Editing Mountaineering (section)

===Walk-up terrain===
The term "walk-up" or "trek" is used to describe terrain in which no technical equipment is needed.<ref name="AAC Publications 1989">{{Cite web |url=http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/13199006502/Fall-or-Slip-on-Rock-Falling-Rock-Failure-to-Follow-Route-Washington-Mount-Thompson |title=Fall or Slip on Rock, Falling Rock, Failure to Follow Route, Washington, Mount Thompson – Search The American Alpine Journal and Accidents |date=24 September 1989 |website=AAC Publications |access-date=9 September 2019}}</ref> To traverse this terrain, mountaineers [[hiking|hike]] long distances to a base camp or the beginning of rough terrain, either following trails or using navigation techniques to travel cross-country. Hiking may be a strenuous activity, and adequate [[physical fitness]] and familiarity with the wilderness is necessary to complete a hike; it is also a prerequisite of success in all aspects of mountaineering.<ref name="freedom" />