where, above a height of about 3,000 metres (
Special requirements
In glaciated terrain the risk of
The more difficult 'classic high mountain tours' require not just sure-footedness and a head for heights but also the ability to handle basic rock and ice climbing and/or mixed climbing techniques.[3]
The dangers and problems presented by high mountain touring, are caused less by the actual technical difficulty of climbing than by the (often rapidly changing) external conditions. The description of the requirements of a tour with the aid of
Map reading and the ability to read the weather may also be important in high mountain touring. When snow falls a knowledge of
See also
- Golden age of alpinism, early era of the high-mountain tour
- Haute Route, a high-mountain ski tour
References
- ISBN 3-405-16444-3
- ISBN 3-405-16444-3
- ^ ISBN 3-405-16444-3
- ^ Ueli Mosemann (2005), "anspruchsvoll, exponiert und heikel : Bewertungssysteme für klassische Bergsportarten" (PDF), Bergundsteigen (in German), no. 2, Innsbruck, pp. 30–34, archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-02-15, retrieved 2010-11-30
- ^ Dario-Andri Schwörer (2002), "Klimaänderung und Alpinismus" (PDF), Bergundsteigen (in German), no. 3, Innsbruck, pp. 18–21, archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-09-23, retrieved 2010-11-30
Literature
- Stefan Winter (2003), Richtig Hochtouren (in German), Munich: BLV, ISBN 3-405-16444-3