?? Hide in caves or take temporary shelter under raised rocks. These places can block the wind and rain. Usually there is also water or wetter, but beware of thunderstorms and electric shocks.
?? Avoid landslides or avalanches, such as gravel-strewn slopes.
?? If trapped in a valley, the surrounding highlands are safer than the valley bottom.
?? Spread extra clothing or brightly colored cloth on the floor to show where you are.
?? Blow a whistle or shout loudly to attract others’ attention; in the mountains, the sound can travel far, and call for help according to the international distress signal: 6 times a minute, pause for 1 minute, and repeat. This is more noticeable than occasional calls.
It is difficult to see travelers in the countryside from a distance or from the air, but travelers can use the following different methods to make themselves more visible.
?? The international distress signal in the mountains is a whistle or light, which sounds or shines 6 times every 6 minutes, pauses for one minute, and repeats the same signal.
?? If there are matches and firewood, light one or several fires, and add some wet sticks or grass to make the fires raise a lot of smoke.
?? Wear brightly colored clothing and a brightly colored hat.
?? Use twigs, stones or clothes to build SOS or other SOS words on the open space, each word should be at least 6 cm long. If in snow, stamp these words on the snow.
?? At the same time, use the brightest and widest clothes as flags and keep waving them. When seeing a helicopter approaching a mountain for rescue, set off a smoke flare (if you have one), or start a fire near the place where the person is being rescued by a rope, and raise thick smoke to let the pilot know the wind direction; This can help the pilot to accurately grasp the hovering position.