How to Use mountaineering in a Sentence

mountaineering

noun
  • Like the Freshette, the SheWee would work well while mountaineering and takes up a little less room.
    Anna Callaghan, Outside Online, 6 June 2018
  • Walking the half-mile path down to the edge of the lagoon from the park’s small mountaineering lodge is an exhausting task.
    Mark Johanson, chicagotribune.com, 6 June 2019
  • Within her first two decades of life, Darke had already carved out her place in the mountaineering world.
    Mélissa Godin, Time, 28 Feb. 2020
  • Howitt has assumed this role in the mountaineering realm for nearly two decades.
    Nick Heil, Outside Online, 12 July 2018
  • The sport, also known as skinning or ski mountaineering, has been around for awhile.
    Los Angeles Times, 17 Dec. 2020
  • On the athletes' feet will be brown suede mountaineering boots with red laces for the outdoor opening.
    USA TODAY, 22 Jan. 2018
  • No, a man walking by said, there are people who climb to make mountaineering films.
    John Meyer, The Denver Post, 28 May 2024
  • Some items were unrelated to the crash: a fragment of a ski; a mountaineering boot.
    The Economist, 20 Dec. 2019
  • In the world of skiing and mountaineering, Chamonix, France is legendary.
    Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 19 Dec. 2023
  • Velebit is the symbol of Croatian mountaineering and trekking here is zen.
    Alex Crevar, WSJ, 24 Apr. 2018
  • Park mountaineering rangers plan to continue aerial searches for signs of the climbers over the next few months, the statement said.
    Becky Bohrer, Anchorage Daily News, 11 May 2023
  • The Army used those mountains to train troops in alpine and nordic skiing, winter survival, and mountaineering.
    Outside Online, 4 Oct. 2022
  • The Times explained that ski mountaineering, or skimo, will be included in the 2026 winter Olympics for the first time.
    Alexandra Schonfeld, Peoplemag, 15 Aug. 2022
  • Ski mountaineering, or skimo, will be included in the 2026 Winter Olympics for the first time.
    Steve Gardner, USA TODAY, 17 Aug. 2022
  • Why is ski mountaineering is being added to an Italian Olympics?
    New York Times, 19 Feb. 2022
  • In the winter, it should be considered a mountaineering trip.
    Brenton Blanchet, Peoplemag, 11 Sep. 2023
  • Along with all the usual winter mountaineering equipment, Riza also had a pair of skis.
    Jack Dolan, Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2023
  • In all of your years of mountaineering, were any groups training to sneak into other countries?
    Nate Erickson, Esquire, 13 Mar. 2018
  • Some of the better mountaineering boots might work for those who live in the cold — except the cost for a quality mountain boot is around a thousand bucks, give or take.
    John Schandelmeier, Anchorage Daily News, 11 Jan. 2020
  • For those into mountaineering, canyoning, or rock climbing, both Banff and Jasper will leave you spoiled for route choices.
    Daniel Otis, Sunset, 22 Jan. 2018
  • Greg Seftick and a friend, both experienced backcountry skiers and mountaineers, were on an overnight mountaineering trip to the park.
    Mary Divine, Twin Cities, 6 Mar. 2017
  • It is widely considered to be the birthplace of mountaineering and hosted the first-ever Winter Olympic Games in 1924.
    Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 19 Dec. 2023
  • There are plenty of lighter-weight boots for mountaineering, but none that are designed to also scale steep, frozen waterfalls.
    The Editors, Outside Online, 27 Mar. 2021
  • After that, the explorer will return to Dallas to train for more mountaineering.
    Dom Difurio, Dallas News, 1 Apr. 2021
  • In fact, ski mountaineering, or skimo, which focuses on speed, earlier this year was added to the Olympic lineup for the 2026 Winter Games in Italy.
    The Salt Lake Tribune, 20 Nov. 2021
  • At some point, the wolf interbred with a domestic dog breed, passing along the unique mountaineering gene that persists in the Tibetan mastiff to this day.
    Jason Daley, Smithsonian, 9 Sep. 2019
  • What to Consider These are best for more serious mountaineering use and aren’t great for powder.
    Rena Behar, Travel + Leisure, 22 Nov. 2023
  • Most of the climbs are relatively easy, too; trails are well marked and routes rarely require ropes or technical mountaineering skills.
    The Atlantic, 17 May 2018
  • His death would shake the mountaineering industry in the weeks to come, and eventually make headlines worldwide.
    Krista Stevens, Longreads, 29 Aug. 2023
  • Alpenglow’s group intro courses in mountaineering, avalanche rescue and more start around $275.
    Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 23 Jan. 2024

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