Li Zhixin, Director of the Mountaineering Management Center

Wang Youtang

Spring and early summer are good times for outdoor sports. There are more and more people who like to walk and play in nature. According to incomplete statistics from the China Mountaineering Association, there are currently more than 200 various outdoor event clubs registered in the country with more than 10,000 people. Our country has abundant natural resources: deserts, marshes, mountains, and forests, which are available to outdoor enthusiasts. What are the characteristics of outdoor sports and what should be noticed from it? Recently, the reporter visited Li Zhixin, director of the Mountaineering Management Center of the State Sports General Administration.

Li Zhixin said that outdoor sports is a new project group that covers mountaineering, rock climbing, mountain cross-country, rivers, fixed-point crossings, forest adventures, desert adventures, and cave explorations. The most popular of these is mountain climbing. From a technical point of view, most of these sports belong to challenging and expeditionary sports related to mountaineering. In recent years, the mountaineering management center has organized many outdoor sports competitions. Through this form of promotion, the benefits of this campaign have been summed up, experience has been standardized, and management has been standardized to better serve the general public.

Outdoor sports are generally selected far away from the city, so to remind the majority of outdoor sports enthusiasts must put safety in the first place. Li Zhixin said that one of the differences between outdoor sports and other sports is that there are unpredictable factors. For example, sudden changes in climate, loss of direction, falling rocks, etc., those who like outdoor sports must first pay attention to developing survival skills and abilities. The means can be to participate in training courses first, or to bring them through experienced people. Do not be foolhardy. .

Li Zhixin emphasized that teamwork is indispensable in outdoor activities. Therefore, choosing a travel partner is crucial, and those who have good moral character, good constitution, a cooperative spirit, good cultural quality, and good communication should be selected. In outdoor activities, you may encounter dangerous situations at any time. If you cannot calmly face and panic, you will lose the best opportunity for rescue. Therefore, outdoor sports enthusiasts should pay attention to having a good psychological quality. Outdoor sports also need to know some professional knowledge, learn some basic techniques, the use of basic equipment. Some of the experiences can be learned from books or from practice, from television to training. To engage in outdoor sports should be gradual and orderly, from easy to difficult, from near to far, but not too far, "science, security, civilization, and environmental protection." Among them, safety is always the first, and only by doing this can outdoor sports be accomplished. Healthy and sustainable development.

At present, the Mountaineering Management Center has established the Outdoor Sports Department and will soon establish related websites to provide consultation and services for the majority of enthusiasts.