mountaineering

noun

moun·​tain·​eer·​ing ˌmau̇n-tə-ˈnir-iŋ 

: the sport or technique of scaling mountains

Examples of mountaineering in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

This epic display of endurance, which Jornet completed all by human power – running, hiking, mountaineering or cycling the entire time, even for the journey between the peaks – was just the Spanish athlete’s latest foray into exploration. —Amy Woodyatt, CNN Money, 8 Oct. 2025

Perhaps no one is better positioned to bemoan the commercialization of high-altitude mountaineering than Carlos Soria. —Owen Clarke, Outside, 6 Oct. 2025

The mountaineering brand’s poor public response and reports of residual debris across the mountain slopes that followed has further fueled outrage and offered a cautionary tale in brand marketing. —Anniek Bao, CNBC, 26 Sep. 2025

Cave exploration had grown more popular in late-nineteenth-century Europe along with mountaineering. —Danny Robb, JSTOR Daily, 12 Sep. 2025

Word History

Etymology

mountaineer "to engage in mountain-climbing" (verbal derivative of mountaineer) + -ing entry 1

First Known Use

1803, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

mountaineering

noun

moun·​tain·​eer·​ing -ˈi(ə)r-iŋ 

: the sport or technique of climbing mountains