as in walker
a person who climbs mountains; a mountain climber
They were guided on the adventure by an experienced mountaineer who had scaled many of the country's highest peaks.
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The bar is named after English mountaineer Edward Whymper, who, along with his team, became the first to summit the Matterhorn on July 14, 1985.
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Lauren David,
Travel + Leisure,
29 May 2026
Famed rock climber Alex Honnold and co-host Fitz Cahall will record an episode of their Climbing Gold podcast with ski mountaineer Jim Morrison in a discussion of risk and resilience.
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John Meyer,
Denver Post,
28 May 2026
The film follows both the mountaineers caught in the storm and the rescue teams racing against time to save them.
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Emiliano De Pablos,
Variety,
15 May 2026
In that campaign, he was joined by Aron Ralston, the mountaineer who had to amputate part of his right arm to survive a climbing accident, and others who were bitten by rattlesnakes and hunted by hungry vultures.
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Jean E. Palmieri,
Footwear News,
12 May 2026
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Lauren David,
Travel + Leisure,
29 May 2026
Famed rock climber Alex Honnold and co-host Fitz Cahall will record an episode of their Climbing Gold podcast with ski mountaineer Jim Morrison in a discussion of risk and resilience.
—
John Meyer,
Denver Post,
28 May 2026
The film follows both the mountaineers caught in the storm and the rescue teams racing against time to save them.
—
Emiliano De Pablos,
Variety,
15 May 2026
In that campaign, he was joined by Aron Ralston, the mountaineer who had to amputate part of his right arm to survive a climbing accident, and others who were bitten by rattlesnakes and hunted by hungry vultures.
—
Jean E. Palmieri,
Footwear News,
12 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mountaineer
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Bachelorettes and dog walkers and bag-juggling shoppers are identified, assessed and disregarded.
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But with slight detours, an open mind and a critical eye, the ambitious walker can see all the ways the president has pushed to remake the capital.
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The backpacker's body fails him, but not before the slug transforms his mind.
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Today its low price - $28 per day including full board and treatments - attracts ordinary Tajiks plus tourists from the neighboring 'Stans’ and the odd backpacker.
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Indian authorities are hoping to launch an operation to recover the frozen body of a climber who died on Mount Everest nearly 30 years ago in one of the deadliest disasters ever seen on the world's highest peak.
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Horvath earned the honor after setting eight world records as a mountain climber.
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Police said 10 people, including the driver, were hospitalized when a three-wheel motorcycle plowed into a group of pedestrian inside a park in Fort Greene, Brooklyn, on June 28, 2026.
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Julio Osario Santos, 51, faces charges of operating a motor vehicle under the influence, negligent pedestrian, improperly parking on a highway, operating an unregistered motor vehicle, operating a motor vehicle without insurance and operating under suspension, according to Connecticut State Police.
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“Mountaineer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mountaineer. Accessed 30 Jun. 2026.
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