LIFE-SUSTAIN in extreme conditions -
Mountains and the human body, 2014
Challenges
• Helping climbers and hikers against freezing and hyphotermia in case of emergency situations;
• Allowing survival in mountain accidents;
• Provide help to unprepared victims of changing weather;
• Extending lifetime until the arrival of rescue;
• Maintaining warmth in critical areas of the body;
• Preventing body parts damage caused by frost and wind;
• Integrating into existing equipment and behaviours
• Helping climbers and hikers against freezing and hyphotermia in case of emergency situations;
• Allowing survival in mountain accidents;
• Provide help to unprepared victims of changing weather;
• Extending lifetime until the arrival of rescue;
• Maintaining warmth in critical areas of the body;
• Preventing body parts damage caused by frost and wind;
• Integrating into existing equipment and behaviours
Intervention
The most favorable is in the worn clothes, since these items are in common to both targets.
The most favorable is in the worn clothes, since these items are in common to both targets.
The jacket is always taken with, in all weather conditions. The clothing is also in direct
contact with the body of the wearer and with the external environment.
contact with the body of the wearer and with the external environment.
Facts
The experienced climbers put themeselves more at risk than beginners and they are more exposed to accidents. Professionals often are also too confident and make "silly mistakes",
The experienced climbers put themeselves more at risk than beginners and they are more exposed to accidents. Professionals often are also too confident and make "silly mistakes",
such as forgetting to check the equipment. Generally, there are less professionals than
beginners, so this is even a more important percentage.
beginners, so this is even a more important percentage.
Mount Eiger in Switzerland is one of the most dangerous for climbers because of its
technical difficulties and unstable weather: as in the past as nowadays, it constantly claims victims. 90% of deaths occur because of environmental factors and rapid weather change:
it slows down the trip, makes climbers / hikers get lost and/or stuck for the night or for days without being prepared or sufficiently equipped; so they freeze to death until rescues find them. In the best scenario, they are saved at the price of losing limbs due to the frost.
technical difficulties and unstable weather: as in the past as nowadays, it constantly claims victims. 90% of deaths occur because of environmental factors and rapid weather change:
it slows down the trip, makes climbers / hikers get lost and/or stuck for the night or for days without being prepared or sufficiently equipped; so they freeze to death until rescues find them. In the best scenario, they are saved at the price of losing limbs due to the frost.
