Mountaineering techniques

sporting activity that involves climbing natural rock formations using physical strength, technique and balance, with hands and feet, and employing safety systems according to the type of climbing practised

type of climbing with ice tools

thumb|Abseiling using a belay device|tubular belay device

improvised shelter

group of people joined by rope in mountain climbing

thumb|right|upright|Scrambling Mount Galwey in Waterton Park, [[Alberta, Canada]]

shelter constructed in snow by certain animals in the wild, human mountain climbers, winter recreational enthusiasts, and winter survivalists

The self-arrest is a climbing technique mostly used in mountaineering and alpine climbing where a climber who has fallen and is sliding uncontrollably down a snow or ice-covered slope 'arrests' their fall by themselves by using their ice axe and their crampons.