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Alpine Style Climbing

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By Stewart Green, About.com

Alpine Style Climbing

A fast and lightweight-style of climbing in the high mountains when climbers carry only the bare essentials of gear, food, water, and bivouac equipment. By climbing light, they are able to climb fast to the summit and then descend. This style is in contrast to Expedition Style when climbers establish a series of camps up the flank of a mountain.

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