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backpacker

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as in climber

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Recent Examples of backpacker The adventure-sports capital of New Zealand started out as a backpacker’s destination—then many of those backpackers grew up, made some money, and came back wanting to play at a higher level. — Laura Dannen Redman, Robb Report, 23 July 2026 It's also filled with lots of hostels, backpacker retreats, and two- to three-star hotels. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 July 2026 The solo travel market has transformed from a niche backpacker trend into a massive global industry, projected to exceed $1 trillion by 2030, according to Solo Traveler. — Roger Sands, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026 The backpacker's body fails him, but not before the slug transforms his mind. — Ew Staff, Entertainment Weekly, 25 June 2026 Now, in the hot and humid Laotian early summer, their team trekked four kilometers through dense jungle in search of the missing men, in an area about 55 kilometers (35 miles) east of the lush, scenic backpacker hotspot of Vang Vieng. — Kocha Olarn, CNN Money, 28 May 2026 Earlier this year, a 19-year-old backpacker from Canada was found dead on a beach on the Australian island of K'gari, surrounded by a pack of dingoes. — Adam England, PEOPLE, 23 Apr. 2026 Otherwise, Kumaon is virtually nonexistent on the Western backpacker or tourist circuit. — Elizabeth Cantrell, Travel + Leisure, 7 Apr. 2026 Martha noticed the Dutch backpacker, of course. — Cassandra Neyenesch, New Yorker, 29 Mar. 2026

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Purja, who was 43 years old and a British-Nepali climber, became world-renowned by breaking climbing records.

— Chris Arnold, NPR, 1 Aug. 2026
The famed Nepalese climber Nirmal Purja – who made history over the years by trekking some of the world’s highest peaks – has been confirmed dead after an avalanche struck his expedition in Pakistan earlier this week.

— Sophia Saifi, CNN Money, 1 Aug. 2026

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The 43-year-old was among 10 mountaineers who went missing on Thursday after they were believed to have been on the 8,047-meter-tall Broad Peak, in northern Pakistan, when a landslide hit around midday local time.

— Sophia Saifi, CNN Money, 1 Aug. 2026
The bar is named after English mountaineer Edward Whymper, who, along with his team, became the first to summit the Matterhorn on July 14, 1865.

— Lauren David, Travel + Leisure, 1 Aug. 2026

Definition of mountaineer

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