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British climber Chris Thrall, who had descended with Dawa Sherpa from high on the mountain, said the guide stopped briefly to rest during the difficult descent but never caught back up with the group.
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Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 4 June 2026
Protest Passion Project The Climb was first unveiled by Beta Cinema at the European Film Market in February 2022, with Delevingne (Carnival Row) attached as a daredevil climber who protests against oil drilling in the Arctic by ascending The Shard.
—Jake Kanter, Deadline, 3 June 2026
Rescue crews from the National Park Service evacuated the surviving climber on Thursday from a basin at approximately 17,200 feet.
—Kelly McGreal, FOXNews.com, 1 June 2026
The climber was later airlifted to a hospital.
—Becky Bohrer, Los Angeles Times, 30 May 2026
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Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 4 June 2026
Protest Passion Project The Climb was first unveiled by Beta Cinema at the European Film Market in February 2022, with Delevingne (Carnival Row) attached as a daredevil climber who protests against oil drilling in the Arctic by ascending The Shard.
—Jake Kanter, Deadline, 3 June 2026
Rescue crews from the National Park Service evacuated the surviving climber on Thursday from a basin at approximately 17,200 feet.
—Kelly McGreal, FOXNews.com, 1 June 2026
The climber was later airlifted to a hospital.
—Becky Bohrer, Los Angeles Times, 30 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for climber
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Andrews has built a career as a professional runner and mountaineer, amassing more than 100 world records across mountains, roads and trails.—
Angelique Brenes,
PEOPLE,
3 June 2026
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Gelje is one the world’s most renowned mountaineers, with a high-altitude career that includes summiting all 14 of the 8,000-meter peaks.—
Helen Regan,
CNN Money,
30 May 2026
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Shore Walk For by-the-books Outerbelt hikers, the official start (and finish) line is the iconic Buckingham Fountain downtown.—
Midwest Living,
Midwest Living,
12 June 2026
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Then, another hiker continuously made noise to discourage the bears from returning, according to the fundraiser page.—
Kelly McGreal,
FOXNews.com,
12 June 2026
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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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By Lilit Marcus May 23, 2016 Mount Everest Summit Reached by Foreign Climbers for First Time in Two Years A team of two British and one Mexican alpinists reached the top of the world's tallest mountain, it was announced Thursday.—
Megan Spurrell,
Condé Nast Traveler,
26 Feb. 2026
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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
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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
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“Climber.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/climber. Accessed 19 Jun. 2026.
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