>>2557963Spoken like a /fit/fag who has never done any technical mountaineering without a guide. Hint: it takes a broader scope of expertise than simply running a marathon which any retard in good enough shape can do.
Mountaineers need to know about proper clothing/gear/tools, backcountry navigation, weather pattern recognition, cold-weather camping and cooking, glacier travel, crevasse rescue, self-arrest technique, rock climbing technique, ropes for belaying and rappelling, wilderness first aid, communication skills, physical and psychological endurance, in addition to having good enough physical fitness for long mountaineering expeditions with high mileage and elevation changes.
