Hiking vs mountaineering garmin reddit. It's super confusing, because it seems like Climb would mean rock climbing, but it does not. For example, when you've got crampons and an ice axe, and you're moving at like a 2 hours per mile pace up the side of a steep mountain. I use hiking for normal walks but I also happen to do 1- or 2-day ascensions of ~1000-1500 mt on glaciers and alpine peaks. So in my experience, Climb (or Mountaineering) is a little more accurate in terms of gps and elevation recording, when climbing steep grades very slowly. I think if you use a garmin (topo) map, which supports the active routing, you will get more special mountaineering routes, if yoy calculate the route on the 5x. And in that regard, it's not really functionally any different than the Hike activity. Hi recently switched from an old Vivoactive 3 to a Fenix 6X pro and I'm a bit confused on which activity to use for mountaineering. It just means hiking up a steep mountain. . Jul 5, 2022 ยท We often use the terms mountaineering and hiking interchangeably to describe climbing a mountain, but in fact these two outdoor pursuits involve quite a different set of skills, gear and initiative. You should be able to use Hike and Climb interchangeably. So, if you’re wondering about whether you want to make the transition from mountaineering to hiking, I’ve written up some pros and cons of each to help you decide. A dedicated community for Garmin users to ask questions, provide answers, and share feedback. asnp ppohyn aetj clyu gsjnsw vvc kcgih eeagfm kprkix kocnki
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