Ngokwenani lezikhwama zangemuva, izikhwama zangemuva ngokuvamile zingahlukaniswa ngezigaba ezintathu: ezinkulu, eziphakathi nezincane.

Izikhwama ezinkulu ezinesisindo esingaphezu kwamalitha angu-50 zilungele ukuhamba ibanga eliphakathi nelide kanye nohambo oluchwepheshile. Isibonelo, uma uya esifundeni esinjengeTibet ohambweni olude noma ohambweni lokukhuphuka izintaba, kufanele ngokungangabazeki ukhethe isikhwama esikhulu esinesisindo esingaphezu kwamalitha angu-50. Ezinye izinkambo zesikhashana nezesikhathi esiphakathi nazo zidinga isikhwama esikhulu uma udinga ukukhempa endle, ngoba yiso kuphela esingabamba amatende, izikhwama zokulala kanye nezindawo zokulala ozidingayo ukuze ukhempe. Izikhwama ezinkulu zingahlukaniswa zibe izikhwama zokukhuphuka izintaba kanye nezikhwama zokuhamba ibanga elide ngokwezindlela ezahlukene zokusebenzisa.

Isikhwama sokukhuphuka izintaba ngokuvamile side futhi sincane, ukuze sidlule endaweni encane. Umzimba wesikhwama uhlukaniswe ngezingqimba eziphezulu nezingezansi, zihlukaniswe nge-zipper interlayer phakathi, ukuze kube lula kakhulu ukuthatha nokubeka izinto. Uhlangothi kanye nengaphezulu lesikhwama kungaboshwa ngamatende nama-mat, okwandisa cishe umthamo wesikhwama. Kukhona ne-ice ax ebekwe ngaphandle kwesikhwama, engasetshenziswa ukubopha ama-ice axes nezinsika zeqhwa. Okubaluleke kakhulu ukusho isakhiwo sangemuva salezi zikhwama. Kukhona uhlaka lwangaphakathi lwe-aluminium alloy olukhanyayo ukusekela umzimba wesikhwama. Ukuma kwengemuva kuklanyelwe ngokwesimiso se-ergonomics. Ukwakheka kwesimo "S", futhi kunezintambo zesifuba zokuvimbela izintambo ukuthi zingasheleli ezinhlangothini zombili, ukuze umgibeli wesikhwama azizwe ekhululekile kakhulu. Futhi zonke lezi zikhwama zesikhwama zinebhande eliqinile, elibanzi nelikhululekile, futhi ukuphakama kwezintambo kungalungiswa. Umsebenzisi angakwazi ukulungisa kalula intambo ibe ukuphakama okumfanele kuye ngokwemizimba yakhe. Ngokuvamile, ingxenye engezansi yesikhwama semali itholakala ngaphezu kwezinqe, ukuze isisindo esingaphezu kwengxenye yesikhwama semali singadluliselwa okhalweni, ngaleyo ndlela kuncishiswe kakhulu umthwalo emahlombe futhi kuncishiswe umonakalo wamahlombe obangelwa yimithwalo yesikhathi eside.

Isakhiwo somzimba wezikhwama zokuhamba ibanga elide sifana nesikhwama sokukhuphuka izintaba, ngaphandle kokuthi umzimba ubanzi futhi uhlonyiswe ngamaphakethe amaningi aseceleni okuhlunga nokubeka amathuba neziphetho. Ubuso bangaphambili bezikhwama zokuhamba ibanga elide ngokuvamile bungavulwa ngokugcwele, okwenza kube lula kakhulu ukuthatha nokubeka izinto.
Umthamo wezikhwama zesikhwama eziphakathi nendawo ngokuvamile uphakathi kwamalitha angu-30 no-50. Lezi zikhwama zesikhwama zisetshenziswa kabanzi. Ezinsukwini ezingu-2-4 zohambo lwasensimini, ukuhamba phakathi kwamadolobha kanye nokuhamba ngezinyawo okude okungenamatende, izikhwama zesikhwama eziphakathi nendawo ziphelele. Zingangena izingubo zakho zokuthwala kanye nezinye izidingo zansuku zonke. Izitayela nezinhlobo zezikhwama zesikhwama eziphakathi nendawo ziyahlukahluka kakhulu. Ezinye izikhwama zesikhwama zengeze ezinye izikhwama eziseceleni, ezilungele kakhulu ukupakisha izinto. Isakhiwo sangemuva salezi zikhwama sicishe sifane nesamaphakethe amakhulu.
Umthamo wezikhwama ezincane ungaphansi kwamalitha angu-30. Lezi zikhwama zivame ukusetshenziswa emadolobheni, futhi-ke zifaneleka kakhulu izinsuku ezingu-1-2 zokuphuma.