The mountain It is one of the great tourist destinations of our country. It does not matter if it is the Pyrenees, Sierra Nevada or some simple peaks near where we live: spending a few days in the Nature it reconnects us with our inner world and with our environment, improves our health and promotes our well-being.
Just spending a few hours hiking to recharge your batteries, breathe fresh air, see life from a more positive perspective, and even regulate your blood pressure. So the mountain is configured as a perfect option to enjoy a few days of vacation or even a day of sports or outdoor walks.
How to go to the mountain
Facing the imminent december bridge and with the proximity of the Christmas holidays, there will be many people who choose the mountains to spend a few days off or to spend even just a day outdoors.
Whether or not you opt for the high mountains, you have to know that even the most accessible mountains can entail risks. And it is that, the natural environment has its own peculiarities.
In fact, the Civil Guard has reissued a notice about the outings to the mountain and has remembered that in these excursions it should go 3 by 3if not in even larger groups.
The warning is logical, since in the event of an accident (there is no need for a catastrophe to occur, it is enough for someone to step on the wrong foot and sprain an ankle) one of the hikers should go and ask for help while another would stay in place with the victim.
That is ideal and recommended, although these recommendations are not always followed, even if they come from bodies as experienced in security as the Civil Guard. Even so, she has reminded through her Twitter profile that it is not necessary to take risks and that it is best to go out in a group to the mountains.
In the mountains, appropriate clothing and footwear
Likewise, it is also essential to remember that the mountain is not a theme park where all activities are controlled. You have to be prepared: with appropriate clothing and footwear for the place and season, as well as items that can help us orient ourselves in case of loss.
The Civil Guard has a rescue group specialized in high mountains and numerous experts in rescue in mountain, as well as other bodies such as the fire brigade, which also has numerous professionals with the necessary training to help and rescue people who suffer any mishap or loss in the mountains. However, it is better to be forewarned and not have to resort to these services.