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
Our last day inland consisted of a hike led by mountaineer and photographer Christophe Melchers, who guided us into the Alta Rocca mountain range in southern Corsica.
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Sara Lieberman, Travel + Leisure, 21 Jan. 2025
Himalayan mountaineers wear goggles for this exact purpose.
—Margaret Maynard, CNN, 14 Jan. 2025
The mountaineer ran it for many years before it was purchased by the Mormons in 1855, per Wyoming State Parks.
—Emily Blackwood, People.com, 13 Jan. 2025
Ed Viesturs is considered by many to be America's greatest mountaineer.
—Jim Clash, Forbes, 28 Dec. 2024
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Sara Lieberman, Travel + Leisure, 21 Jan. 2025
Himalayan mountaineers wear goggles for this exact purpose.
—Margaret Maynard, CNN, 14 Jan. 2025
The mountaineer ran it for many years before it was purchased by the Mormons in 1855, per Wyoming State Parks.
—Emily Blackwood, People.com, 13 Jan. 2025
Ed Viesturs is considered by many to be America's greatest mountaineer.
—Jim Clash, Forbes, 28 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mountaineer
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Addressing a raucous crowd of 300 supporters on his home reservation on Wednesday, Mr. Peltier, now 80, pumped his right fist repeatedly and displayed remarkable stamina for a partly blind man who needs a walker.—
Tailyr Irvine,
New York Times,
20 Feb. 2025
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Each day, Bob Killough made the quarter of a mile walk down The Plaza with his walker to Dish on Thomas Avenue in east Charlotte.—
Briah Lumpkins,
Charlotte Observer,
19 Feb. 2025
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Related Articles Prolific Everest climber visits Colorado’s growing Sherpa community One Colorado adventure for each month of the year Subscribe to our weekly newsletter, The Adventurist, to get outdoors news sent straight to your inbox.—
Katie Langford,
The Denver Post,
12 Feb. 2025
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Ice climbers came to the rescue of two people who became stranded when a piece of glacier broke off and crashed onto a lake in Alaska, officials said.—
Sara Schilling,
Sacramento Bee,
11 Feb. 2025
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The commission has made six recommendations to the council, asking for a total of $8.1 million in the next budget cycle for efforts that would make Sacramento more hospitable to pedestrians and cyclists.—
Ariane Lange,
Sacramento Bee,
26 Feb. 2025
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One option is to make Bourbon Street for pedestrians only.—
Carlie Kollath Wells,
Axios,
26 Feb. 2025
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“Mountaineer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mountaineer. Accessed 2 Mar. 2025.
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