alpinist

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Recent Examples of alpinist Mallory’s remains were found by alpinist Conrad Anker in 1999. Alexa Robles-Gil, Smithsonian Magazine, 15 Oct. 2024 These lodgings cater to hikers, mountain bikers, alpinists and in winter, skiers and snowboarders. Larry Olmsted, Forbes, 2 Oct. 2024 The legendary alpinist Jeff Lowe ran the first Ice Fest here in 1996, drawing a modest crowd of a few hundred people. James Dziezynski, Outside Online, 5 Aug. 2024 Once upon a time, alpinists laboriously hacked steps into it — literal stairways to heaven. Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 23 Jan. 2024 See All Example Sentences for alpinist
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Noun
  • Unlike the mountaineers of yore, Lucy guests have a choice of dining options, including the hotel’s nightly dinner—featuring the regional specialty, tonjiru (pork miso soup)—an on-location convenience store open 24/7, and a café offering coffee and soft serve next door.
    Olivia Young, AFAR Media, 20 May 2025
  • In addition to exhaustion and dehydration, mountaineers can also find themselves at risk of avalanches, hypothermia and falling.
    Amy Woodyatt, CNN Money, 13 May 2025
Noun
  • Though pursued by superior climbers, Plapp used time-trialling ability to maintain his gap in the valleys, eventually winning by a minute to realise his talent on the big stage.
    Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 19 May 2025
  • In 2024, two climbers fell to their deaths while attempting to sidestep crowds in this section.
    Ben Ayers, Outside Online, 17 May 2025

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“Alpinist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/alpinist. Accessed 28 May. 2025.

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