alpinists

variants or Alpinists
plural of alpinist

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for alpinists
Noun
  • Nepal The climbing capital of the world, Nepal has been luring mountaineers for decades, including up the busy South Col route to the summit of Mount Everest.
    Katie Lockhart, Travel + Leisure, 14 Sep. 2025
  • On Friday, the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs said that weather had also prevented the recovery of Sinigaglia's body, but a group of mountaineers hoped to bring their countryman down the mountain with the help of a helicopter.
    Sam Gillette, People.com, 27 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • The Red Dot Trail is harder to negotiate going down, so the website recommends hikers go up the Red Dot Trail and return on the Blue Dot Trail.
    Gary Stoller, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
  • Some estimates put the fatality rate at an average of 100 hikers a year.
    Thomas Page McBee, Travel + Leisure, 16 Sep. 2025
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“Alpinists.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/alpinists. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.

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