Keith Cowing examines what mountaineering on mars will be like...
"Examining stratigraphy is
one way of re-constructing a planet's history - therefore Mars surface
teams will need to climb up and descend down a variety of features -
taking samples and measurements in the process. Mountaineering skills
will be needed in such situations. Some of the most interesting
features on Mars will no doubt be some of the most difficult to reach.
In many cases only human locomotion will allow access."