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Recent Examples of alpinist
Hofer was an alpinist himself and a mountain-rescue volunteer.
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William Finnegan,
New Yorker,
29 June 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.
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Jesse Klein,
Outside,
27 Dec. 2025
Allow ski alpinist Christina Lustenberger to explain.
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Outside Online,
10 Dec. 2025
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William Finnegan,
New Yorker,
29 June 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.
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Jesse Klein,
Outside,
27 Dec. 2025
Allow ski alpinist Christina Lustenberger to explain.
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Outside Online,
10 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for alpinist
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Professional ski mountaineer Brody Leven only owns a suit to go to Washington with Protect Our Winters.
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For three days, Nepali mountaineer Dawa Sherpa was trapped deep inside an Everest crevasse, surviving on biscuits, chocolates and chunks of ice, while back home his family had already begun mourning his death.
Noun
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A couple of hours after dark, a climber descending past the Stüdlgrat saw lights on the ridge and heard voices.
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Indian authorities are hoping to launch an operation to recover the frozen body of a climber who died on Mount Everest nearly 30 years ago in one of the deadliest disasters ever seen on the world's highest peak.
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“Alpinist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/alpinist. Accessed 30 Jun. 2026.
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