If there is one thing that is clear to us within the team, The Indian Face, is that the place where we can look for and find that longed-for freedom that we sometimes do not have in our daily lives, can only be the mountain. This is because it is up there where we see places that very few can, where we find ourselves immersed in nature in its purest state. From that trip to the mountain where we are called to adventure and emotion, what we like most is the freedom it provides us. The expansion of ourselves, all the emotions we suddenly feel at that moment, and most importantly: the feeling that we are alive. Nothing can compare to the mountain and nothing is like it. We love the impressive steep mountains, the fjords, the lakes and the forests, which we enter with passion and without fear along their paths and trails where we always know that we will be surprised by the wonder that nature offers us, always accompanied by the sports accessories most useful and necessary to protect us from the sun and the weather when we are in action.

Sport, passion, is the figure of climbing and mountaineering that possibly best represents this feeling of freedom and harmony with the elements that we have up there. Likewise, if there is something we are truly sure of, it is that the mountains offer multiple possibilities for practicing sports, where we can do almost any outdoor activity, knowing the freedom that this gives today in the current times. What are the most attractive and remarkable activities up there that have made every lover and passionate about the mountains fall in love with them?

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THE DISCIPLINES YOU CAN PRACTICE IN THE MOUNTAIN

Mountain biking: our #IndianSpirits They are passionate about extreme sports such as mountain biking. It is carried out on difficult paths, with steep slopes and significant descents. It is a very beautiful activity, as well as exciting: because of the impossible climbs but also because of the impressive landscapes that we can see from our pedal route. Without a doubt, a way to test your body and mind, while also enjoying one of the best possible landscapes.

• Trail running: Similar to cycling, but it involves running. But where? Wherever the mountain lets you and you feel ready. You will cross streams, rivers, steep descents... In short, it means a race in a natural environment with a minimum of paved routes. There is also another version, the longest distance, called "ultra-trail running". Ultra-trail requires quite a bit of physical effort, because along the way you encounter different types of terrain, some of which can be more or less difficult, and you have to be really trained for it.

• Canyoning: When we read this word, many people may initially be put off. As the Spanish Federation of Mountain Sports and Climbing explains, canyoning is a sport that consists of progressing through canyons or ravines, torrent beds or mountain rivers, either on foot or by swimming. Without a doubt, this is for true lovers of risky sports and adventure. But as always, there are levels, and many places where you can practice it with people who guide and instruct you. To enjoy it, you have to take risks!

• Hiking: We all know what hiking is.And no, it's not just about walking in the mountains. It is a non-competitive mountaineering specialty, which consists of walking routes on foot, on paths approved by the organizations of each country or region. Its objective is to always enter the natural environment along trails: a way of doing physical exercise and getting in touch with nature. Something very cool about hiking is the number of associations and clubs that we can find to create a community with other mountain lovers.

• Trekking: It is also called “hiking” and is a type of hiking but requires more effort. It also means walking through places without trails, so we can find different places, canyons or forests. It can be called something like “harder” hiking.

• Escalation: whom The Indian Face Many of our #IndianSpirits They are wearing our Born To Climb caps. This is because any climb on a steep slope, whether easy or complicated, is considered climbing. We must rely on our mental and physical strength. In addition, within this world there are different levels because there are heights that entail considerable risk. It is another of the adventure sports in the mountains without exception. There are different types of escapes: classic, alpine, ice... It is very important in this sporting branch to obtain good protective equipment for the obstacles that may be found.

• Mountaineering: Possibly the oldest of all mountain sports. It is the action of climbing peaks, either for the hope of reaching a goal or summit, or simply to enjoy the landscape before our eyes.

• Ski: another of our #IndianSpirits' favorite sports, where we also always count on our colleagues from Uller@! The discipline that many consider to be one of the most complete sports that exist, since you work your entire body while you do it. Or are you more of a snowboarding?

Without a doubt, for many, all these extreme sports and disciplines in the mountains mean much more than a sport: they mean a way of life. A way of connecting with the world, with nature, and with themselves through sports. We are sure that when we had to leave our homes last June, many did not hesitate to go up to the mountains and once again enjoy the true freedom that can be felt there.

Purity, tranquility, calm and lightness, in the mountains one respects oneself as one respects the nature around one. One prepares oneself to go, looking for those mountains that are closest to where one lives or preparing oneself with good sports equipment to carry out the different activities. Without a doubt, mental preparation is also important for many of these disciplines, especially if you plan to compete in any of them. But even if you are passionate about the mountains and everything that happens there, do you think you know everything about what happens up there? A good one polarized sunglasses They will help you see every detail of what awaits you on the way to the top better... Don't leave them at home!

INTERESTING FACTS ABOUT MOUNTAINS THAT YOU MAY NOT HAVE KNOWN

1. The earth's surface is dotted with mountains, and 12% of the world's population lives in them. The winner is Nepal, which has 64% of its surface occupied by them.
2. The only person to have traveled to space and summited Everest is NASA's Scott Parazynski.On May 20, 2009, he reached the summit of Everest and left there a small lunar rock that the Apollo 11 crew had collected.
3. The Andes are the highest mountain range in the world, a mountain range that runs for no less than 7,600 kilometres (with a maximum width of 300 kilometres) through seven countries: Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Venezuela.
4. The highest unclimbed mountain is Kangkar Pünzum in Bhutan and China, which is the 40th highest mountain in the world. Its ascent is prohibited for religious reasons, and so remains unconquered.
5. By any measure, Everest isn’t the tallest mountain on Earth either: that’s Mauna Kea (Hawaiian for “white mountain”), which measures 10,203 metres from base to summit, though only 4,213 metres of it rises above the surface. Overall, Mauna Kea is an ideal spot for astronomical observations because its summit sits above 40% of the atmosphere, allowing for about 300 clear nights a year.
6. The movements of tectonic plates cause Everest to increase in height by 4 millimetres each year. It has been climbed by 6,208 people and at least 240 have died. It is the highest mountain in the world, at 8,848 metres, but is dwarfed by Olympus, the highest mountain in the solar system: it is on Mars and is 27 kilometres high.

And last but not least, from The Indian Face We want to make an appeal to the importance of taking care of the mountains as the treasure that we believe they are. Their conservation also depends on all those people who go there and enjoy everything they offer us. Therefore, whenever we go to the mountains we must carry garbage bags so that we can remove the garbage ourselves, always respect their fields by trying not to throw anything away and be especially careful with any possible fire that we might start.

The mountains offer us so much that we must offer them the same, a great respect so that they continue to be that place where we arrive and enjoy the true freedom that we seek when we enter them. What is your favorite sport and mountain? If you have not yet given life in the mountains and adventure sports a chance, don't wait any longer! You will surely not be disappointed... And don't forget to bring your sunglasses and you sports cap!

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