Alpinist Unit

The Alpinist Unit Hebrew: יחידת האלפיניסטים, Yehidat Ha'Alpinistim) is a special mountain infantry reserve unit of the Israel Defence Forces, under the command of the Israeli Northern Command, focusing on clandestine operations, cold-weather and mountain warfare, commando style raids, crowd control and security check that migrate across the border, gather military intelligence in the area, internal security, irregular warfare operation, medical evacuation for battlefield injuries or emergencies, reconnaissance and tracking targets on the snowy mountains, ski warfare, and difficult terrain warfare in the northern front, especially Mt. Hermon.[1]

Alpinist Unit
Yehidat Ha'Alpinistim
Founded	1974 - Present
Country	Israel
Allegiance	Israel Defense Forces
Branch	Israeli Ground Forces
Type	Sayeret
Role	Air assault Artillery observer Bomb disposal CBRN defense Clandestine operation Close-quarters combat Cold-weather warfare Counterinsurgency Crowd control Desert warfare Direct action Electronic warfare Force protection HUMINT Internal security Irregular warfare Medical evacuation Military intelligence Mountain warfare Patrolling Raiding Reconnaissance Ski warfare Special operations Special reconnaissance Tracking Urban warfare
Part of	Northern Command 210th Bashan Division 810th Hermon Brigade

Alpinists during a training session in Mount Hermon

IDF communication campaign: Palestinian children diagnosed with cancer and Alpine soldiers visit Mount Hermon.

The Alpinists are proficient in many aspects of cold-weather and mountain warfare, among them shooting and attacking while sliding on skis and custom-made Snowcats, and defensive tactics. The unit was established in 1983.[2]

Their standard equipment includes M4 carbine assault rifles, the new Israeli TAR-21 Tavor assault rifle, "Negev" light machine gun and sniper rifles, mostly M24 and SR-25.