Mountaineering
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Mountaineering is a set of outdoor activities that involves ascending mountains. Mountaineering-related activities include traditional outdoor climbing, skiing, and traversing via ferratas that have b
Climbers ascending Mount Rainier looking at Little Tahoma Peak, United States
Edward Whymper (1840–1911), painting by Lance Calkin
Edelweiss, a plant associated with mountain sports
British mountaineer William Cecil Slingsby became known as the father of Norwegian mountaineering and contributed greatly to its popularization with his classic book Norway, the Northern Playground.
Via ferrata
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A via ferrata is a protected climbing route found in the Alps and certain other alpine locations. The protection includes steel fixtures such as cables and railings to arrest the effect of any fall, w
Mountaineering
…outdoor activities that involves ascending mountains. Mountaineering-related activities include traditional outdoor climbing, skiing, and traversing via ferratas that have become sports in their own right. Indoor climbing, sport climbing, and bouldering are also considered variants of mountaineering by some, but…
Climbers attached to steel cables on the via ferrata up Piz Mitgel in Graubünden, Switzerland
The top of the Ferrata Sandro Pertini in the Dolomites, Italy
Unexploded ordnance from World War I found during demining on Monte Piana in the Dolomites
Wire bridge "Seufzerbrücke" at Postalmklamm Klettersteig near Salzburg, Austria