Anti Climb

Anti Climb

Emergency Kits for Mountain Climbing, Surfing and Off-Piste Skiing

This article is inspired by the film 127 Hours, the true story where Aron Ralston, is the mountain climber who became trapped by a fallen boulder for 127 hours in Bluejohn Canyon, in Utah, USA. I've seen the film with James Franco playing Ralston and the story is incredible, if Aron had even endured half of what the film depicted and survived to tell the tale then he's quite a phenomenal human being. And that's before you've considered that he hacked off his own arm with a dull and minuscule blade (that must've really, really smarted...) it's wonderful that he has a family and is leading a great life, but Aron's experience started me a'thinking, do any of us really recognize the dangers that may be looming when we we go off on our adventures? Our checklist probably goes a little something like this: bikini? CHECK cuddly toy? CHECK (no? just me? ok.) suncream? CHECK cool shades? CHECK iPod? CHECK lucky pants? CHECK gum? CHECK, you get the picture...

We adrenaline junkies like to think we're a unique group of people who partake in a bit of extreme sports here and action packed adventure there as well as write an extreme sports blog but I'm sorry to break it to you, its become main-stream. So, is it due to this fact that we feel overly comfortable in doing them, safe and taken care of when what we should be thinking is "I can't frikkin wait to do this, but shit, can you imagine what I'd do if I broke my leg? Think I'd better take that mobile phone and some bandages" So with this in mind I thought it'd be helpful to trawl the net and compile a list of emergency kit contents for you to squeeze into your suitcase. Push the gorilla suit and blowup donkey to one side and make some space people!

Mountain Climbing

As well as all of your climbing equipment & clothing, take:

1. Waterproof/Windproof Matches
2. Survival Bag (to climb into in extreme circumstances)
3. Mini torch with batteries
4. Small Magnifying Glass (useful to start a fire using the sun)
5. Needles and thread
6. Compass
7. Small Flexible Saw (Grease it to stop it rusting)
8. Razor Blades 2+(kept in a small tin)
9. Bandage
10. Plasters/Bandaids
11. Condom (can hold 2 pints of water)
12. Pencil & Paper
13. Mobile phone with fully charged battery
14. Large plastic bottle of water
15. Chocolate bars & energy sweets
16. Packet of Ibuprofen (anti-inflammatory pain relief)
17. Suncream (even in Winter)
18. Swiss Army Knife
19. TELL SOMEONE WHERE YOU'RE GOING AND WHEN TO EXPECT YOU BACK

Snowboarding - Off Piste

1. LED Headlamp
2. Torch & batteries/Wind-up
3. Two 18 Hour Glowsticks
4. Three Flares
5. Waterproof/Windproof Matches
6. Candles (pack of 5)
7. Firestarters
8. Emergency Sleeping Bag
9. Emergency Tent-Silver
10. 3600 Calorie Food Bar & energy sweets
11. Folding Stove (with 8 Fuel Tablets)
12. Condom to collect 2 pints of water
13. Cup
14. Swiss Army Knife
15. 50 ft Rope
16. First Aid Kit
17. Folding Shovel w/Pick
18. Folding Saw
19. Fully charged mobile phone
20. Packet of Ibuprofen
21. GPS Avalanche Beacon
22. TELL SOMEONE WHERE YOU'RE GOING AND WHEN TO EXPECT YOU BACK!

At the very least carry a 5-in-1 survival whistle containing a shrill signal whistle, signal mirror, compass, waterproof match container, flint, attached to a lanyard, small enough to fit easily in your pocket/round your neck. Learn more about avalanche safety and equipment which gives you a greater chance of survival

Surfing

*I know this may sounds a bit bonkers but I'm telling you from personal experience which ended up in a good friend being helicoptered to hospital, taking an emergency kit surfing is a good idea especially if you're surfing a reef, the list below is for UK surfing, hot climate kits will need things like anti-malarial and water purification tablets *

1. Antiseptic Wipes / Wash / Cream
2. Sterile Saline Solution
3. Pack of Steri-strips
4. Wound Dressings
5. Bandages / Sterile Gauze
6. Plasters (a good selection of sizes)
7. Waterproof tape / Duct Tape
8. Packet of Ibuprofen
9. Non-Latex Gloves
10. Cotton Tips
11. Stainless Steel Scissors (good quality)
12. Stainless Steel Fine Point Tweezers
13. Safety Pins
14. Sleeping bag
15. Fully charged mobile phone
16. Swiss Army Knofe
17. TELL SOMEONE WHERE YOU'RE GOING AND WHEN TO EXPECT YOU BACK!

"Always be prepared"

About the Author

Liv Williams is a 28 year old extreme sports fanatic, who enjoys researching urban sports and dangerous activities for her extreme sports blog which she writes with wit and an easy reading style. She won the Junior Welsh Triathlon Championships in 2000 and 2001, surfs, snowboards, is learning to fly a helicopter and makes her own extreme sports films. She has lived in New Zealand where she surfed everyday and now resides in Cornwall. She worked for the BBC in London for 3 years making programmes for BBC2 and BBC3. She supports organisations such as Surfers Against Sewage and presents extreme sports programmes for the web as well as writing treatments for TV.

A neighbour has painted outside wall with anti climb paint. can they do this. my child is covered in it?

the wall is on the street and my child just touched it as we walked by and he is now covered ,it spreads loads. one new karate suit needed! is it lawful to paint where it can get on anyone?
there is no sighn. my child wasnt climbing. its not on top of wall, its all down wall at side of a public path.
my child just touched the wall. wasnt doing any wrong. my children are impeccably behaved. there is no need for nasty answers. the paint is really spreadable and was all over his clothes before he or i realised. did not want to cause trouble with neighbour,dont even know them, just dont want it to happen to someone else! thank you for helpful answers,and to all you who answered with nasties, you are a disgrace! i will never use this site again!

Anti-climb paint
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Anti-Climb Paint (also known as Anti-Vandal Paint) is the term for a class of paint which is highly thixotropic and is often used to prevent climbing of objects such as lampposts, walls or fences... To avoid the general public being affected by it, it is usually applied from a certain height, and not directly from ground level. Typically it is applied from a height of 2 to 2.5 metres above the ground.

****It is illegal to use this paint below 2 metres from the ground in many jurisdictions. It often contains the carcinogen benzene and the manufacturers are required to produce appropriate COSHH data sheets in the UK. ****

Usually a sign is also posted with it declaring that Anti-climb paint is being used as a further deterrent. It has a useful lifetime of around 2 years, after which a fresh coat is recommended.

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