Synonyms of mountaineers

mountaineers

noun

plural of mountaineer

as in walkers

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.

Related Words

• walkers
• backpackers
• climbers
• pedestrians
• hikers
• alpinists
• trampers
• wanderers
• ramblers
• amblers
• rovers
• perambulators
• wayfarers
• trekkers
• roamers

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of mountaineers

The bodies of two Belgian mountaineers who went missing in the Swiss Alps more than three decades ago have been found, officials said. — Los Angeles Times, 20 Aug. 2026

The most recent example occurred July 26 when a hiker on the Trift Glacier discovered the remains of two mountaineers who had been missing since 1992 – according to Swiss police. — James Powel, USA Today, 20 Aug. 2026

Almost 300 mountaineers have died on the high peak over the decades, and two-thirds of the bodies are believed to be still on the mountain. — Sam Gillette, PEOPLE, 19 Aug. 2026

The recovery came two days after mountaineers, diplomats and members of civil society attended a candlelight vigil in Pakistan's capital Islamabad to honor the climbers. — ABC News, 13 Aug. 2026

The 43-year-old was among 10 mountaineers who went missing on Thursday after they were believed to have been on the 8,047-meter-tall Broad Peak, in northern Pakistan, when a landslide hit around midday local time. — Sophia Saifi, CNN Money, 1 Aug. 2026

The country’s identity is intimately intertwined with mountaineering and Mount Everest, still a significant economic driver as tourists and serious mountaineers converge on the country in the spring and summer. — Vasuki Shastry, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026

Only, perhaps, a constitutional aversion to thinking ill of mountaineers. — William Finnegan, New Yorker, 29 June 2026

Built in 1879 by enterprising townsfolk, the Zermatterhof has been welcoming royalty, celebrities, and intrepid mountaineers for nearly a century and a half. — Alexandra Emanuelli, Travel + Leisure, 28 June 2026