Mountaineering is a great way to escape the rat race and be one with nature. Unfortunately, your mountain climbing experiences can fade over time. The best way to prevent this is to keep a mountaineering journal for your adventures.

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Take a minute to consider your most recent mountain climbing experience. What stands out in your mind? Now think about the first time you climbed a mountain. Undoubtedly, few things you remember about the geography, people you went with, particular mountaineering routes and spectacular views. The experiences you have forgotten are lost in time. If you keep a mountaineering journal, this will not be the case.

There are famous cases of people keeping diaries over time. Of course, the Diary of Anne Frank is the best example. In her diary, Anne wrote a running commentary on the two years her family spent hiding from the Nazis. While it’s best if her mountain climbing experiences are more joyful, keeping a journal of hers will allow you to remember them as the years go by.

A good mountaineering journal combines a number of features. First, it must be compact so that you do not have to take up unnecessary space for other things. Second, you should have a case to protect it from rain, spills, etc. Third, the journal should contain blank areas to write your notes. Fourth, the journal should contain reference spaces to remind you to take notes on specific things. Signs must include:

1. Who did you go mountain climbing with,

2. Where did you camp and if you enjoyed it,

3. Who do you put and contact information for them,

4. Geographical and meteorological conditions, and

5. Anything unique that happened while climbing mountains.

6. The routes by which you have climbed the mountain and the alternatives.

7. Any inside information provided by experienced locals.

At the end of the climbing trip, you should be able to get the following from your journal:

1. Contact information of other climbers you met,

2. Enough details to give you or a friend a guide if you climb the site a second time.

3. Memories to reflect on years later, and

4. Something to pass on to your friends, children and grandchildren.

To get the most out of your mountaineering journal, you should write in it just before you climb, upon reaching the summit, and upon return. If he does, it will give you an accurate picture of his thoughts throughout the climb.

Mountaineering is a great way to commune with nature. Be sure to preserve the experience.