mountaineer
noun
moun·tain·eer
ˌmau̇n-tə-ˈnir 
1
: a native or inhabitant of a mountainous region
2
: a person who climbs mountains for sport
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The incident highlights the risks the world’s highest peak poses for the ever-growing number of mountaineers, adventurers and tourists who flock there.
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Kaijing Xiao, ABC News, 12 Oct. 2025
As previously announced, Junji Sakamoto’s Climbing For Life, a biopic of Japanese mountaineer Junko Tabei, will play as the opening film of the festival, while Chloe Zhao’s Hamnet will screen as the closing film.
—Liz Shackleton, Deadline, 1 Oct. 2025
After a record-breaking blitz of the Sierra Nevada’s 14ers, mountaineer and trail ultramarathoner Kilian Jornet has two peaks left on his epic quest.
—Bay Area News Group, Mercury News, 30 Sep. 2025
Two hunters were killed by a lightning strike in Colorado, plus Polish ski mountaineer Andrzej Bargiel skied from the summit of Mount Everest without the use of supplemental oxygen.
—Outside, 26 Sep. 2025
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Kaijing Xiao, ABC News, 12 Oct. 2025
As previously announced, Junji Sakamoto’s Climbing For Life, a biopic of Japanese mountaineer Junko Tabei, will play as the opening film of the festival, while Chloe Zhao’s Hamnet will screen as the closing film.
—Liz Shackleton, Deadline, 1 Oct. 2025
After a record-breaking blitz of the Sierra Nevada’s 14ers, mountaineer and trail ultramarathoner Kilian Jornet has two peaks left on his epic quest.
—Bay Area News Group, Mercury News, 30 Sep. 2025
Two hunters were killed by a lightning strike in Colorado, plus Polish ski mountaineer Andrzej Bargiel skied from the summit of Mount Everest without the use of supplemental oxygen.
—Outside, 26 Sep. 2025
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“Mountaineer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mountaineer. Accessed 14 Oct. 2025.
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mountaineer
noun
moun·tain·eer
ˌmau̇nt-ᵊn-ˈi(ə)r
1
: a person who lives in the mountains
2
: a mountain climber
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