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LEXICON: mountain exposure

Lexicon: exposure
mountain exposure - / ˌmaʊntɪn ɪkˈspəʊʒə / - noun
A mountaineering and climbing term relating to risk of injury or death. Exposure is a very broad term. Simply defined, it relates to the degree of risk of injury or death you are exposing yourself to in the mountains.

Your level of exposure while FreeRiding is best assessed by considering all the possible bad outcomes of a situation. If you don't like the possible consequences if things start going pear shaped, or you don't think the risks justify the rewards, then you could be taking on too much exposure. For example, even relatively easy ascents and descents could still have a high degree of exposure if you take a tumble.

However, the term is not exclusive to falling. When considering exposure and it's potential consequences FreeRiders need to include other factors such as avalanche, weather, communications and proximity of rescue services amongst other things.

\\ There's a fair degree of mountain exposure on this route

Also known as:
exposure

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