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Recent Examples of alpinist
And Kelly Cordes, a climber, alpinist, and author, had a photo of his mullet during an ice climbing competition end up in the New York Times in 2012.
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Jesse Klein, Outside, 27 Dec. 2025
Allow ski alpinist Christina Lustenberger to explain.
—Outside Online, 10 Dec. 2025
Smith, who also served as second unit director, says within a month of prep, the team of alpinists had run safety and guide lines and the location department set up stream lights throughout the park to accommodate sunrise load-ins and
sunset load-outs.
—Carole Horst, Variety, 10 Sep. 2025
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Jesse Klein, Outside, 27 Dec. 2025
Allow ski alpinist Christina Lustenberger to explain.
—Outside Online, 10 Dec. 2025
Smith, who also served as second unit director, says within a month of prep, the team of alpinists had run safety and guide lines and the location department set up stream lights throughout the park to accommodate sunrise load-ins and
sunset load-outs.
—Carole Horst, Variety, 10 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for alpinist
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The film specifically hones in on a 2021 expedition involving Icelandic mountaineer John Snorri Sigurjónsson, as well as the Pakistani father-son team of Ali and Sajid Sadpara, who set out to be the first to summit the world’s second-highest mountain, K2.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
5 Feb. 2026
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Just like Eddie Bauer, those mountaineers in the ’90s wanted a jacket with excellent warmth-to-weight ratio that could also handle the rigors of climbing.—
Graham Averill,
Outside,
4 Feb. 2026
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Another two were reportedly killed in separate avalanches near the Marmolada glacier, two hikers along the Apennine range and an ice climber in Valle d’Aosta.—
Bonny Chu,
FOXNews.com,
11 Feb. 2026
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The camera plan itself was designed to balance intimacy with scale, without overwhelming either the viewer or the climber.—
Patrick Brzeski,
HollywoodReporter,
9 Feb. 2026
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“Alpinist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/alpinist. Accessed 16 Feb. 2026.
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