western gold 6 (Mountain climbingRock Climbing)br Mountain climbingRock Climbing: western gold 5br Mountaineering, or alpinism,is the set of outdoor activities that involves ascending tall mountains. Mountaineering-related activities include traditional outdoor climbing, skiing and traversing via ferratas.Indoor climbing, sport climbing and bouldering are also considered variants of mountaineering by some.br br Unlike most sports, mountaineering lacks widely-applied formal rules, regulations, and governance; mountaineers adhere to a large variety of techniques and philosophies when climbing mountains.[8] Numerous local alpine clubs support mountaineers by hosting resources and social activities. A federation of alpine clubs, the International Climbing and Mountaineering Federation (UIAA), is the International Olympic Committee-recognized world organization for mountaineering and climbing.