The sport of mountain climbing was born in 1760, when a young Genevese scientist, Horace-Benedict de Saussure, offered prize money for the first person to reach the summit of Mount Blanc, Europe’s tallest peak.
But long before that time humans have been climbing mountains for the challenge it poses. Or “because it’s there” as English mountaineer George Mallory famously replied when he was asked why he wanted to climb Mount Everest. A few months later he disappeared on the way to the summit.
Some of the mountains on this list still provide a great challenge for the professional mountaineer. Others can be visited more easily by foot or cableway. But all of them can be appreciated from a safe distance providing magnificent vistas and spectacular scenery.
Cherry blossoms and Mt Fuji in Japan
Chocolate Hills, China
Lena Pillars, Yakutia, Russia
Railway in the Swiss Alps
Majestic Altai Mountains, Russia
Descent on Mount Rainier, USA
Meditation Retreats. Shlegeysspayher, Austria
Hanging on the edge of a cliff in the Alps, Switzerland
Hot air balloon ride over Yangshuo, China
Mountain lion, Sri Lanka
Buffer zone “Jurassic Coast”, England
Seoraksan National Park, South Korea
Dolomites, Italy
Sunset in the mountains, Egypt
Rise to the top
One of the highest mountain Nanga Parbat, Pakistan
Kilimanjaro, Tanzania
Travel through the mountains, Argentina
Windmills in the mountains of Spain
Surreal mountains of Colorado, USA
Mighty Elbrus, Kabardino-Balkaria, Russia
Walking tour through New Zealand
On the border of Switzerland
The trail trolls, Norway
The highest point of Siberia – Belukha, Russia
