All mountaineering synonyms

noun mountaineering

• climbing — Climbing is the activity of climbing rocks or mountains.
• hiking — to walk or march a great distance, especially through rural areas, for pleasure, exercise, military training, or the like.
• rock climbing — the sport of climbing sheer rocky surfaces on the sides of mountains, often with the aid of special equipment.
• alpinism — mountain climbing, especially in the Alps.
• hillwalking — The pastime of walking in hilly country.
• artificial climbing — the sport of climbing an artificially constructed, rocklike wall by means of footholds and handholds and, typically, a belaying device.
• free climbing — climbing without using pitons, étriers, etc, as direct aids to ascent, but using ropes, belays, etc, at discretion for security
• bouldering — rock climbing on large boulders or small outcrops either as practice or as a sport in its own right
• backpacking — If you go backpacking, you go travelling with a backpack.