Alpine Experiential Education: The Mountains as a Place of Learning

People have always attributed special meanings to mountains. One reason for this is that mountains have structures to which obvious analogies of human life can be found. Such structures are, for example, transitions, borders or obstacles. Alpine experiential education uses mountains as special places outside of everyday life for sustainable learning experiences. Less suitable for philosophical education seem to be the more technical methods such as rope courses or abseiling, but rather less structured measures with little technical effort such as hikes lasting several days. These enable a more intensive and open engagement with new perceptions and topics.