As in other epic tales of mountaineering, the mountain becomes a parable for war + war as the crucible of virility.
What of mountaineering, horse riding, football and rugby, where in each case the figures for deaths are higher?
That is what we are talking about; we are not talking about motor racing, mountaineering or any other sport.
The many other sports that were mentioned today—mountaineering, rugby, motor sport, horse racing and various aviational activities—all contain a considerable degree of personal risk.
I am told that several climbing and mountaineering clubs provide communication equipment by contribution from their members.
Any court will interpret them as applying not only to building sites, but to hill climbing and mountaineering.
There is a series of excellent publications, including a very good one on outdoor activities such as, camping, pony trekking, fishing, mountaineering, walking.
I have never been an advocate of mountaineering in search of food.
