mountaineering
noun
moun·tain·eer·ing
ˌmau̇n-tə-ˈnir-iŋ 
: the sport or technique of scaling mountains
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Accidents in mountaineering and aviation and hospitals are often caused not by one error or element, but a series, in what is often referred to as the Swiss Cheese Model of causation.
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Alison Osius, Outside Online, 1 July 2024
Martin’s climbing credentials include the Grand Teton in Wyoming, one of the classic gems of American mountaineering.
—John Meyer, The Denver Post, 28 May 2024
Image Nepal’s mountaineering industry, a crucial money earner for an impoverished country, caters to those willing to spend upward of $100,000 to summit a single Himalayan peak in luxurious style.
—Bhadra Sharma, New York Times, 11 June 2024
Rescuers tried again when the clouds cleared slightly at 5 p.m., and while the summit was still covered in clouds, the helicopter was able to reach a camp at 14,200 feet where mountaineering patrol had been treating another pair of climbers with frostbite injuries, officials said.
—Brooke Baitinger, Sacramento Bee, 31 May 2024
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Alison Osius, Outside Online, 1 July 2024
Martin’s climbing credentials include the Grand Teton in Wyoming, one of the classic gems of American mountaineering.
—John Meyer, The Denver Post, 28 May 2024
Image Nepal’s mountaineering industry, a crucial money earner for an impoverished country, caters to those willing to spend upward of $100,000 to summit a single Himalayan peak in luxurious style.
—Bhadra Sharma, New York Times, 11 June 2024
Rescuers tried again when the clouds cleared slightly at 5 p.m., and while the summit was still covered in clouds, the helicopter was able to reach a camp at 14,200 feet where mountaineering patrol had been treating another pair of climbers with frostbite injuries, officials said.
—Brooke Baitinger, Sacramento Bee, 31 May 2024
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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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