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Metropolitan Mountaineering Society (or MMS) is a mountaineering/outdoor recreation organization in the Philippines. Based in Manila, the group intends to educate its members in protecting the environment by promoting responsible mountaineering and other outdoor related activities. The organization was founded in 1994 and currently has around ...
During the course of the training, the 29 applicants were narrowed down based on mountaineering experience, capability, compatibility and commitment. [3] The group organized several minor climbing expeditions in the Philippines and abroad to prepare the 29 applicants, including treks in the country's 10 highest mountains. [3]
Mountaineering, mountain climbing, or alpinism [1] is a set of outdoor activities that involves ascending mountains. Mountaineering-related activities include traditional outdoor climbing, skiing, and traversing via ferratas that have become sports in their own right.
Expedition climbing (or expedition-style or pejoratively siege climbing), [1] [2] is a type of mountaineering that uses a series of well-stocked camps on the mountain leading to the summit (e.g. Base Camp, Camp 1, Camp 2, etc.), that are supplied by teams of mountain porters. [2]
Ueli Steck making a rapid 'alpine style' one-day ascent of North Couloir Direct (VI, Al 6+, M8) a major alpine climbing route on Les Drus [6]. The derived term "alpine style" alludes to the fashion of alpine climbing to be in small fast-moving teams – or even solo – who carry all of their own equipment (e.g. no porters), and do all of the climbing (e.g. no sherpas or reserve teams laying ...
Pages in category "Mountaineering training institutes" The following 9 pages are in this category, out of 9 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.
The birth of the training to become an Austrian army mountain guide began in 1906 when the first organization of mountain guide courses for the military came about. In 1915, experienced and enthusiastic volunteers from the Kaiserjäger regiments were put together in high mountain companies who were deployed in high alpine terrain.
During the spring climbing season the following year, the all-female Philippine expedition led by Valdez and composed of Wenceslao, Dayondon, and Belarmino, began their attempt to ascent Mount Everest. Their plan was to ascend the mountain via the northern route in Tibet and then descend the mountain through the southern route in Nepal. On 16 ...