Neither mountaineering nor hiking is a matter for soloists... whoever goes alone practises a different sport, this is "selfishness"... but...
Neither mountaineering nor hiking is a matter for soloists... whoever goes alone practises a different sport, this is "selfishness". Turning round towards a companion who is lagging behind... this is mountaineering. The rest is just a mania for sporting performance (2013).
On the same theme also read The mountains mean relationship.