mountaineering
noun
moun·tain·eer·ing
ˌmau̇n-tə-ˈnir-iŋ 
: the sport or technique of scaling mountains
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With their full-grain leather uppers and eye-catching red laces, Columbia’s Newton Ridge Boots harken back to the traditional mountaineering style (a.k.a.
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Olivia Young, Travel + Leisure, 17 Apr. 2024
Using poles for everyday hiking and mountaineering took off in the Alps in the 1970s and ’80s, Brunso said, and that may also be where the modern vernacular originated.
—Tiney Ricciardi, The Denver Post, 8 Apr. 2024
Jim got involved in politics, running Robert F. Kennedy’s 1968 Democratic presidential primary campaign in Washington State and cutting back on mountaineering, while Lou got more involved in business.
—Alex Traub, New York Times, 5 Apr. 2024
Alpenglow’s group intro courses in mountaineering, avalanche rescue and more start around $275.
—Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 23 Jan. 2024
Yet as the series enters its stride with the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix in Jeddah this weekend, and with a few of the competing teams having climbed higher up the cliff face toward the leaders, Red Bull faces a new and formidable adversary, which, as in mountaineering, is none other than itself.
—Brad Spurgeon, Robb Report, 7 Mar. 2024
Crowding has made the mountain more dangerous over the past 20 years as the commercial mountaineering industry glommed onto the peak.
—Colleen Grablick, Washington Post, 22 Feb. 2024
They are intended for cold weather backpacking, mountaineering, and any other cold, winter activity.
—Meg Carney, Field & Stream, 4 Jan. 2024
Picture show Tanka Dhakal for NPR The Himalayan mountains are plagued by waste left by mountaineering activities over the years.
—Suzanne Nuyen, NPR, 26 Feb. 2024
Olivia Young, Travel + Leisure, 17 Apr. 2024
Using poles for everyday hiking and mountaineering took off in the Alps in the 1970s and ’80s, Brunso said, and that may also be where the modern vernacular originated.
—Tiney Ricciardi, The Denver Post, 8 Apr. 2024
Jim got involved in politics, running Robert F. Kennedy’s 1968 Democratic presidential primary campaign in Washington State and cutting back on mountaineering, while Lou got more involved in business.
—Alex Traub, New York Times, 5 Apr. 2024
Alpenglow’s group intro courses in mountaineering, avalanche rescue and more start around $275.
—Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 23 Jan. 2024
Yet as the series enters its stride with the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix in Jeddah this weekend, and with a few of the competing teams having climbed higher up the cliff face toward the leaders, Red Bull faces a new and formidable adversary, which, as in mountaineering, is none other than itself.
—Brad Spurgeon, Robb Report, 7 Mar. 2024
Crowding has made the mountain more dangerous over the past 20 years as the commercial mountaineering industry glommed onto the peak.
—Colleen Grablick, Washington Post, 22 Feb. 2024
They are intended for cold weather backpacking, mountaineering, and any other cold, winter activity.
—Meg Carney, Field & Stream, 4 Jan. 2024
Picture show Tanka Dhakal for NPR The Himalayan mountains are plagued by waste left by mountaineering activities over the years.
—Suzanne Nuyen, NPR, 26 Feb. 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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