mountaineering
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The show covers a wide array of activities, including adventure travel, backpacking, camping, hiking, climbing, mountaineering, mountain biking, and fly fishing. — James Lynch, Popular Mechanics, "Catch Us Tonight in a New TV Special About the Very Best in Outdoor Gear," 31 Mar. 2019 According to Gear Patrol, many mountain climbers recommend it as a good mountaineering boot at higher altitudes. — James Lynch, Popular Mechanics, "The Best Hiking Boots for Exploring the Outdoors," 9 Apr. 2019 On the bottom, that meant lightweight snow pants over my workout leggings, thick skiing socks, a climbing harness, and lightweight mountaineering boots. — Jenny Mccoy, SELF, "I Went Ice Climbing and Lasted About 6 Whole Minutes," 10 Mar. 2019 Built in 1931 to support skiing and mountaineering in the Canadian Rockies, the lodge lacks running water or electricity, but comes with other luxuries, like great, hearty meals served by candlelight and crackling fires. — Brigid Mander, WSJ, "5 Flat-Out Ideal Cross-Country Ski Getaways," 5 Dec. 2018 Leif Whittaker Leif Whittaker wrote a nonfiction book called My Old Man and the Mountain, about his relationship with mountaineering and with his father, Jim, the first American to summit Everest. — Heather Hansman, Outside Online, "5 Mountaineers on Their All-Time Favorite Books," 22 June 2018 The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society also sent a team to Everest Base Camp in March as part of its Team in Training program, calling its mountaineering arm Climb 2 Cure. — Hilary Potkewitz, WSJ, "They’ll Donate More to Charity if You Try to Climb Everest," 13 Aug. 2018 Howitt has assumed this role in the mountaineering realm for nearly two decades. — Nick Heil, Outside Online, "Are Kilian Jornet's Speed Records Too Good to Be True?," 12 July 2018 In recent years, members of the mountaineering club wanted a new place to explore, said Cory Hinds, an Anchorage engineer and former club president. — Devin Kelly, Anchorage Daily News, "A new hut with dramatic views rose up this summer in Alaska’s Hatcher Pass backcountry," 8 July 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'mountaineering.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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