Why trekkers ought to be serious about safety and security on treks?
For the past 20 years we are enjoyed through trekking, hiking, climbing and many more adventurous actions in the high altitude Himalayan areas in Nepal. From the opening year we are not only offering such actions for our trekkers but we do pay special attention and make alert on behalf of their safety, preparation and etiquette in the high altitude trekking. We sense emotional to speak out for this that our country is becoming gradually insecure due to unprofessional trekking organization, untrained guide, support staff and carefree trekkers. So please, make welcome with this long post.
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The days are not here when trekking and hiking was taken as expansive homework for a month or two. Either, how people stride long distances with their weighty backpacks in preparation for a trek. Even in the early days of Skyline treks trekkers used to move in pack with the trek leader. At present there is a guide, trek person-in-charge and co-guide with the groups, every one of them will be steering a team of trekkers. In some way trekkers experience this is incredibly acceptable. If truth be told, we often get upset of sudden occurrence from trekkers; because of their urging for more backing staff for trekkers. This is changing about worrying.
This declare that Skyline treks have made things effortless for trekkers. Pile of high altitude trekking perils have extremely lessen. Advanced technology of safety equipment has let down slips and drop to a minimal. Competent trek organizer, backing staff, health checks, preset camps, legion groups and trouble free trails have lifted off safety task from the trekkers. Candidly, it has turn into very easy to accomplish high altitude treks. Trekkers get on the trekking transporter, more rapidly or currently, besides, you quit. This, in brief, is the setback in recent day trekking. Trekking in Nepal has developed a comparatively turn.Few years before what was like an adventure place but nowadays a relaxation place. At the longest of trekkers are carrying out on high altitudes with less and less spadework. An attentive access to high altitude trekking has came to nothing. This simply not drags trekkers at brutal risk, but too the trekking organization.
This is what Skyline treks note:
1. Trekkers travelling without enough facts concerning the trek, the camps, altitudes and distances are walking into very high altitude areas 4000 meters- 4500 meters.
2. Trekkers with marginal information about perils, predominantly altitude sickness, are gladly scaling to the elevation.
3. Due to high BMI ( Body Mass Index) having trekkers in a group , who are overweight have raised in numbers. Almost 20% of trekkers in a group have high BMI.
4. During our trekking with groups we found 2-3 trekkers have high Blood Pressure. The recordings of their BP is a lot more than desirable.
5. Generally, most of the treks in Nepal naturalize 5 hours to end but in recent days take 6-7 hours. An average of 10 KM per day treks is measured long. Trekkers staying power has massively drop.
6. Trekkers who are time-consuming are now really slow ,habitually an hour or two behind the group. They control most of the personal effects. So that someone has to stay with them. Often they are in poor health, so the trek leader has to walk hand in hand.
7. In a group, some are enduring by evident altitude sickness that needs rapid action. In a pick trekking season Skyline treks redeem 5-6 evacuations that could went badly wrong if not for well-timed steps taken. A lot of evacuation is accomplished by Skyline treks for other trekking organisations too.
8. Trekkers arrive deficient arrangement with their trekking gear. Wrong shoes, not enough warm clothes. At the very last moment they are running around trekking precinct collecting their things. Some trekkers state they have not read emails,mail to them by Skyline treks.
9. Those trekkers who are practiced plan the minimal for a trek. They implement their prior skill of “conquering” a trek to judge their fitness. They place an incorrect pattern, which initiates a procession of not ready trekkers.
So what are the risks?
In spite of, the soothing company of Skyline treks, the risk of high altitude trekking does not get off.
1. The trekkers who are out of shape likely to have heart attacks. Trek to high altitudes denotes that trekkers have to mount constantly for long. This raises your blood pressure and your heart beats. Either, you are not ready for the trek then the hassle on your heart is a lot more , likely, several intensity get higher. The heart can fall down and you can pass away. Age has not anything to do with it.
2. Altitude sickness may occur on any trek, even on our moderate treks. On every trek we have stirred trekkers. Strangely, almost 40 % of our stirred trekkers are overweight. It is not easy to evacuate an unfit trekkers. Evacuating an overweight trekker is worryingly hard. crucial moment is missing. This could be stern.
3. Treatment to altitude sickness can be done. alas, trekkers who are not prepared they do not know what medications to accept when there is an urgent situation. We have often noticed such cases with trekkers and they usually don’t know they have impact on. rejection, under treatment might outcome in deaths on the trek.
4. As an organisational aspect, at the longest supplies are now being make available by untrained trekkers. This has develop into a brutal series. As more services are granted, the larger and the numerous of not adequately prepared trekkers. This puts a massive wound on the trekking organization. The Increasing of staff count up does not increase safety and security of the trekkers.
What trekkers don’t appreciate is that in spite of the kindly company of Skyline treks, the peril of high altitude trekking does not go away. Growing number of trekkers are coming into worryingly secure to being rushed a
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