Re: Mountaineering course-Differences between guide services
Posted: Sun Dec 11, 2011 4:24 am
Hugh? Seige Style?
The term is Expedition Style or Expedition Mountaineering.
Who created this 'seige style' term?
And Vitality, what you are refering to him calling Mountaineering...., you are correct. The term is Expedition Mountaineering or Expedition Style. He just mixed up the term.
There are two main climbing philosophies in Mountaineering for ascending the highest peaks. Alpine Mountaineering & Expedition Mountaineering.
Damien's explanation of 'alpine style' is correct although I wouldn't call it a method. The method they are using is Alpine Moutnaineering. Even the methods that Expediton Mountaineers use is the skillsets of the Alpine Mountaineer. They aren't 2 separate sports.
Alpine Style is just a word used in guidebooks or journals to qualify an ascent that met certain criteria...ie. single push, no fixed lines...as you explained. When someone says 'alpine-style', climbers know exactly what it means. Light & Fast, no elaborate system of tents etc....
Regarding this 'Capsule Style', this is Expedition Style. Not everything exists in a vacuum, but people generally get the idea of what qualifies a group for Expedition Mountaineering vs the other. Sometimes you'll even see the term "Expeditionary Mountaineering" or "Expeditionary Climbing"...they all mean the same thing ie. Expedition Style.
The term is Expedition Style or Expedition Mountaineering.
Who created this 'seige style' term?
And Vitality, what you are refering to him calling Mountaineering...., you are correct. The term is Expedition Mountaineering or Expedition Style. He just mixed up the term.
There are two main climbing philosophies in Mountaineering for ascending the highest peaks. Alpine Mountaineering & Expedition Mountaineering.
Damien's explanation of 'alpine style' is correct although I wouldn't call it a method. The method they are using is Alpine Moutnaineering. Even the methods that Expediton Mountaineers use is the skillsets of the Alpine Mountaineer. They aren't 2 separate sports.
Alpine Style is just a word used in guidebooks or journals to qualify an ascent that met certain criteria...ie. single push, no fixed lines...as you explained. When someone says 'alpine-style', climbers know exactly what it means. Light & Fast, no elaborate system of tents etc....
Regarding this 'Capsule Style', this is Expedition Style. Not everything exists in a vacuum, but people generally get the idea of what qualifies a group for Expedition Mountaineering vs the other. Sometimes you'll even see the term "Expeditionary Mountaineering" or "Expeditionary Climbing"...they all mean the same thing ie. Expedition Style.