While mountaineering began as attempts to reach the highest point of unclimbed big mountains it has branched into specializations that address different aspects of the mountain and consists of three (3) areas: rock-craft, snow-craft, and skiing, depending on whether the route chosen is over rock, snow or ice. All require experience, athletic ability, and technical knowledge to maintain safety.
Mountaineering is often called Alpinism, especially in European languages, which implies climbing with difficulty such high, and often snow and ice-covered mountains as the Alps. A mountaineer with such great skill is called an Alpinist. The word alpinism was born in the 19th century to refer to climbing for the purpose of enjoying climbing itself as a sport or recreation, distinct from merely climbing while hunting or as a religious pilgrimage that had been done generally at that time.
The Alpinists are proficient in many aspects of snow warfare, among them shooting and attacking while sliding on skis and custom-made Snowcats, defensive tactics, and more. The unit was established in 1983. The unit's training is usually conducted by elements of Indian MARCOS, Special Frontier Force/Gorkhas, and the Nepalese Special Army Rangers/No. 10 Brigade.
Alpinist was originally published out of Jackson, Wyoming and was founded in 2002. With resurrection in 2009, the magazine is now based in Jeffersonville, Vermont.
Alpinist won the Maggie Award for Best Overall Design/Consumer Category from the Western Publication Association (WPA) for Alpinist's Autumn issue (Issue 8) in 2005 and the Maggie Award for the Best Quarterly/Consumer Division in April 2004 for its Winter 2003–2004 issue (Issue 5). The magazine focuses on 'fast and light' ascents and advocates a rigorous clean-climbing style (not leaving gear behind).
On October 16, 2008 the magazine announced that it was closing operations due to financial problems. The magazine was re-launched on April 15, 2009 with Michael Kennedy as the new Editor-in-Chief by Height of Land Publications, home of Telemark Skier and Backcountry magazines.
Mund auf. Nackenstarre. Wegschauen geht nicht, der kollektive Schock von Flaggen und Geschrei. Vier Wochen Flaggen und Geschrei, so schlimm wird's schon nicht werden, aber was hat sich dadurch geändert? War nicht alles vorher auch schon so? War nicht vorher auch schon 360 Tage Scheisse auf 1x Karneval? AIDT - All individualism died today! Or was it the day before. Noone will be able to recall cause certain things happen without time recorder.
The AlpinistUnit's disappointment ... Among the Alpinist Unit soldiers, there's noticeable disappointment that the Hermon "capture" was given to the Shaldag unit ... The Alpinist soldiers know that when snow falls, conditions on the mountain will change.
(MENAFN - AzerNews) Laman Ismayilova Read more The Land of Fire is home to some of the world's most striking hiking trails. If the thought of spending time in the mountains gets your adrenaline ... .
AlpinistYuichiro Miura, 90, reached the summit of Mount Fuji with a group of friends and family on Thursday, having used a wheelchair for the three-day ascent ... .
Ninety-year-old Japanese alpinist Yuichiro Miura reached the summit of Mt ... Ninety-year-old Japanese skier and alpinist Yuichiro Miura (C) walks through a torii gate after reaching the top of Mt ... The alpinist is known for successfully skiing down Mt.
(MENAFN - AzerNews) The Kyrgyz Exped team, consisting of 20 participants, successfully climbed the highest point of Japan – Fujiyama, President of the Federation of Mountaineering and Sport... .
(MENAFN - Swissinfo) The remains of a German alpinist have been found on a Swiss glacier 37 years after his disappearance. KapoWallis The remains of a German alpinist who went missing in 1986... .
The climber said that he has more than 20 years of experience as an alpinist; he had prepared for the expedition by climbing, cycling, cross-country skiing, and several rounds of acclimatization.
A Quebec doctor and father of two who took time off to mount K2, the world's second-highest mountain, has died after a mishap on his descent from the 8,611-metre peak ... .
A Quebec doctor and father of two who took time off to mount K2, the world's second-highest mountain, has died after a mishap on his descent from the 8,611-metre peak ... .
