alpinism

Mercurial French author Rene Daumal defined "alpinism" as "the art of climbing mountains."

PlugInMusic.com 2008

Until august 20, the brazilian artists Gabriel and Tiago Primo will be living like this, in a house mounted on an alpinism wall outside a bulding, right in the center of Rio de Janeiro.

On the edge Red 2009

It's a grim testament to the lethality of alpinism that the first thing you see walking toward the International Mountain Museum here is a stone monument to those who never made it back from the hills.

Simply Because It's There? 2010

"The old traditions of alpinism are dead," he says.

Rocky life of a mountain man 2010

Chamonix, France; Courmayeur, Italy; Talkeetna, Alaska have museums that chart the history and evolution of alpinism.

Simply Because It's There? 2010

He climbed Mount Whitney, the highest U.S. mountain outside of Alaska, more than 50 times, ­including making the first ascent of its steep East Face in 1931, a landmark climb that heralded the arrival of alpinism in ­California.

A Solitary, Singular Life 2009

A photo of Reinhold Messner's feet minus seven toes lost to frostbite during a climb of Nanga Parbat in the Himalayas (his brother also died on the climb) raises the question of whether alpinism can actually be called a real sport at all, assuming sport to be a game in which losing doesn't necessarily equal death or disfigurement.

Why Climb a Mountain? Michael J. Ybarra 2008

One section is called "In search of difficulty," which is as good a definition of alpinism as I've ever heard.

Why Climb a Mountain? Michael J. Ybarra 2008

Ferdinand was a highly skilled outdoorsman, having excelled in alpinism.

An Armenian Blog About Life in Armenia 2005

Ferdinand was a highly skilled outdoorsman, having excelled in alpinism.

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