Mountaineering can be divided into mountaineering adventure (also known as alpine adventure), skillful mountaineering (including rock climbing and ice climbing) and fitness mountaineering.

A climber's expedition

The mountain peaks faced by mountaineering exploration-usually above 3000-4000 meters above sea level and covered with snow all year round-are competitive, not the competition and confrontation of athletes (teams) in the same time and space and under the same conditions, but the struggle between athletes (teams) and harsh natural environment, and the contest between human vitality and harsh living conditions. In mountaineering exploration activities, athletes are faced with altitude hypoxia, strong wind and low temperature, steep terrain and all kinds of difficulties and obstacles that follow.

Competitive mountaineering

It is a mountaineering activity that uses skilled climbing techniques and various technical equipment to climb cliffs or ice walls. Started at the end of 19. While many European mountaineers turned their mountaineering goals to Asian mountains, competitive mountaineering in western Europe centered on the Alps began to become active. European mountaineering circles divide all kinds of steep rock walls that are difficult to climb with the tide into six different difficulty levels, and carry out climbing competitions.

Fitness mountaineering

Fitness mountaineering refers to an outdoor sport that aims at fitness and usually climbs in low altitude areas.