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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.
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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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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
Noun
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Research shows that 81 percent of mountaineers experience nausea and/or vomiting as a result.—
Brad Stulberg,
Outside,
26 Mar. 2026
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The Blue Lakes are an international destination for hikers and mountaineers seeking to enjoy the Instagram-worthy alpine lakes and scale Mount Sneffels’ 14,150-foot summit.—
Tiney Ricciardi,
Denver Post,
16 Mar. 2026
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His climber fails to get Camper Kyle to the ground in time, but Bauer claps enthusiastically.—
Calin Van Paris,
Outside,
19 Mar. 2026
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Drift, a documentary about free solo skyscraper climber-photographer Isaac Wright, aka Drift, is so obviously destined to be the precursor of a future biopic that its interviewees are already discussing that outcome in the film.—
Leslie Felperin,
HollywoodReporter,
18 Mar. 2026
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“Alpinist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/alpinist. Accessed 29 Mar. 2026.
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