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climber

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as in mountaineer

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Recent Examples of climber The climber was found dead by search and rescue teams on the upper face of Longs Peak, an iconic 14,259-foot summit in the national park in Colorado. — Michael Loria, USA Today, 7 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. — Illia Novikov, Los Angeles Times, 6 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

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In June, authorities received a call for an injured hiker, Lillian Rodriguez of Redlands, who is suspected to have been hit in the head by a large boulder, according to Gloria Orejel, spokesperson for the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department.

— Paris Barraza, USA Today, 29 July 2026
Prevention remains the best way to avoid dangerous encounters, with officials urging hikers to stay alert and to avoid interacting with wildlife.

— Angel Saunders, PEOPLE, 28 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

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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

Definition of backpacker

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