alpine climbing
High altitude ascent
Alpine climbing is mountaineering in high, glaciated terrain where climbers face rock, ice, snow, and unpredictable weather—often all in a single ascent.
Unlike sport climbing on prepared routes, alpine climbing demands self-sufficiency: teams carry everything needed and move quickly through objective hazards like avalanches and crevasses.
They spent three days alpine climbing in the Chamonix range.
- carabinersSpring-gate metal loops
- cramponsSpiked boot attachments
- fixed ropeAnchored climbing line
- ropesBraided flexible cords
- rope teamLinked climbers sharing protection
belaying · crevasses · mountaineering · self-arrest · glaciers · ice axes · death zone · bivouac · acclimatization · high altitude · alpinism · base camp · cirques · harnesses · snowfields · ridges · headwall · weather forecasting
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alpine climbingdeep-sea diving
Underwater exploration at extreme depths
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Sport of exploring caverns
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