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Main mountain sports
MountaineeringSport of mountain climbingformer OlympicRock climbingSporting activity that involves climbing...Olympic · 2021Ice climbingType of climbing with ice toolsFree climbingType of climbing in which the climber...Indoor climbingType of climbing on climbing wallsMulti-pitch climbingType of climbing in which the route is...Mountain tourismtrekking
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All 24 mountain sports
24 sports
| Sport | Part of | Origin | First recorded | Olympic | Disciplines |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mountaineering | — | 1924† | 9 | ||
| Rock climbing | — | 2021 | 6 | ||
| Sport climbing | rock climbing | — | 2021 | 1 | |
| Bouldering | rock climbing | 19th century | — | — | |
| Ice climbing | — | — | 2 | ||
| Free climbing | — | — | 2 | ||
| Lead climbing | alpine climbing | — | — | 1 | |
| Free solo climbing | free climbing | — | — | 1 | |
| Speed climbing | indoor climbing | — | — | 1 | |
| Big wall climbing | rock climbing | — | — | — | |
| Indoor climbing | — | — | 2 | ||
| Aid climbing | rock climbing | — | — | — | |
| Deep-water soloing | free solo climbing | — | — | — | |
| Traditional climbing | rock climbing | — | — | — | |
| Dry-tooling | mixed climbing | — | — | — | |
| Mixed climbing | ice climbing | — | — | 1 | |
| Alpine climbing | mountaineering | — | — | 3 | |
| Multi-pitch climbing | — | — | — | ||
| High-altitude mountaineering | mountaineering | — | — | — | |
| Competition lead climbing | lead climbing | — | — | — | |
| Recreational mountaineering | mountaineering | — | — | 1 | |
| Glacier hiking | alpine climbing | — | — | — | |
| Competition speed climbing | speed climbing | — | — | — | |
| Mountain tourism | trekking | — | — | — |
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