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climber

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as in mountaineer

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Recent Examples of climber And each time another first-time climber reaches the top, the applause rising from the rocks below suggests that, little by little, that community is growing. — Illia Novikov, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2026 And each time another first-time climber reaches the top, the applause rising from the rocks below suggests that, little by little, that community is growing. — ABC News, 5 July 2026 As a result, a memorial pavilion, where students can play soccer, has been installed in Blakeley’s school in her honor, and a butterfly climber has been constructed at a local Bellaire park. — Sam Gillette, PEOPLE, 4 July 2026 Stokesbury said the climber's descent was a long slide down the steep snow slope rather than a straight free fall, with the terrain gradually becoming less steep farther down the mountain. — Jasmine Baehr, FOXNews.com, 2 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for climber

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Noun

The mythological home of the gods attracts hikers and mountaineers from across the world.

— ABC News, ABC News, 18 July 2026
There are élite mountaineers who, starting very early, might manage it.

— William Finnegan, New Yorker, 29 June 2026

Definition of mountaineer

Noun

Rivera emphasized that mountain weather can change with little warning and urged hikers to check the forecast before heading out.

— Stephen Sorace, FOXNews.com, 21 July 2026
Our group of 19 people, all of them in their early 50s to mid-70s, included several couples and a handful of solo hikers.

— Sarah Greaves-Gabbadon, Travel + Leisure, 20 July 2026

Definition of hiker

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Hofer was an alpinist himself and a mountain-rescue volunteer.

— William Finnegan, New Yorker, 29 June 2026
Italy’s Be Water Film and Rai Cinema have unveiled fresh images for Daniele Vicari’s drama Bianco about an infamous 1961 mountaineering accident which happened as seven elite alpinists tried to scale Mont Blanc’s perilous central Frêney pillar.

— Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 30 Apr. 2026

Definition of alpinist

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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

Definition of backpacker

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