Mountain tattoos: meaning and collection of designs

Whether among nature lovers or those who love to travel and discover new corners of this planet, the mountain tattoos They are a design whose popularity has been growing exponentially in recent times. This type of tattoo is becoming easier to see, especially among the group of people mentioned above. Tranquility, overcoming or love for nature, are some of the concepts that seek to represent themselves with these tattoos.

In this article dedicated especially to mountain tattoos you can take a look at different types of designs, although the trend is quite clear. Today it is fashionable to tattoo the profile that draws a mountain in the landscape. A moderately sized tattoo, especially in shades of gray. All this with a fine outline that transmits softness and delicacy. The result is obvious to the eye.

Meaning of mountain tattoos

Let's go deeper into the meaning of these tattoos. Have you ever climbed a mountain? When we reach the top we all do the same, hands akimbo on hips, we take a strong breath of air and exhale it we say: "Look at what you see", then we look back to see what we have overcome and we still feel more powerful, we feel full, titanicAs if nothing could stop us We just feel indestructible and unstoppable.

The most widespread meaning is love for nature. A person who tattoos a mountainous landscape is usually a nature lover. A person who likes adventure, the unknown and fear nothing. A mountain is a symbol of respect for what helps us relax and clear our mind when we are overwhelmed.

In fact, in many cultures and legends of countries where the landscape is predominantly mountainous, it is considered an adult test to reach the top of a peak or mountain and bring a proof of it to confirm the step of the childhood to adult life.

That is what a mountain tattoo is meant to symbolize. A person who gets tattooed on landscape of a mountain, in reality, a fact or event is tattooed that he has had to overcome based on effort, sacrifice and tearsA perpetual reminder of the effort that you have invested in reaching your goals and not forgetting your beginnings.

Another meaning that is usually given to this type of tattoos is that of stability. A person with a tattooed mountain is usually a stable person with firm convictions that, like a mountain, they are immovable despite the circumstances that surround them.

A slightly less widespread meaning is the la peace. When we climb to the top of a mountain, we find silence and "peace" from the worldly noise that surrounds large cities and the stress that we have every day due to our current lifestyle. The hiking, trekking, or any activity related to mountaineering has become very fashionable in recent years due to the above mentioned.

Let's say that the gentrification in which the cities and towns around large urban centers have been plunged, has caused the love of nature and the activities related to it to grow exponentially. Therefore, it is normal that the tattoo world has been absorbed by this wave and tattoos of this style have grown, in all societies of the globe.

Although mountains are an element that can easily be included in the category of landscape tattoos (to which we have already dedicated the odd article), this element of nature has so much symbolic charge that it may well have its own category. And so it is, the meaning of mountain tattoos it is very interesting. Surely it is one of the main reasons that lead people to get this tattoo.

The tattoos where mountains, forests or rivers appear, symbolize love for nature. They are also associated with peace and quiet. Especially what it feels like when we are on top of a tall mountain. Other meanings that we must take into account are the peace, improvement, strength and tenacity. Characteristics that anyone wants to reflect with this tattoo.

This type of tattoos looks great in many ways and in many areas of the body but, as always, it all depends on the design we want. If we choose a design with a lot of detail, the tattoo will have to be done in a quite large area such as quadriceps or the side. If on the other hand, we choose a design a little more Minimalist we can do it in one body area something smaller like the wrist, forearm or even the hands.

In summary, the mountains have a heavy load culture around the world and societies And the universe of tattoos has echoed this burden and has helped many to wear this geographical feature marked on their skin as a sign of what they can do in life.