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What's the difference between hiking and mountaineering?
>West buttress of Denali isn't a climb but is certainly mountaineering
>A boulder problem is a climb but some would argue isn't mountaineering
My opinion is that once you're doing something that a reasonable person would want technical gear for (like crampons or rock shoes) then it is mountaineering. This includes higher angle winter hiking and even bouldering.
Thoughts?