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(Redirected from Mountain sports) Sports that take place in the mountains Examples of mountain sport

Skyrunning

Mixed climbing

Ski mountaineering

Wingsuit flying

Mountain sport (German: Bergsport) or Alpine sport German: Alpinsport) is one of several types of sport that take place in hilly or mountainous terrain.

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:

Rock	Aider Daisy chain Anchor Ascender Croll Belay device Auto belay Glasses Gloves Bolt Boulder mat Carabiner Maillon Climbing rope Cord Dynamic Static Chalk Descenders Figure-8 Harness Hooks Fifi Skyhook Hammer Hex Lanyard PAC Nut Copperhead Piton Portaledge Quickdraw SLDs Grigri Revo Sling SLCDs Camalot Shoes Tricam
Ice and snow	Alpenstock Abalakov thread Bottled oxygen Crampons Ice axe Ice tool Ice screw Mountaineering boot Rescue Avalanche cord RECCO Transeiver Snow anchor Snowshoe

Action

Other

Ape index
Approach shoe
Clean
Climbing route
- Beta
- Guidebook
- Chipping
- First ascent
- Pitch
- Topo
Exposure
Fall factor
Grades
Guides
Training

Media

Magazines and journals	Alpine Journal Alpinist American Alpine Journal Canadian Alpine Journal Climbing Desnivel Himalayan Journal Planinski Vestnik Rock & Ice Summit
Non-fiction films	The Alpinist El Capitan The Dawn Wall Free Solo Hard Grit

Companies

Organizations

National

International

Skiing and snowboarding

Nordic skiing

Competitive	Cross-country skiing Paralympic Ski jumping Ski flying Nordic combined
Endurance	Ski marathon Ski orienteering Ski touring
Recreational	Cross-country skiing Backcountry skiing Roller skiing Skijoring

Alpine skiing

Olympic disciplines	Slalom Giant slalom Super-G Downhill Combined
Other disciplines	Extreme skiing Glade skiing Heliskiing Para-alpine skiing Speed skiing

Other skiing

Freestyle skiing

Snowboarding

Technique / learning

Equipment

Resort amenities

Ski lifts	Aerial tramway Chairlift detachable Funicular Funifor Funitel Gondola lift bicable tricable Hybrid lift Surface lift

Orienteering

Sport disciplines

IOF-governed	Foot orienteering Mountain bike orienteering Ski orienteering Trail orienteering
IARU-governed	Amateur radio direction finding Fox Oring Radio Orienteering in a Compact Area
Other sports	Canoe orienteering Car orienteering Mountain marathon Mounted orienteering Rogaining
Related	Adventure racing Alleycat race Fell running Relay race Transmitter hunting

Equipment

Event	Control point Course Map
Personal	Compass hand protractor thumb Eye protectors Gaiters Headlamp
Exceptions	Backpacking Satellite navigation Whistle

Software

Proprietary	OCAD Condes SportSoftware
Open-source	OpenOrienteering Mapper Purple Pen MeOS

Video games

Fundamentals

Organisations / lists

Non-sport related

Competitions

Foot orienteering	World Championships Junior Masters University World Cup World Games European Championships Youth University North American Championships Open events O-Ringen Jukola Tiomila Kainuu Orienteering Week Jan Kjellström Festival
Ski orienteering	World Championships Junior World Cup
Mountain bike orienteering	World Championships
Trail orienteering	World Championships

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