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Re: [ssmall123] Beginning Alpine Style:
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jmeizis
Jan 11, 2010, 6:30 PM
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Alpine style is a really broad brush. You could be describing multipitch rock climbs in the Tetons, high altitude snow slog in the Cordillera Blanca, or just going fast and light on some mountain.
Rock climbing is a good base if you only ever want to do alpine rock climbs. But if you want to do other things then it really depends on the terrain of those particular objectives.
If you want to climb Denali someday then I'd suggest you learn a lot of snow, ice, and glacier skills, as well as learn to be comfortable sitting in your tent (suggestions aren't based on personal experience). If you want to climb the Grand in the summer then you could probably get there with just some backcountry camping skills and being really dialed on multipitch climbing.
Your goals and how they evolve over time will lead you towards the skills you need to accomplish those goals. So first maybe decide on a mountain, find out what the terrain is like to determine the skills you need, acquire those skills, then climb it. Sometimes you acquire those skills on easier peaks which in turn gives you an opportunity to assess your abilities and rethnk your goals.
(This post was edited by jmeizis on Jan 11, 2010, 6:32 PM)
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