A most adventurous and exciting sport on mountains. Mountaineering means climbing mountains by walking, hikiing, or backpacking which is really exciting. There are many places in the world where mountaineering can be done. The best place for mountaineering is Manali. Manali has many challenging peaks and elevations. It is surrounded by towering peaks and snowcapped peaks. It is very enjoyable and thrills to do mountaineering in such region. The attraction of mountains in Manali is irresistible for the mountaineers. Their beauty, fascination will always plea to those who like to do some adventure in such region. The best season in which mountaineering can be done is April to November but it can be done in December to March. Despite the fact that it is an adventurous sport, it is also true that it is dangerous too. There may be chance of falling rocks, avalanches or failure of equipments, inadequate techniques. These may harm the life of the mountaineers. Mountaineering requires experience, technical knowledge and athletic quality. One, who has such qualities, can easily do mountaineering. For inexperienced there are institutes in Manali which provide training facilities. The training includes basic and advanced techniques of climbing for visitors. These institutes also provide necessary equipments for climbing. The different equipments may include ice axes and crampons. These institutes also organized campaign each year for the mountaineers. Mountaineering can be done on snow, glacier and ice. During mountaineering climbers used different kind of shelters. These different kinds of shelters are used according to situation and condition. The shelter can be a base camp, hut, or tents. In some areas mountaineering can be done in artificial ice with the help of artificial structures of ice walls. The aim of mountaineering is to reach at the crowning point and comeback alive.