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Recent Examples of mountaineering from the Web
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Davis was heartened by the spirit of the talks, during which the negotiators, both interested in mountaineering, exchanged a walking stick and a hiking book.
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ANCHORAGE, Alaska -- Denali National Park mountaineering ranger Frank Preston was gearing up to rescue a mountain climber sick on North America's tallest mountain when a second call for help arrived.
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Many in the mountaineering community said that peace of mind came with unacceptable risk.
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But the high-risk expedition has sparked heated debate in the mountaineering community about the morality of risking more lives to retrieve bodies from one of the most unforgiving places on Earth.
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Ang Tshering of Nepal Mountaineering Association said several people who have contributed to mountaineering are being honored at the ceremony Monday.
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Or there’s harness-wearing Floyd, the fluffy Persian, buffeted by mountain winds, with his fur streaming outward like a mountaineering Muppet.
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There, the government is setting up stations to sort, recycle, and break down the garbage left by many mountaineering expeditions.
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That involves advanced mountaineering and route-finding ability, good weather, good luck, good legs and good lungs.
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First Known Use of mountaineering
1803
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