What to do to prepare for mountain climbing

Now it is autumn, and the weather is fine, which is very suitable for mountain climbing. Of course, mountain climbing requires some preparations to avoid some injuries caused by mountain climbing. Many people do not know this and are not well prepared for mountain climbing, which leads to some situations, such as wearing thin clothes and not bringing a coat, which makes it easy to catch a cold, etc. These situations are easy to occur. So, what preparations do you need to make for mountain climbing?

The shoes are big and soft enough. First, shoes should be chosen according to the shape of the foot: people with high arches have weaker shock-absorbing ability of the feet, so they should choose shoes with good shock-absorbing ability; people with flat feet should choose shoes that can support the arch. Second, when trying on hiking shoes, if there is a thumb-width space between your big toe and the toe, then it is the right size. Third, the forefoot area of ​​the shoe should be soft enough and easy to bend.

The socks are thin inside and thick outside. Although cotton socks have good sweat absorption ability, the cotton fibers may change after repeated washing, which may increase the friction on the soles of the feet and easily cause blisters. Therefore, climbers should not wear socks that are too old. If your feet sweat so much that your socks are soaked, you should change into another pair of dry ones to help reduce friction.

In order to prevent blisters on their feet, some people wear two pairs of socks when hiking. At this time, it is best to wear the thin pair inside and the thick pair outside. As for those who like to wear "toe socks", they should choose thinner ones so that they can be worn inside and thicker socks outside.

Don't cut your nails too short. Toenails should not be cut too short. The length should be consistent with the height of the muscles on the top of the toes, and they should be cut flat, that is, the toenails should be cut into a square shape, and the two corners can be rounded at most to prevent the toenails from sinking into the surrounding flesh when they regenerate.

Use antiperspirant spray to stop sweaty feet. For people whose feet sweat a lot, you might as well use an alcohol-free antiperspirant spray. This can reduce the secretion of foot sweat, naturally reduce friction, and reduce the chance of blisters.

Soak your feet in black tea to strengthen your foot skin. Soaking your feet in strong tea can increase the thickness of your foot skin to reduce the chance of blisters. The method is: soak 10 black tea bags in a small bowl of water, let it cool down and then soak your feet in it, twice a week for 3 weeks.

Do not treat corns or thick calluses randomly. For people who hike more than three times a week, if corns develop on the feet, they should be treated by professionals. Do not use corn drops on your own to prevent the drops from seeping too deeply and causing damage to the affected area after walking for a long time. As for thick calluses, professionals will use a scalpel to scrape off the dead skin to prevent the tender flesh underneath the calluses from being crushed by long periods of climbing. Ordinary climbers can use pumice stones to remove dead skin and reduce the thickness of calluses.

Apply lubricant to treat blisters. If a blister appears, the first thing to do is "do not puncture" and let it heal naturally. Lin Guoji suggested that a small amount of oily or water-based lubricant could be applied on the blisters to reduce friction. However, oil-based lubricants may not be suitable for everyone and can be replaced with water-based lubricants.

The above content introduces what you need to do to prepare for mountain climbing. It can be seen that this is very particular. Don’t just wear any pair of shoes to go hiking. Many people have injured their feet due to wearing inappropriate shoes, which makes them very uncomfortable. The good mood brought by mountain climbing is also gone, so the choice of shoes is critical. In addition, you need to pay attention to some emergency measures so that you can deal with some emergencies.