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Mountaineering's haute couture: not just climbing peaks, but doing it with technique and conviction.
means The sport and discipline of climbing high mountains, especially using rope, ice axe, and technical skill in alpine terrain.
from From the Alps themselves, where Europeans first turned terrifying glaciers into a respectable hobby in the 1700s; coined as the very range became the genre's namesake.
Founding featMont Blanc summited 1786, kicking off the sport.
Alpine styleFast, light, no fixed ropes or porters.
Death zoneAbove 8,000 meters bodies literally deteriorate.