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Recent Examples of climber
Tabei’s efforts helped bring global attention to the need for conservation in high-altitude environments, inspiring climbers to take a more responsible approach to their expeditions.
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Jenny Hall, CNN Money, 14 May 2025
The climbers involved in the incident have not yet been publicly identified but they were confirmed to be 36, 47 and 63 years old.
—Jon Haworth, ABC News, 13 May 2025
Adapted to live in some of our planet’s most inhospitable mountainous regions, snow leopards (Panthera uncia) are the ultimate mountain climbers and an iconic big cat.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 7 May 2025
An American climber died Sunday on Mount Makalu in Nepal during a climb to raise money for a children's cancer program.
—Gabe Hauari, USA Today, 7 May 2025
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Jenny Hall, CNN Money, 14 May 2025
The climbers involved in the incident have not yet been publicly identified but they were confirmed to be 36, 47 and 63 years old.
—Jon Haworth, ABC News, 13 May 2025
Adapted to live in some of our planet’s most inhospitable mountainous regions, snow leopards (Panthera uncia) are the ultimate mountain climbers and an iconic big cat.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 7 May 2025
An American climber died Sunday on Mount Makalu in Nepal during a climb to raise money for a children's cancer program.
—Gabe Hauari, USA Today, 7 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for climber
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Unlike the mountaineers of yore, Lucy guests have a choice of dining options, including the hotel’s nightly dinner—featuring the regional specialty, tonjiru (pork miso soup)—an on-location convenience store open 24/7, and a café offering coffee and soft serve next door.—
Olivia Young,
AFAR Media,
20 May 2025
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In addition to exhaustion and dehydration, mountaineers can also find themselves at risk of avalanches, hypothermia and falling.—
Amy Woodyatt,
CNN Money,
13 May 2025
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And as Mount Everest has become dominated by commercial ascents, these routes have only grown in popularity, since most of the climbers are not hardened alpinists.—
Ben Ayers,
Outside Online,
15 May 2025
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The museum displays the rudimentary equipment and clothing that alpinists once used and showcases their great achievements in conquering mountains here and abroad.—
Joanne Shurvell,
Forbes,
20 Jan. 2025
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“Climber.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/climber. Accessed 27 May. 2025.
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