Mountain sport

Mountain sport (German: Bergsport) or Alpine sport German: Alpinsport) is one of several types of sport that take place in hilly or mountainous terrain.

Examples of mountain sport

Skyrunning

Mixed climbing

Ski mountaineering

Wingsuit flying

Notable major classes of mountain sports (with sub-classes) include:

• Climbing-based: Mountaineering (including alpine climbing and expedition climbing), ice climbing (including mixed climbing and dry-tooling), rock climbing (including aid climbing, big wall climbing, and multi-pitch climbing), and Via Ferrata climbing

• Jumping-based: BASE jumping, hang gliding, and wingsuit flying

• Skiing-based: Backcountry skiing, freeriding, ski-BASE jumping, ski touring, and ski mountaineering

• Walking/orienteering/running-based: Adventure racing, fell running, hillwalking, mountain marathon, scrambling, skyrunning, and trekking

Other specific classes of mountain-sport include:

• Canyoning
• Mountain biking

See also

• List of sports
• Glossary of climbing terms