The mountaineering history behind "skimo," a new Winter Olympic event. Plus, research into a true alpine champion, the mountain goat.
If you think downhill skiing is a challenge, wait until you see skimo, a brand-new ski event set to debut in the 2026 Milano Cortina Winter Olympic Games. In this event, participants wearing specialized lightweight skis and carrying a backpack and other equipment run uphill.
Ski-mountaineering making its debut at the Winter Olympics, The sport, which combines ascents and descents of mountain trails on or while carrying skis or using them, will have three events at the Olympics.
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