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  1. Mountaineering is an art and practice of 
  2. mountain climbing. For major peaks of the 
  3. Himalayas it was formerly thought necessary 
  4. to have elaborate support from Sherpas (local 
  5. people), fixed ropes, and oxygen at high 
  6. altitudes (siege-style climbing).  
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  8. Subject by: Andrew Longhorn
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