Survival And Self-Control

By: Trinawa Bhuwana

Survival is a state where the necessary struggle for survival. survival is a life with urgent time for a possible improvised. The key is to use the brain for improvisation.

Statistics prove most survival situations have a short time limit is only 3 days or 72 hours for a missing person, and can survive long enough very little recorded about 5 percent Itupun because knowledge and experience. In a survival situation in a hurry do not determine the priority of survival because it could result in the wrong, the idea should not be rigid negotiable also be fatal.


Accuracy decided to support the experience and results of discussion can be beneficial. for emergency situations need consideration and assertiveness in reaching the final goal. In a survival situation requires some knowledge of the condition and needs of the body, not absolute physical understanding but understanding the effects of reaction or environmental influences. using knowledge in an effort to organize themselves in an emergency is the key to survival. setting here is to maintain skills and the ability to control the resources within themselves and the ability to solve problems, if the settings are wrong, not only the body but can be affected directly affect the ability to stay alive. Understanding the type of the necessities of life which became very profitable priority in survival situations.
In survival conditions are very dominant challenge is the mental or psychological attitude to find the body needs and to get ideas needed on the basis of consideration of the experience or education ever attended, the experience of living with high risk and challenging activities can prove to make people learn to do that better and effective adaptation.

Basic needs of human life is actually very simple, how thousands of years ago people did not have clothes, houses, cars, eat three times a day every day. but they can still survive. list of items needed to live and how long people could live without the equipment is very varied with a variety of considerations.
The following is an example of the order of priority in a state of survival:
1. The main course is the air. breathe performed every second to survive, therefore the main priority air to survive. survival without air generally only last for 3 to 5 minutes.
2. Further protection is needed, from bad weather and the ferocity of nature. since the human existence itself is limited environment temperatures ranging from very influential in the body. this requires something that can protect for example a fire that can warm up and maintain body temperature, if there is no home, tent or a cave. fire can be incorporated into the second priority
3. Rest, trivial but necessary, the tissue will break free of CO2, acid and other waste. rest breaks is a physical and mental. because stress can reduce the ability to survive. thus can be inserted into the recess third priority.
4. Water. loss of fluid and water conditions that can not be drunk within a matter of survival. human body consists approximately of 2 / 3 network that contains water. and is part of the circulatory system organs. water to maintain body temperature, improving waste water and digest food. exstrem environmental conditions without water can reduce the ability to survive up to three days. so the water can be incorporated into the fourth priority. it is wise to use water can be saved.
5. The human body needs food three times a day. But while many people in other continents can be eaten only once a day or even not eating for days. records show that no food can last survivor for 40 to 70 days. necessity to get food is the last priority in survival. energy savings is one way to compensate for the lack of food.

Attitude of Survival
Attitudes quickly in an emergency response is needed. Each person should be able to do the best in view of the environmental priority emergencies. this is not easy because of this attitude necessary background knowledge and skills. if all priorities have been obtained, but still lost the will to live or mental ability to master the physical condition caused, it will eventually disappear altogether. such conditions is very dangerous and even something that would throw away any advantage. also to remember not to underestimate what you see. positive mental attitude is necessary to analyze all of which conflict with the body.

What are useful in survival situations can be seen in two issues:
1. Readiness to discuss with the clear if you want to live?, Simple phrase. Instinctively humans have instincts to protect yourself. Many activities that demonstrate the survival of a way out of a period of extreme physical and mental stress to a position of calm. consciously or not people have the power for himself to death. therefore, every person also has the power for himself for life.
2. The ability to solve problems, it is obtained if we are able to maintain body condition. for example: the human body to work optimally with the temperature 37 degrees C. ignoring the ambient temperature will cause a constriction in the composition of the core functions of the body high effectiveness. which in turn will interfere with blood circulation, reduce cell activity, and eventually the brain quickly lose touch with reality, irrational act finally coincided with decreasing coordination ultimately fatal. knowledge and experience mean nothing if the body is only working at half capacity. resources such as energy savings, heat and water is important.

Source: RESCUE (SAR Bulletin) GAPPALA14

Ciremai mountain views from google earth

TRAVEL / Climbing

Climbing a mountain is a hard sport, full of adventure and requires skill, intelligence, strength and high fighting power. Dangers and challenges is the attraction of this activity. In fact the danger and the challenge is to test the ability of self and to be at one with nature. The success of a difficult climb, meaning the benefits to the fear and the triumph of the struggle against yourself.

