FAQ
- Safety in the mountains
- Health in the mountains
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Elbrus questions
- In which mountain system Mount Elbrus is located?
- Which city is next to Elbrus? Transport logistics of the Mount Elbrus routes.
- How to get to the base of Elbrus from Moscow or Saint Petersburg?
- Which airfield is located on Mount Elbrus?
- Which is difficulty grade of Mount Elbrus route?
- What difficulties climbers will face in the process of climbing Mount Elbrus?
- How to prepare for the ascent of Elbrus?
- Are there avalanches on Mount Elbrus?
- Is it possible to climb alone the highest mountain of the Caucasus and Europe - Elbrus?
- At what time of the year is it better to climb Elbrus?
- How long does climbing Elbrus last?
- What clothes and shoes do you need to climb Elbrus?
- What is the atmospheric pressure at the top of Elbrus?
- Which is an air temperature on Mount Elbrus
- What sights are there on Elbrus on the way to the top?
- How much to climb Elbrus
- Gear questions
- Mountaineering questions
- Climbing training
- Rockclimbing questions
- Iceclimbing questions
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Questions on the alpine programs
- Queries on the alpine program climbing Mount Bazarduzu
- Queries on the Kamchatka alpine program climbing
- What is combined program?
- What is Sightseeing program?
- What is pilot program?
- What programs you have of the medium complexity level?
- Basic expedition rations
- Prices for the mountain climbing programs
- Queries on the Mountain Course in Adyl Su valley
- Program complexity?
- Questions about MCS AlexClimb
FAQ
If for the first time you were visited by desire to try what is rock-climbing or to challenge yourself in the mountains, most likely you will have many questions. From our experience in the sphere of mountaineering and rock-climbing, we can define the questions which are most often asked by beginners - and to give irrefragable answers on them to helo you to understand the basic things on this subject and to define for yourself the purposes and means which are the most suitable for you and for your goals.
Most often we answer the following questions:
- Are rock-climbing and mountaineering not the same thing? - One of the most frequent questions. Totally not the same.
- What preparation is necessary to climb the vertical wall? - Not necessary. You need to be just in the ordinary physical form.
- How long it is necessary to go to the rock climbing gym to prepare to climb Elbrus? - Not at all. For Elbrus and mountaineering in general it is better to do cross county ski. But rock-climbing is not so bad neither.
- From what to begin? What programs are most suitable for beginners? - We have all necessary programs of initial level and the training programs for preparation for more serious climbs!
- Is the organization of an individual V.I.P programs is possible? - Yes, it is possible. But you have to understand all specifics of these programs and realize that any program in mountains contains a risk and and lack of some elementary conveniences.
- Will I be able to climb? - Of course you will be able! There was no case that someone couldn't climb. We will help you to begin and to decide the correct level of the program and the correct motivation.
- Is it necessary to buy a lot of expensive equipment? - No. For most of our programs we will provide you with all the necessary climbing equipment.
- Very Russian question: Is it possible to officially register the climbs in the "Climbing Book" of Russian climbing graduation system? - No. We don't go to the mountains for getting any kind of grades and marks. We have other concept of mountaineering.
- What is a difference between high-altitude and technical mountaineering? What main requirements and conditions of participation in programs of these categories? - Distinctions are quite serious. Both in programs, and in the recommended preparation courses.
- What is the mountain trekking? - It is mountain tourism in its civilized form.
- Where in Moscow is it possible to participate in the rock-climbing trainings with the MCS AlexClimb Trainer or to complete a course of practical training on mountaineering? - In Moscow there are many rock climbing gyms where we have our classes, the main trainings are carried out on the rock climbing gym Red Point (metro Savyolovskaya), and Rock Zona (m. Andropov Avenue)
- I had a spine injury, is it possible for me to climb? - First - you should ask your doctor. In most cases the answer is positive. There is no vertical load to the spine while rockclimbing, all the moves are based on the stretching and twisting.
- The child has a cerebral palsy. Is there any sense to try rock-climbing? Ask your doctor first. Thioretically, in the most cases (not severe ones) rockclimbing is quite interesting solution as the basic gymnastic.
- On what depends the complexity of the rock climbing or mountain climbing program and how to decide on a choice? - For convenience of our clients we divided all the programs presented on our site in some groups depending on technical complexity and requirements for experience for the participants.
- Effects of altitude to human body, acclimatization and concequences of climbing without it. What is acute mountain sickness (AMS)?
Our Principles
AlexClimb Rule #1 - Safety First
From the very beginning of our activity, here nearly 16 years, the first Principle of work of School of mountaineering and rock-climbing of MCS AlexClimb is the Safety Priority. On the basis of this Principle all process of training is based, all programs and rounds are developed and carried out only within this main principle. We consider that at professional approach to development of programs, at personal discipline and correctly put motivation - occupations by mountaineering and rock-climbing are COMPLETELY safe. And from the return - all troubles and accidents in our sport come from nonprofessionalism, from ignorance or neglect by elementary standards of safety, from irrational motivation, from revaluation of own forces and opportunities. All these prerequisites we COMPLETELY EXCLUDE in our work - ours Rock-climbing, Ice climbing and Mountaineering are based on one Principle - the Safety Priority. In rock-climbing, mountaineering and ice climbing, the Priority of Safety of MCS AlexClimb-is your personal security and comfort irrespective of, than we are engaged - we train muscles and we work technology of the movement in the sports hall and on the rock climbing wall, we make the way through snowstorm to top or we relax on golden sand of the Caribbean beach after hot day of trainings on rocks. The Safety priority - the main credo of School of mountaineering and rock-climbing of MCS AlexClimb.
AlexClimb Rule #2 - Leave No Trace
Closely interacting with Nature, working with the active programs in mountains, woods, lakes and rivers, we perfectly understand the importance of carefull and respectfull bahavior towards the Nature, for its resources. From the very beginning of our outdoor-activity we adopted rules of Leave No Trace technique - the standard of behavior of the person accepted in all the civilized world in relation to environment and especially - to the wild nature. After all on the relation of people to the nature near which they exist, itself can draw dalekoidushchy conclusions on the relation of these people to... Where and as we didn't travel - we don't reserve any garbage, we try to reduce whenever possible our influence on environment to a minimum. We clear earlier zagryazyonny tourist parking of the left garbage, we take out and we take out to utilization places that to us other people left there. We consider that only thus, at personal individual consciousness of each citizen, each tourist, climber or autotraveller, we will be able to keep the nature surrounding us in its state, natural, suitable for life, - in it pledge of the healthy future for ourselves and our children.
