Definitions for "ALPINE STYLE"
An approach to climbing peaks in which the ascent is made in one push, usually by traveling as light as possible.
lightweight climbing that emphasizes the role of speed in taking advantage of good conditions that might prevail only a short time
a method of big wall climbing that does not involve fixed ropes; the opposite of sieging. Alpine style means climbing in a single push as opposed to fixing ropes, going to the Mountain Room bar (famous Yosemite watering hole), climbing fixed ropes up to a high point, climbing another pitch or two and returning to the Mountain Room bar, and then repeating the process.