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In response to "Mountain climbing. Sport or not a sport? Justify your answers please -- nm" by crash davis

Athletic endeavor.

Posted by Will Hunting (aka JoeMetz) Jan 6 '10, 12:57

Unless it's some race or something to the top, there's no real judging.

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there are actual adventure races which are something like this -- (link) - Guy Jan 6, 13:00 8
- Those are sporting competitions. I acknowledge that. Just climbing a mountain though...not really in my mind - Will Hunting Jan 6, 13:02 6
  - well, crash didn't really specify whether this was casual or not. you can play any sport in a non-competitive, un-judged format -- nm - Guy Jan 6, 13:05 4
    - Yeah, we call those practice. - Will Hunting Jan 6, 13:07 3
      - then why doesn't mountain climbing qualify? you do it for fun or for competition - like everything else - Guy Jan 6, 13:09 2
        
        How do you win a mountain climb in competition? - Will Hunting Jan 6, 13:11
        
        are the competitions sanctioned by a governing body, with consistent rules applied to all participants? -- nm - znufrii Jan 6, 13:10
  - It's like sailing. Sailing down the coast to San Francisco? Not really a sport. Racing from Victoria to Maui over the span of 14 days? Mucho sporto. -- nm - Beryllium Jan 6, 13:03
- here's another -- (link) - Guy Jan 6, 13:02

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