mountain porn
n.— «All you need to do these days is to look in what I like to refer to as “mountain porn” magazines for a brief glimpse into the world of the bold and the beautiful.» —“Everest Traverse and “King of cardboard”—Luis Benitez story” MountEverest.net Mar. 9, 2005. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
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