alpinist

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Recent Examples of alpinist 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 That perspective helped Rab quickly build credibility with alpinists and mountaineers . Daniel Scheffler, Forbes.com, 2 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 See All Example Sentences for alpinist
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Noun
  • 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
  • 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
Noun
  • Horvath earned the honor after setting eight world records as a mountain climber.
    Zuri Primos June 16, Kansas City Star, 16 June 2026
  • Balin Miller, a popular Alaskan free climber, fell to his death at the age of 23 last summer on Yosemite National Park's El Capitan.
    Ahmed Shawkat, CBS News, 15 June 2026

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“Alpinist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/alpinist. Accessed 23 Jun. 2026.

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