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climber

noun

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as in mountaineer

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Recent Examples of climber Honnold, a professional climber, was the star of Netflix’s special Skyscraper Live earlier this year. — Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 13 Aug. 2026 In October 2024, Whisenant and another climber named Brant Hysell set a speed record on El Capitan's Lurking Fear route, completing the climb in 2 hours, 55 minutes and 32 seconds. — Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 11 Aug. 2026 In October 2024, Whisenant and South Lake Tahoe climber Brant Hysell set a speed record on El Capitan’s Lurking Fear route, finishing in 2 hours, 55 minutes and 32 seconds, according to a post on Whisenant’s Instagram account. — Sophie Ziedalski, NBC news, 10 Aug. 2026 Alamosa Volunteer Search and Rescue said that the climber came to a rest on a narrow ledge and was at risk for a secondary fall. — Jennifer McRae, CBS News, 4 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for climber

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The recovery came two days after mountaineers, diplomats and members of civil society attended a candlelight vigil in Pakistan's capital Islamabad to honor the climbers.

— ABC News, ABC News, 13 Aug. 2026
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

Definition of mountaineer

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Police in Australia have apologized after the family of an 18-year-old hiker missing in dense bushland for eight days was mistakenly informed that she had been found alive.

— Jack Guy, CNN Money, 20 Aug. 2026
In the Slovenian Alps, lodges that depend on rainwater have restricted the use of water for climbers and hikers, including for showers and toilets.

— CBS News, CBS News, 20 Aug. 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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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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