In Indonesia, the mountain climbing activity began to be known since 1964 when Indonesia and Japanese climbers made a joint expedition and reached the top of Sukarno in the mountains Jayawijaya, Irian Jaya (now Papua). They are Soedarto and Soegirin from Indonesia, and Fred Atabe from Japan. In the same year, associations born mountaineer start, beginning with the establishment of associations facer jungle and mountain climbers Wanadri in Bandung and Nature Lovers Students, University of Indonesia (Mapala UI) in Jakarta, followed later by other clubs in various cities in Indonesia .

TYPE OF TRAVEL / Climbing

Mountaineering in the broad sense is a journey, ranging from hill walking expedition to climb to the tops of high and difficult to take a long time, even for months.
According to the activities and types of terrain encountered, mountaineering is divided into three parts:

1. Hill Walking / Fell Walking
Travel up the hills, which are relatively flat and not or do not require special equipment technicalities.

2. Scrambling
Climbing on the rock cliffs are not so steep or relatively gentle slope, sometimes using hands for balance. For beginners are usually fitted to a safety rope line on the track.

3. Climbing
Climbing activities that require special technical mastery. Technical equipment necessary for safety. Climbing usually takes no more than one day.

Climbing activities is divided into two parts, namely:
a. Rock Climbing
Climbing on the rock cliffs that require climbing techniques using special equipment.
b. Snow & Ice climbing
Climbing on the ice and snow.

4. Mountaineering
Is a combination of all forms of climbing on top. Timing can be for days, weeks, even months. In addition to master climbing techniques and knowledge of climbing equipment, also have to master the management of travel, food arrangements, communications, strategy climbing, etc..

CLASSIFICATION Climbing

The level of difficulty that each person is different, depending on the development of new techniques. Those who work out will have a level of difficulty / grade better than their new practice.

Climbing classification based on degree of difficulty facing the field (based on the Sierra Club):
Class 1: walk upright, do not need a special foot gear (walking).
Class 2: field rather difficult, so the legs proper equipment and the use of hand as a helper balance is needed (scrambling).
Class 3: the more difficult terrain, which required a specific climbing techniques, but has not required a safety rope (climbing).
Class 4: the difficulty increases, takes the rope and python to anchor / mooring (exposed climbing).
Class 5: difficult route, but the equipment (ropes, slings, python, etc.), still serves as a safety device (difficult free climbing).
Class 6: The climbing is no longer providing the handle, crack or cavity shear force needed for climbing. Climbing completely dependent on the equipment (aid climbing).

Climbing SYSTEM

1. Himalayan System, is a climbing system that is used to travel a long ascent, takes many weeks. This system was developed on the climb to the peaks in the Himalayas. Cooperation group in this system are divided into several resting place (for example: base camp, flying camp, etc.). Although only one team member who managed to reach the top, while the other team members only until the middle of the journey, the climb can be said successful.

2. Alpine System, is a system developed climbing in the Alps. The goal for all climbers reached the summit together. This system is faster, because the climbers do not need to go back to base camp, made the trip together in a way kept flying up and open the camp up to the top.

PREPARING FOR AN mountaineer

To be a good mountaineer take several requirements including:

1. Mental characteristics.
A mountain climber must be resilient in the face of many difficulties and challenges in the open. Not easy to despair and courage, in the sense of the word was able to face challenges and overcome them wisely, and also willing to acknowledge the limitations of capabilities.

2. Knowledge and skills
Includes knowledge of the terrain, weather, climbing techniques knowledge of climbing equipment and so on.

3. Adequate physical condition
Climb the mountain, including a heavy sport, requiring good physical condition. Success or failure of a climb depends on physical strength. For that to keep good physical condition and ready, we must always practice.

4. Ethics
We must fully realize that a mountain climber is a part of society that has rules and laws in place that we must grasp firmly. Climbing a mountain without thinking of safety is not a commendable attitude, but that we also must respect the attitudes and public opinion about mountain climbing activities as we do.

(Source: Guidance Manual Ascent of Mount & Exploration Woods / EAT & E - EAST 2003)