mountaineering
noun
moun·tain·eer·ing
ˌmau̇n-tə-ˈnir-iŋ 
: the sport or technique of scaling mountains
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Lately, she’s been booking stays at Antarctica’s White Desert camps, which offer mountaineering excursions.
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Staff Author, Travel + Leisure, 12 Sep. 2024
His Facebook profile reflected his love for mountaineering, and his last post, shared two weeks before the incident, showed off the Anderta Alps, an area part of the Sesto Dolomites in Italy.
—Kimberlee Speakman, Peoplemag, 3 Sep. 2024
The Drei Berge Hotel’s eclectic design of Alpine and mountaineering artifacts makes for a central place to stay in style, with beautiful nighttime views.
—Adam Groffman, Travel + Leisure, 11 Aug. 2024
In her new documentary, Walker tells the story of a present-day climber, Lhakpa Sherpa, a native of Nepal who has written her name into the mountaineering record books: Lhakpa has summited Mt. Everest an astounding 10 times, more than any other woman.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 31 July 2024
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Staff Author, Travel + Leisure, 12 Sep. 2024
His Facebook profile reflected his love for mountaineering, and his last post, shared two weeks before the incident, showed off the Anderta Alps, an area part of the Sesto Dolomites in Italy.
—Kimberlee Speakman, Peoplemag, 3 Sep. 2024
The Drei Berge Hotel’s eclectic design of Alpine and mountaineering artifacts makes for a central place to stay in style, with beautiful nighttime views.
—Adam Groffman, Travel + Leisure, 11 Aug. 2024
In her new documentary, Walker tells the story of a present-day climber, Lhakpa Sherpa, a native of Nepal who has written her name into the mountaineering record books: Lhakpa has summited Mt. Everest an astounding 10 times, more than any other woman.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 31 July 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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