Mountaineering
Climbing mountains by alpine routes, scrambles and cabled via ferrata paths.
Mountaineering
- To start
- $400
- Each month
- $80
- Time
- 5 hours a week
- Sessions
- 8 hours or more
- Where
- Out and about
- Who with
- With one other person
Is it for you?
- It gives you a real rush.
- It keeps taking you somewhere new.
- It gets your body properly working.
- There's no one to beat, ever.
You’ll like it if
- You want to have adventures
- You want to get moving
- You want to get really good at something
Maybe not if
- Heights make you uneasy
- You want to spend very little to start
- You need it to cost little each month
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What it feels like
MountaineeringAverage sport & Fitness hobbyCalm
Company
Physical effort
Creative freedom
Brainwork
Hands-on
Outdoors
Quick wins
$400Costs more to start than 95% of hobbies
$80Over a year, more than the kit
$1,360About $5 an hour at 5 hours a week
Before you buy
Rent or borrow gear at the facility for your first few sessions, before you buy anything.
Your first session
Join a guided via ferrata, clipping your harness to the steel cable as you climb along a mountain ridge.
8 hours or moreOut and aboutTakes some setting up
Questions
How much does mountaineering cost to start?
About $400 if you rent or borrow where people usually do, then about $80 a month once you are going.
How much time does mountaineering take?
About 5 hours a week to enjoy it and get better, in sessions of 8 hours or more.
Where do people do mountaineering?
Anywhere outside, like a park, a trail or a street.
Is mountaineering good for beginners?
It takes a bit more setting up than most hobbies. A good first session: Join a guided via ferrata, clipping your harness to the steel cable as you climb along a mountain ridge.
Do I need other people for mountaineering?
You need one other person, like a partner or an opponent.