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The museum displays the rudimentary equipment and clothing that alpinists once used and showcases their great achievements in conquering mountains here and abroad.
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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
Mallory’s remains were found by alpinist Conrad Anker in 1999.
—Alexa Robles-Gil, Smithsonian Magazine, 15 Oct. 2024
Once upon a time, alpinists laboriously hacked steps into it — literal stairways to heaven.
—Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 23 Jan. 2024
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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
Mallory’s remains were found by alpinist Conrad Anker in 1999.
—Alexa Robles-Gil, Smithsonian Magazine, 15 Oct. 2024
Once upon a time, alpinists laboriously hacked steps into it — literal stairways to heaven.
—Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 23 Jan. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for alpinist
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The epic biopic tells the story of the late legendary Japanese female mountaineer Junko Tabei, the first woman to ascend Mount Everest, and the first woman to complete the Seven Summits challenge, climbing the highest peak on every continent.—
Abid Rahman,
HollywoodReporter,
7 Sep. 2025
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Built in 1879 by enterprising townsfolk, the Zermatterhof has been welcoming royalty, celebrities, and intrepid mountaineers for nearly a century and a half.—
Alexandra Emanuelli,
Travel + Leisure,
6 Sep. 2025
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Every successful send is a victory for the community, every new climber an expansion of possibility.—
Skylar Mitchell,
Essence,
9 Sep. 2025
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Structures for older youngsters are to include climbing rocks connected by rope bridges; swings, including a disabled-accessible swing ride; a net climber and a track ride, in which a child sits on a seat at one end of the structure and rides to the other end.—
Steven Mihailovich,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 Sep. 2025
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“Alpinist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/alpinist. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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