Mountain sport
Sports that take place in the mountains From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Mountain sport (German: Bergsport) or Alpine sport German: Alpinsport) is one of several types of sport that take place in hilly or mountainous terrain.
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Notable major classes of mountain sports (with sub-classes) include:
- Climbing-based: Mountaineering (including alpine climbing and expedition climbing), ice climbing (including mixed climbing and dry-tooling), rock climbing (including aid climbing, big wall climbing, and multi-pitch climbing), and Via Ferrata climbing
- Jumping-based: BASE jumping, hang gliding, and wingsuit flying
- Skiing-based: Backcountry skiing, freeriding, ski-BASE jumping, ski touring, and ski mountaineering
- Walking/orienteering/running-based: Adventure racing, fell running, hillwalking, mountain marathon, scrambling, skyrunning, and trekking
Other specific classes of mountain-sport include:
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