PEH

• Mountaineering


  The set of activities that involves ascending mountains
• Mountaineering related activities


  • Traditional outdoor climbing
  • Hiking
  • Skiing
• Organizing a climb / exploration/ outing

  1. Decide where to go (minor or major)

  2. Choose your target participants

  3. Collect information about the destination

  4. Assess participant's capability

  5. Arrange food and equipment distribution

  6. Check weather forecast

  7. Secure permits

  8. Assign Climb officials

  9. Conduct pre-climb
• Climb Proper


  1. Climb composition

  2. Pre-climb

  3. Climb Proper

  4. Post-climb
• Gigi wu – known as the "Bikini Hiker", had fallen down a ravine (20-30 meters) in Taiwan's Yushan national park and was badly injured
• Reason for dying – frozen to death
• John allen chau - US national killed in North Sentinel Island for illegally entering sentinelese tribe area
• Climb composition


  4 Key persons and roles
• Climb composition roles


  • Team leader
  • Assistant team leader
  • Trail Master
  • Hikers
• Responsibilities of a Team leader


  • Itinerary (travel plans)
  • Checklist for climbing
  • Waiver
  • Pre-climb
  • Appointment of committees
  • Distribution of equipment
  • Transportation
  • Post-climb
• Responsibilities of an Assistant team leader


  Support and respect the team leader
• Responsibilities of a Trail Master


  • Assign the climb composition
  • Lead man (trailblazer/ lead packer)
  • Mid man (Scribe/ purser)
  • Sweeper (tail ender)
  • first-aiders (medical assistance)
• By bringing only what is needed, we also avoid causing unnecessary impact to the environment
• A participant may also contribute information and updates that the organizers may not know about
• Suggested sequence of a preclimb


  1. Everyone introduces him/herself

  2. Contact information endorsed to the organizers

  3. Hiking background/experiences of each hiker

  4. Participants share their expectations on the climb

  5. Organizer shares the background of the climb

  6. Organizers make a run through of the following: The total cost of the climb, including

  7. The itinerary, including possible Plan B

  8. The challenges that must be anticipated

  9. Things to bring

  10. Protocols of the climb

  11. The group decides on the following: Any changes in the itinerary, including side-trip

  12. Group equipment (tent, cook-set, stoves, etc.)

  13. Meal plans

  14. Assignment of roles (sweeper, medic, etc.)

  15. Financial contributions

  16. Organizers make closing remarks and final reminders
• Pre-departure


  Assembly and punctuality
• Climb Proper


  1. Head count

  2. Control overall pacing of climb

  3. Check trail signs

  4. Ensure camp protocols

  5. Observe PDA

  6. Avoid Jewelries

  7. Observe performance of climb officers and participants (regroup if needed)

  8. Ensure campsite cleanliness, orderliness and security (be mindful of other climbers) (magkakadikit dapat ang tent hindi kalat-kalat)
• Tips for backpacking


  • Just 40% of your body weight
  • Weigh your gear
  • 3 kinds of equipment "3M's" (Mahal, Mura, Mahihiram)
  • 2 Classification of equipment (Personal and Group)
• Post-climb


  1. Over-all assessment

  2. Comments and suggestions

  3. Learning
• Personal equipment


  Gears (loadings example: clothing, toiletries, personal food, medicine, malong, sleeping bag etc.)
• Group equipment


  Tent, Stove, Cook set, assigned food
• Hiking for Beginners: 10 Essential Tips


  • Start small and choose the right trail for your fitness level
  • Familiarize yourself with the trail
  • Check the weather
  • Tell someone where you will be
  • Wear the right shoes and socks
  • Dress for success
  • Keep it light
  • Pace yourself
  • Pack the 10 essentials
  • Leave no trace
• 10 Essentials


  • Navigation (map & compass)
  • Sun protection (sunglasses & sunscreen)
  • Insulation (extra clothing)
  • Illumination (headlamp/flashlight)
  • First-aid supplies
  • Fire (waterproof matches/lighter/candle)
  • Repair kit and tools
  • Nutrition (extra food)
  • Hydration (extra water)
  • Emergency shelter (tent/plastic tube tent/garbage bag)
• First aid kit


  A collection of supplies and equipment that is used to give medical treatment
• Camping


  An outdoor activity involving overnight stays away from home in a shelter, such as a tent
• First aid kit


  • Should be locked and kept in a cool, dry place out of the reach of children
• Tent pitching


  Assembling your tent on the campsite
• How to pitch a tent


  1. Select a location free of debris

  2. Lay down your footprint or ground cloth

  3. Position the tent over the footprint with the doors facing away from the wind

  4. Lay out the poles and assemble them

  5. Attach the fly per the tents instructions and secure it to the tent body or poles

  6. Stake out the tent starting at the corners and make the floor perimeter taut

  7. Tuck in any ground cloth or foot print material extending beyond the floor perimeter
• Camping generally involves participants leaving developed areas to spend time outdoors in more natural ones in pursuit of activities providing them enjoyment
• Where to pitch a tent


  • Choose flat ground
  • Avoid hills
  • Consider sun exposure
  • Consider wind exposure
  • Be close to water but not too close
  • Don't leave your mark on the land
• Established campgrounds will typically maintain level and safe sites to pitch your tent
• Camping on hills poses a threat to safety, especially if it rains
• Some tents can be damaged or suffer premature aging by the sun's harmful rays
• Camping too close to a water course can be dangerous if there is rain and a flash flood washes your site away
• History of camping


  • Traced back to Thomas Hiram Holding, a British travelling tailor
  • First popularized in the UK on the River Thames
  • Thomas Hiram Holding is often seen as the father of modern camping in the UK
  • Thomas Hiram Holding wrote The Campers Handbook in 1908
  • Early camping equipment was very heavy, so it was convenient to transport it by boat or to use craft that converted into tents
  • In 1906 the Association of Cycle Campers opened its first own camping site, in Weybridge
  • WW1 was responsible for a certain hiatus in camping activity, but the association received a new lease of life after the war when Sir Robert Baden-Powell (founder of the Boy Scouts movement) became its president
• Camping too close to water can contaminate water supplies
• Many established campsites are sited 100 feet or more from a water source
• Things to consider when camping


  • Never camp alone
  • Plan the trip with a group
  • Check the weather beforehand
  • Bring more than enough water
  • Leave No Trace
  • Don't forget medicine and a first aid kit
  • Bring a cell phone
  • Make a plan and leave it with someone who isn't going with you
  • Dress appropriately, and bring extras
  • Plan the menu in advance
  • Have a good time!
• Remember your environmental responsibilities - dispose of your waste properly and do not leave any trace of your visit on your campsite when you leave
• Compass


  A navigational instrument that shows directions in a frame of reference that is stationary relative to the surface of the earth