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Mountain climbing is the hardest form of hiking. Usually, the climber's goal is to conquer a peak. In mountaineering, distance is of little significance. The most important element is that per hour approx. 300 m in rise of elevation are covered, which means that a 1000-m ascent requires about 4 hours including stops made during the climb. A usual mountain ascent lasts 7-10 hours, descent included.

Finally rock climbing (the term defines an ascent under summer conditions while in winter the activity is referred to as alpinism) is practised on any mountain peak, on very steep slopes (cliffs) rendering imperative the use of climbing techniques (of great or small degree of difficulty) and auxiliary equipment. In Greece , many spots lend themselves to free rock climbing, while schools offering the possibility of artificial climbing also operate.

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