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| | Mountaineering, mountain climbing, or Alpinism is a type of sport, main objective of which is to lay passage through mountain top.
Usually, technical part of route may extend from several hundreds of meters to several kilometers. In this case, as a rule, stationary safety points are not available on entire route. Duration of ascent, depending upon the complexity and distance, can last for several hours, several days, weeks and even months.
Mountain climbing style is divided into two: Alpine and Himalaya climbing styles. Alpine style is successive climbing onto the top along with the entire tackle. Himalaya style distinguishes with preliminary preparation of ascent route, staking of safety cords (handrails), setting up of intermediate camps, delivery of equipment and oxygen to these camps, which proposes repeated ascent and descents from camp to camp. Himalaya style is the original mountain siege, occupying sometimes 2-3 months but such tactics has allowed to reach summits on Everest or other mountains of 8000 m of higher.
Mountaineering competitions in several categories are held annually:
* Altitude – technical category — ascent above 7000 m;
* Technical category — technically difficult ascent up to 7000 m;
* Rock category — climbing only rocky mountains including Crimea;
* Winter category — Ascent, accomplished in winter periods.
Western climbers are also divided into:
* Big Wall — climbing big walls extending up to kilometer and more;
* Solo — Ascent onto the mountain alone (in Russia, such kind of climbing is officially prohibited). In West, solo walking is very popular and gradually, admirers of such style can be found even in Russia, however, only ascents in pair (two persons) or group on routes with specific complexity category for each person of the group are included in the sports test category. Eleven sub-categories of difficulty with respect to routes are distinguished : 1B, 2А, 2B, 3А, 3B, 4А, 4B, 5А, 5B, 6А, 6B. |
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