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Netflix recently hired Elle Duncan, an ESPN veteran, to lead all its live sports coverage, which encompasses NFL games on Christmas Day but also a stunt event that had climber Alex Honnold scaling the tallest building in Taiwan.
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Brian Steinberg, Variety, 28 Jan. 2026
American climber Alex Honnold climbs Taipei 101 building by hand.
—Yuliya Talmazan, NBC news, 26 Jan. 2026
Rock climber Alex Honnold (of Free Solo) is set to climb the Taipei 101, one of the tallest skyscrapers in the world, on live television.
—Savannah Salazar, Vulture, 23 Jan. 2026
Even Alex Honnold, the fearless rock climber who famously scaled Yosemite’s El Capitan without ropes, knows better than to battle Mother Nature.
—Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 23 Jan. 2026
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Brian Steinberg, Variety, 28 Jan. 2026
American climber Alex Honnold climbs Taipei 101 building by hand.
—Yuliya Talmazan, NBC news, 26 Jan. 2026
Rock climber Alex Honnold (of Free Solo) is set to climb the Taipei 101, one of the tallest skyscrapers in the world, on live television.
—Savannah Salazar, Vulture, 23 Jan. 2026
Even Alex Honnold, the fearless rock climber who famously scaled Yosemite’s El Capitan without ropes, knows better than to battle Mother Nature.
—Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 23 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for climber
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The film specifically hones in on a 2021 expedition involving Icelandic mountaineer John Snorri Sigurjónsson, as well as the Pakistani father-son team of Ali and Sajid Sadpara, who set out to be the first to summit the world’s second-highest mountain, K2.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
5 Feb. 2026
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Just like Eddie Bauer, those mountaineers in the ’90s wanted a jacket with excellent warmth-to-weight ratio that could also handle the rigors of climbing.—
Graham Averill,
Outside,
4 Feb. 2026
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Even seasoned hikers have met disaster attempting the climb and, while a precise number of fatalities on the mountain isn't readily available, it's known as among the most challenging peaks in North America.—
Virginia Chamlee,
PEOPLE,
31 Jan. 2026
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The park occasionally runs a hiker shuttle so that only a one-way hike is necessary.—
Roger Naylor,
AZCentral.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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And Kelly Cordes, a climber, alpinist, and author, had a photo of his mullet during an ice climbing competition end up in the New York Times in 2012.—
Jesse Klein,
Outside,
27 Dec. 2025
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Allow ski alpinist Christina Lustenberger to explain.—
Outside Online,
Outside Online,
10 Dec. 2025
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Historically, lodgings outside the capital have contented themselves with hosting the budget-conscious backpacker crowd.—
John Bowe,
Travel + Leisure,
1 Feb. 2026
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Queensland authorities told reporters that the victim had spent the past six weeks working at a backpacker’s hostel with a friend who was also from Canada.—
Brian Niemietz,
New York Daily News,
20 Jan. 2026
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“Climber.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/climber. Accessed 7 Feb. 2026.
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