alpinists

noun

variants or Alpinists
plural of alpinist
as in mountaineers

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  1. mountaineers
  2. hikers
Noun
  • The recovery came two days after mountaineers, diplomats and members of civil society attended a candlelight vigil in Pakistan's capital Islamabad to honor the climbers.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 13 Aug. 2026
  • The 43-year-old was among 10 mountaineers who went missing on Thursday after they were believed to have been on the 8,047-meter-tall Broad Peak, in northern Pakistan, when a landslide hit around midday local time.
    — Sophia Saifi, CNN Money, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of mountaineers
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  • In the Slovenian Alps, lodges that depend on rainwater have restricted the use of water for climbers and hikers, including for showers and toilets.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 20 Aug. 2026
  • DNA tests conducted at a Valais hospital determined that the remains were those of two Belgian hikers, aged 39 and 41 at the time, who went missing near the Weissmies mountain — dozens of miles to the south — in 1992.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of hikers
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