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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Recent Examples of mountaineer
In May, an Austrian mountaineer and guide named Lukas Furtenbach will take four paying clients on an Everest expedition not unlike the one described above.
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Frederick Dreier, Outside Online, 31 Mar. 2025
The ordeal has forced mountaineers and guides to revisit the ethics—or lack thereof—that climbers follow on the world’s highest peak, and to ask themselves how far climbers should go to improve their changes of actually reaching the top, and who belongs on the peak.
—Frederick Dreier, Outside Online, 31 Mar. 2025
Clarke plays Rob Hall, an experienced mountaineer who famously summited the seven highest peaks in the world in seven months alongside climber Gary Ball.
—Randall Colburn, EW.com, 16 Mar. 2025
As such, it's become a destination for mountaineers and thrill-seekers all over the world.
—Randall Colburn, EW.com, 16 Mar. 2025
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Frederick Dreier, Outside Online, 31 Mar. 2025
The ordeal has forced mountaineers and guides to revisit the ethics—or lack thereof—that climbers follow on the world’s highest peak, and to ask themselves how far climbers should go to improve their changes of actually reaching the top, and who belongs on the peak.
—Frederick Dreier, Outside Online, 31 Mar. 2025
Clarke plays Rob Hall, an experienced mountaineer who famously summited the seven highest peaks in the world in seven months alongside climber Gary Ball.
—Randall Colburn, EW.com, 16 Mar. 2025
As such, it's become a destination for mountaineers and thrill-seekers all over the world.
—Randall Colburn, EW.com, 16 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mountaineer
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What’s more, multiple researchers have found that brisk walkers have a lower chance of developing heart disease or dying prematurely.—
Jennifer Heimlich,
SELF,
21 Apr. 2025
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Most marathons have time limits of six to eight hours, so walkers should train accordingly and choose events with longer time limits.—
Sohaib Imtiaz,
Verywell Health,
17 Apr. 2025
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The sardar, or the head of local staff, and the mountain guide accompanying climbers must also be Nepali citizens.—
Reuters,
CNN Money,
28 Apr. 2025
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But as climbing areas get busier and busier, land managers have begun partnering with climbers to share expertise and coordinate resources.—
Hannah Provost,
Outside Online,
26 Apr. 2025
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Kane missed the entire regular season after abdominal and knee injuries and was pedestrian in his 2024-25 debut in Game 2.—
Daniel Nugent-Bowman,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2025
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Stephen Mauk, public information officer with the Fayetteville Police Department, said a vehicle struck a pedestrian on North College Avenue between Main Street and Zion Road about 12:28 a.m. Friday.—
Ron Wood,
Arkansas Online,
25 Apr. 2025
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“Mountaineer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mountaineer. Accessed 6 May. 2025.
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