mountaineer
noun
moun·tain·eer
ˌmau̇n-tə-ˈnir 
1
: a native or inhabitant of a mountainous region
2
: a person who climbs mountains for sport
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In May, an Austrian mountaineer and guide named Lukas Furtenbach will take four paying clients on an Everest expedition not unlike the one described above.
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Frederick Dreier, Outside Online, 31 Mar. 2025
The ordeal has forced mountaineers and guides to revisit the ethics—or lack thereof—that climbers follow on the world’s highest peak, and to ask themselves how far climbers should go to improve their changes of actually reaching the top, and who belongs on the peak.
—Frederick Dreier, Outside Online, 31 Mar. 2025
Clarke plays Rob Hall, an experienced mountaineer who famously summited the seven highest peaks in the world in seven months alongside climber Gary Ball.
—Randall Colburn, EW.com, 16 Mar. 2025
As such, it's become a destination for mountaineers and thrill-seekers all over the world.
—Randall Colburn, EW.com, 16 Mar. 2025
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Frederick Dreier, Outside Online, 31 Mar. 2025
The ordeal has forced mountaineers and guides to revisit the ethics—or lack thereof—that climbers follow on the world’s highest peak, and to ask themselves how far climbers should go to improve their changes of actually reaching the top, and who belongs on the peak.
—Frederick Dreier, Outside Online, 31 Mar. 2025
Clarke plays Rob Hall, an experienced mountaineer who famously summited the seven highest peaks in the world in seven months alongside climber Gary Ball.
—Randall Colburn, EW.com, 16 Mar. 2025
As such, it's become a destination for mountaineers and thrill-seekers all over the world.
—Randall Colburn, EW.com, 16 Mar. 2025
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“Mountaineer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mountaineer. Accessed 18 Apr. 2025.
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mountaineer
noun
moun·tain·eer
ˌmau̇nt-ᵊn-ˈi(ə)r
1
: a person who lives in the mountains
2
: a mountain climber
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