Editing Mountaineering (section)

===Expedition style===
The alpine style contrasts with "expedition style". With this style, climbers will carry large amounts of equipment and provisions up and down the mountain, slowly making upward progress. Climbing in an expedition style is preferred if the summit is very high or distant from civilization. Mountaineers who use this style are usually, but not always, part of a large team of climbers and support staff (such as porters and guides). To cover large distances with their massive amounts of gear, sleds and pack animals are commonly used. Climbers will set up multiple camps along the mountain, and will haul their gear up the mountain multiple times, returning to a lower camp after each haul until all the gear is at a higher camp; and repeating this procedure until they reach the summit. This technique is also helpful for acclimatization.<ref name="freedom" /> While it is the original style in which high mountains were climbed, expedition style is rare these days as more mountains have become accessible to the general public with [[air travel]] and the penetration of [[highways]] into mountainous regions. It is still common in ranges such as the [[Alaska Range]] and the [[Himalayas]].

* Uses multiple trips between camps to carry supplies up to higher camps
* Group sizes are often larger than alpine-style climbs because more supplies are carried between camps.
* [[Fixed rope]] lines are often used to minimize the danger involved in continually moving between camps.
* For the highest mountains, [[Bottled oxygen (climbing)|supplemental oxygen]] is frequently used.
* There is a higher margin of safety in relation to equipment, food, time, and ability to wait out storms at high camps.
* Avoidance of being trapped in storms at high altitudes and being forced to descend in treacherous avalanche conditions
* Possible higher exposure to objective hazards such as avalanches or rockfall, due to slower travel times between camps
* Higher capital expenditures and a longer time scale