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climber

noun

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as in mountaineer

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Recent Examples of climber White County firefighter Will Roper rappelled down the rock face, secured the climber in a harness and attached him to a rope before he was brought to the top of the mountain. — Kelly McGreal, FOXNews.com, 2 Sep. 2026 With night approaching, rescuers determined that the climber could not safely remain on the ledge until morning, according to the search and rescue team. — Angelique Brenes, PEOPLE, 1 Sep. 2026 During these walking meditations my notebook starts to feel suspiciously similar to the luckless young climber’s selfie camera. — Brian Laidlaw, Longreads, 1 Sep. 2026 The recovery ended a search that began on July 31 after the expedition, led by renowned climber Nirmal Purja, was swept away by an avalanche on Broad Peak. — ABC News, 21 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for climber

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During summer, the Pinzolo cable car climbs to Doss del Sabion at 2,100 metres, where panoramic views stretch across the Brenta range and an extensive network of walking trails caters for everyone from casual hikers to experienced mountaineers.

— Vicki Power, TheWeek, 14 Sep. 2026
At that time, it was called Hostellerie des Sherpas and functioned as a lodge for Everest mountaineers.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of mountaineer

Noun

The hiker was revived, fitted with a harness and helped by rescuers to a roadway.

— Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 16 Sep. 2026
The hiker crawled through the night, down the remainder of Avalanche Gulch to Horse Camp Cabin, at one point removing his boots due to painful swelling, the agency said.

— Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 15 Sep. 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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Isle Royale is a backpacker’s getaway first and foremost, with a sprinkling of campsites along its waterfront stretches and the 40-mile Greenstone Ridge Trail traversing its spine.

— Stephanie Vermillion, Travel + Leisure, 23 Aug. 2026
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

Definition of backpacker

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