mountaineering
noun
moun·tain·eer·ing
ˌmau̇n-tə-ˈnir-iŋ 
: the sport or technique of scaling mountains
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Billionaire Chip Wilson’s bet on tennis rackets and mountaineering gear is paying off big-time.
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Antarctica was the base for my first mountaineering trip.
—Sarah Groen, Travel + Leisure, 20 Nov. 2024
Running Out of Air, by Lilli Sutton Lilli Sutton’s debut novel about professional mountaineering sisters struggling with betrayal is a thrilling adventure story.
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Metcalfe’s relative anonymity in the world outside of mountaineering fueled her desire to return to the peaks.
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Brendan Coffey, Sportico.com, 24 Nov. 2024
Antarctica was the base for my first mountaineering trip.
—Sarah Groen, Travel + Leisure, 20 Nov. 2024
Running Out of Air, by Lilli Sutton Lilli Sutton’s debut novel about professional mountaineering sisters struggling with betrayal is a thrilling adventure story.
—Staff, The Christian Science Monitor, 19 Nov. 2024
Metcalfe’s relative anonymity in the world outside of mountaineering fueled her desire to return to the peaks.
—Owen Clarke, Outside Online, 14 Nov. 2024
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“Mountaineering.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mountaineering. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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mountaineering
noun
moun·tain·eer·ing
-ˈi(ə)r-iŋ
: the sport or technique of climbing mountains
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