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minus-squarelovely_reader@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up12·6 days agoYou seem like the right person to ask this question…where does “hiking up a mountain” end and “mountain climbing” begin? Is it scrabble-related? A specific incline? Mostly in your heart, maybe?
minus-squareredsand@infosec.publinkfedilinkarrow-up12·6 days agoOne is on foot the other involves your hands and if you’re not insane rope.
minus-squareYiddishMcSquidish@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·edit-26 days agoI like other dude’s answer, but I’ll add that short of near vertical rock faces. I carry anchors, but rarely need them. Edit to add: fuck it, who am I to gate keep‽ Hiking up a mountain is climbing one.
minus-squareDiddlydee@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·6 days agoIf you need gear, it’s more than a hike.
minus-squaresome_kind_of_guy@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·6 days agoHikes definitely need gear. A water bottle is gear
You seem like the right person to ask this question…where does “hiking up a mountain” end and “mountain climbing” begin? Is it scrabble-related? A specific incline? Mostly in your heart, maybe?
One is on foot the other involves your hands and if you’re not insane rope.
I like other dude’s answer, but I’ll add that short of near vertical rock faces. I carry anchors, but rarely need them.
Edit to add: fuck it, who am I to gate keep‽ Hiking up a mountain is climbing one.
If you need gear, it’s more than a hike.
Hikes definitely need gear. A water bottle is gear