mountaineering
noun
moun·tain·eer·ing
ˌmau̇n-tə-ˈnir-iŋ 
: the sport or technique of scaling mountains
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Ski mountaineering makes its debut at Milano Cortina 2026, with events held at the Stelvio Ski Centre in Bormio, Italy.
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Michelle Bruton, Forbes.com, 27 Jan. 2026
These will be the most spread-out Olympics in history, with Milan serving as a home base for hockey, figure skating and speedskating, and Cortina and a handful of other mountain clusters hosting skiing, snowboarding, biathlon, sliding sports and the new Olympic sport of ski mountaineering.
—CBS News, 26 Jan. 2026
This film about the attempt to summit K2 in Asia is the newest most dangerous accomplishment in mountaineering.
—Brian Welk, IndieWire, 21 Jan. 2026
The international sporting event, which will debut eight new races in sports including ski mountaineering and skeleton—a sled-sliding sport—will go on for more than two weeks before concluding on the 22nd.
—Solcyré Burga, Time, 20 Jan. 2026
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Michelle Bruton, Forbes.com, 27 Jan. 2026
These will be the most spread-out Olympics in history, with Milan serving as a home base for hockey, figure skating and speedskating, and Cortina and a handful of other mountain clusters hosting skiing, snowboarding, biathlon, sliding sports and the new Olympic sport of ski mountaineering.
—CBS News, 26 Jan. 2026
This film about the attempt to summit K2 in Asia is the newest most dangerous accomplishment in mountaineering.
—Brian Welk, IndieWire, 21 Jan. 2026
The international sporting event, which will debut eight new races in sports including ski mountaineering and skeleton—a sled-sliding sport—will go on for more than two weeks before concluding on the 22nd.
—Solcyré Burga, Time, 20 Jan. 2026
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“Mountaineering.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mountaineering. Accessed 2 Feb. 2026.
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mountaineering
noun
moun·tain·eer·ing
-ˈi(ə)r-iŋ
: the sport or technique of climbing mountains
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