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Italy’s Be Water Film and Rai Cinema have unveiled fresh images for Daniele Vicari’s drama Bianco about an infamous 1961 mountaineering accident which happened as seven elite alpinists tried to scale Mont Blanc’s perilous central Frêney pillar.
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Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 30 Apr. 2026
By Lilit Marcus May 23, 2016 Mount Everest Summit Reached by Foreign Climbers for First Time in Two Years
A team of two British and one Mexican alpinists reached the top of the world's tallest mountain, it was announced Thursday.
—Megan Spurrell, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 Feb. 2026
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.
—Jesse Klein, Outside, 27 Dec. 2025
Allow ski alpinist Christina Lustenberger to explain.
—Outside Online, 10 Dec. 2025
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Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 30 Apr. 2026
By Lilit Marcus May 23, 2016 Mount Everest Summit Reached by Foreign Climbers for First Time in Two Years
A team of two British and one Mexican alpinists reached the top of the world's tallest mountain, it was announced Thursday.
—Megan Spurrell, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 Feb. 2026
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.
—Jesse Klein, Outside, 27 Dec. 2025
Allow ski alpinist Christina Lustenberger to explain.
—Outside Online, 10 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for alpinist
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Andrews has built a career as a professional runner and mountaineer, amassing more than 100 world records across mountains, roads and trails.—
Angelique Brenes,
PEOPLE,
3 June 2026
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Gelje is one the world’s most renowned mountaineers, with a high-altitude career that includes summiting all 14 of the 8,000-meter peaks.—
Helen Regan,
CNN Money,
30 May 2026
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Sanders is the only female climber to boast a top-three ranking in both categories.—
Charles Baggarly,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
10 June 2026
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In video posted from Kathmandu on Wednesday, Thrall said that the Polish climber was battling frostbite and had descended with the Sherpa guide Thrall was climbing with, leaving Hillary Dawa and him to descend together.—
Helen Regan,
CNN Money,
5 June 2026
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“Alpinist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/alpinist. Accessed 12 Jun. 2026.
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