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climber

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as in mountaineer

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Recent Examples of climber In May, American climber Shelley Johannesen died in an avalanche on Nepal's Mount Makalu. — CBS News, 27 Oct. 2026 Later that day, a California Highway Patrol helicopter spotted a deceased climber along the Mountaineer’s Route on Mount Whitney, but an incoming storm system hampered efforts to retrieve the body. — David Chiu, PEOPLE, 27 Oct. 2026 Through this very film—and the relationships built in local communities as a result—came the idea to tell the story of Himalayan climber Tenzing Norgay. — Tamara Southward, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 Oct. 2026 Then, too, some bowhunters simply aren’t physically able to climb up and down a tree to a lock-on, or use a climber. — Colin Moore, Outdoor Life, 15 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for climber

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Oscar winners Vasarahelyi and Chin’s original intent was to document the quest of Morrison and his life partner, elite ski mountaineer Hilaree Nelson, to summit the dangerous north face of Everest and ski down the formidable Hornbein Couloir.

— Matthew Carey, Deadline, 31 Oct. 2026
The director recalls watching footage of the mountaineer shopping for back-to-school supplies for her children.

— Nigel Smith, PEOPLE, 30 Oct. 2026

Definition of mountaineer

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Mount Taishan is the tallest peak in the province, and while there are several routes for hikers, some more challenging than others, and the longest climb features more than 7,000 steps.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 4 Nov. 2026
In October 2025, a grizzly bear injured two hikers in British Columbia's McGregor Mountain area, northeast of Prince George.

— Ahmad Mukhtar, CBS News, 4 Nov. 2026

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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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