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Alpinism is generally (outside the teaching environment) a team sport in which participants have very precise roles within the cooperation process that takes place during the climbing and the maneuvering of safety chords, whether they are ascending or descending. The configuration of mountaineering abilities according to the specific requirements of the environment has always been a very important concern to all the participants, starting with Edmond Hillary (who is considered to be the first man to reach “the Roof of the World” – Mount Everest), a concern not only for the climb itself, but mostly for the anticipate preparation, the organization, the action planning and for the supply of typical materials. Over the years, it has been proven that mountain climbing is a continuous process. Its practice does not start abruptly or at any given age. Furthermore, alpinism, as a sport activity, is sustained complementarily through the effects of other sports such as: athletics, gymnastics, skiing and so on. Mountain climbing reflects itself outside the sports environment in didactics, in society, as rope access alpinism, in tourism and in the confrontation of the human being with one’s self when the only partners are the mountains, even as high as Mount Everest.

Key words: mountain climbing, teaching process, motor skills, ascent, rappelling