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What topics do the Mountain Academy guides cover?

The Mountain Academy covers six series: Mountaineering Fundamentals, Navigation & Safety, Weather & Conditions, Equipment & Gear, Training & Fitness, and Advanced Techniques. Topics range from basic trail etiquette to glacier travel, crevasse rescue, and high-altitude medicine.

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The Golden Age of Alpinism: When the Alps Were the World's Greatest Challenge

1854-1865 — the decade that invented mountaineering as we know it

1 min read 169 words Summit Stories

The Alpinism">Golden Age of Alpinism: When the Alps Were the World's Greatest Challenge¶

Between 1854 and 1865, nearly every major Alpine peak was climbed for the first time. British gentlemen, Swiss guides, and European adventurers created the sport of mountaineering in a furious decade of first ascents. This guide chronicles the era from the founding of the Alpine Club to the Matterhorn disaster that ended it.