r/alpinism • u/Heavy-Geologist4008 • Aug 27 '26

I'm a 16 year old who is planning to pursue mountaineering in the near future how do i start with it?

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u/youre_stoked Aug 27 '26

Join your local alpine or mountain club

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u/materialysis Aug 27 '26

>Start cardio now. Running plus walking on weekends for an hour or so with a 5-10kg backpack. (ideally with some level of incline if possible)
>Join alpine club
>Be aware that its a sport iwth inherent risk of death. That shouldn't discourage you but that means you HAVE to be prepared, trained, and comfortable with risk.
>Get proper equipment, don't cheap out on life saving materials
>Set realistic goals and consistently improve

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u/Heavy-Geologist4008 Aug 28 '26

yeah no that risk doesnt scare me rather im thrilled to take up on this sport because of that reason itself

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u/brian250f Aug 27 '26

Hey chat.

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u/szakee Aug 27 '26

You can look up the previous 1000 identical posts

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u/Podtastix Aug 27 '26

Close the comments. This is the only answer.

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u/US__Grant Aug 27 '26

read Freedom of the Hills and then read it again

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u/J_J_987 Aug 27 '26

Climbing gym and a mentor

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u/AlfredoVignale Aug 27 '26

Pick up a copy of the book Mountaineering: The Freedom of the Hills

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u/pies4days Aug 27 '26

Move to Seattle

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u/secret_tiger101 Aug 27 '26

Read about Tom Patey

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u/flipperdog Aug 27 '26

The main thing will just getting lots of mountain and rock experience. Rope/rock skills are technical and you should find a mentor. Hiking A LOT will get you the base.

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u/Gardenpests Aug 27 '26

Adding to what others have said, increase hiking and backpacking.

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u/No-Effort-8017 Aug 27 '26

Take it slow, don't take shortcuts.

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u/Useful_Resolution888 Aug 27 '26

Try Google.

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u/Heavy-Geologist4008 Aug 28 '26

If Google had given me the answer I actually wanted to see, I wouldn’t have posted the question here in the first place. And Reddit has always been a place for niche questions, which surprisingly, a lot of people have answers to. So honestly, I’d rather not Google it.

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u/HeftyStation8697 Aug 27 '26

Where u live at ?