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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.
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Carole Horst, Variety, 10 Sep. 2025
And as Mount Everest has become dominated by commercial ascents, these routes have only grown in popularity, since most of the climbers are not hardened alpinists.
—Ben Ayers, Outside Online, 15 May 2025
The museum displays the rudimentary equipment and clothing that alpinists once used and showcases their great achievements in conquering mountains here and abroad.
—Joanne Shurvell, Forbes, 20 Jan. 2025
British alpinists Sir Chris Bonington and Alan Hinkes wore the brand on separate expeditions to summit Mount Everest.
—Violet Goldstone, WWD, 21 Oct. 2024
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Carole Horst, Variety, 10 Sep. 2025
And as Mount Everest has become dominated by commercial ascents, these routes have only grown in popularity, since most of the climbers are not hardened alpinists.
—Ben Ayers, Outside Online, 15 May 2025
The museum displays the rudimentary equipment and clothing that alpinists once used and showcases their great achievements in conquering mountains here and abroad.
—Joanne Shurvell, Forbes, 20 Jan. 2025
British alpinists Sir Chris Bonington and Alan Hinkes wore the brand on separate expeditions to summit Mount Everest.
—Violet Goldstone, WWD, 21 Oct. 2024
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What's more, the bivouac can automatically activate a bright red light in low visibility conditions, to ensure mountaineers are able to see the building from a distance.—
Maryna Holovnova,
New Atlas,
7 Nov. 2025
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Situated high in the Andes Mountains, the stunningly vast Ancash region offers adventures for all levels of climbers, trekkers, and mountaineers.—
Ally Jaksen,
Outside,
4 Nov. 2025
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But Hall was very much alive, when another climber — then 45-year-old Dan Mazur — ascending the mountain with a Sherpa guide and two other climbers encountered Hall.—
Virginia Chamlee,
PEOPLE,
10 Nov. 2025
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On November 1, rock climber Will Moss became the fourth person ever to free climb The Nose on El Capitan in a day, joining Tommy Caldwell, Connor Herson, and Lynn Hill.—
Frederick Dreier,
Outside,
7 Nov. 2025
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“Alpinist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/alpinist. Accessed 17 Nov. 2025.
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