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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Swiss mountaineer-rider Jiri Zak rode the fully electric Stark Varg EX to an altitude of 6,721 m (22,050 ft).
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New Atlas, 11 Dec. 2025
Seating has gentle curving to mimic parka interior quilting, while pieces from the brand’s archives are exhibited museum-style, including a jacket designed for Canadian mountaineer Laurie Skreslet.
—Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 30 Oct. 2025
The 38th Tokyo International Film Festival got off to a gently emotive start Monday night with the local premiere of filmmaker Junji Sakamoto’s Climbing for Life, a crowd-pleasing biographical drama about Japanese mountaineer Junko Tabei, the first woman to summit Mt. Everest.
—Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 27 Oct. 2025
For instance, travelers can go on expeditions through the Alps led by esteemed mountaineers, or for the littler ones, try scavenger hunts and beginner orienteering lessons.
—Jimmy Carroll, Travel + Leisure, 8 Aug. 2025
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Known for its residential swank defined by Art Deco-meets-Art Nouveau touches and façades, the neighborhood is dominated by well-to-do locals, out-of-town visitors, and an endless stream of runners and dog walkers.—
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Couples who spend money on time-saving services — like getting takeout, hiring a house cleaner or calling a dog walker — report greater relationship satisfaction, especially during stressful periods, says Ashley Whillans, a behavioral scientist and professor at Harvard Business School.—
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Not the sexiest gift, but these humble water treatment drops have the potential to prevent your favorite backpacker’s next bout of giardia, and that’s priceless.—
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The Grand County Search and Rescue team positioned the ladder and boards near the backpacker and slowly worked his leg loose.—
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Another rescue tech would be lifted and dropped to the ridge where the female climber waited.—
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This eager climber pulls itself up a trellis.—
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In other words, pedestrian stuff that doesn’t light up social media or earn an invitation to hold forth on one of the Beltway chat shows.—
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The victim is believed to be the first pedestrian fatality in the city and county of 2026.—
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“Mountaineer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mountaineer. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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