Definition
The sport or activity of climbing mountains, typically involving technical skills and specialized equipment.
Etymology
From mountain (Old French montagne, from Latin montanus) plus -eer (from French -ier, indicating a person engaged in an activity) plus -ing. The term emerged in the mid-19th century as Alpine climbing became a recognized sport.
Kelly Says
Mountaineering was essentially invented as a sport by wealthy Victorian Europeans who had the leisure time to climb mountains 'because they were there.' The golden age of Alpine mountaineering coincided with the railway expansion that made remote peaks accessible to urban adventurers.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
ተራራ እንቅስቃሴ
tɛrara ɛnˈkʷɨsˈkʷasɛ
ARالعربية
تسلق الجبال
tasluq aljibāl
BNবাংলা
পর্বতারোহণ
parbatārohaṇ
CACatalà
alpinisme
alpiniˈzme
CSČeština
horolezectví
horoˈlɛzɛtsviː
DADansk
bjergbestigning
pjɛʁɡbɛstɪɡnɪŋ
DEDeutsch
Bergsteigen
bɛʁkʃtaɪɡn
ELΕλληνικά
ορειβασία
oriˈvasi.a
ESEspañol
alpinismo
alpiˈnismo
FAفارسی
کوهنوردی
kuhnūrdi
FISuomi
vuorikiipeily
vuɔrikiːpeily
FRFrançais
alpinisme
alpinism
GUGU
પર્વતારોહણ
parvatārohaṇ
HAHA
tseren dutsen
tʃɛrɛn dutsɛn
HEעברית
טיפוס הרים
tipus harim
HIहिन्दी
पर्वतारोहण
parvatārohaṇ
HUMagyar
hegymászás
hɛɡymaːʒaːʃ
IDBahasa Indonesia
mendaki gunung
mɛnˈdakɪ ɡunʊŋ
IGIG
ịga ụzọ ugwu
ɪɡa uzɔ uɡwu
ITItaliano
alpinismo
alpiˈnismo
MRMR
पर्वतारोहण
parvatārohaṇ
MSBahasa Melayu
mendaki gunung
mɛnˈdakɪ ɡunʊŋ
MYမြန်မာ
တောင်တက်ခြင်း
tɔ̀ŋ tɛʔ tɕʰɪ́ŋ
NLNederlands
bergbeklimmen
bɛrɣbəˈklɪmən
NONorsk
fjellklatring
fjɛlklɑtɾiŋ
PAPA
ਪਰਬਤ ਆਰੋਹਣ
parbat ārohaṇ
PLPolski
alpinizm
alpʲiˈnizm
PTPortuguês
alpinismo
awpiniˈsmu
RORomână
alpinism
alpiˈnism
RUРусский
альпинизм
alʹpinizm
SVSvenska
bergsklättring
bæʁɡsklɛtːɹiŋ
SWKiswahili
kutembea milima
kutɛmbea milima
TAதமிழ்
மலையேறுதல்
malaiyēṟutal
TEతెలుగు
పర్వతారోహణ
parvatārohaṇa
THไทย
การปีนเขา
kār pīn kʰāw
TLTL
pag-aakyat ng bundok
pɑɡaˈʔakyat ng bunˈdok
TRTürkçe
dağcılık
daɣdʒɯˈɫɯk
UKУкраїнська
альпінізм
alʹpinizm
URاردو
پہاڑی چڑھائی
pahāṛī caṛhāī
VITiếng Việt
leo núi
leːo nui
ZUZU
ukuphanda izintaba
ukʊpʰɑndɑ izɪntɑbɑ