mountaineering

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Members of the co-op mainly bought mountaineering equipment imported from Europe.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026

The peak requires hiking and mountaineering skills, it's also difficult to navigate, especially in poor weather.

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

Georgia earned their first Winter Olympic medal with silver in pairs figure skating, while Spain collected their first gold medal for 54 years in the men's ski mountaineering.

From BBC • Feb. 22, 2026

They withstood snowstorms in Livigno, cheered the debut of ski mountaineering in Bormio and held their breath while multiple skiers got airlifted off the downhill course in Cortina.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 22, 2026

During my thirty-four-year tenure as a climber, I’d found that the most rewarding aspects of mountaineering derive from the sport’s emphasis on self-reliance, on making critical decisions and dealing with the consequences, on personal responsibility.

From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer