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The Impact of Climate Change on Trekking and Mountaineering Routes and Conditions
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How does climate change affect the stability of mountain glaciers and ice caps?
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It leads to their accelerated melting and retreat.
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Climate change, primarily through rising temperatures, causes the accelerated melting and retreat of mountain glaciers and ice caps, contributing to sea-level rise and altering the hydrological cycle.