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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It was built in 1842 by infamous mountaineer Jim Bridger (played by Shea Whigham in American Primeval) as a trading post and resting place for settlers migrating West.
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Emily Blackwood, People.com, 16 Jan. 2025
Opus Hutu Located between Telluride and Silverton near the top of Ophir Pass in the San Juan Mountains, the Opus Hut was built for backcountry skiers, mountaineers, hikers and mountain bikers.
—Margaret Jackson, The Denver Post, 13 Nov. 2024
Why Alaskans Prefer the Name Denali The guides and mountaineers who spoke to Outside for this story expressed dismay at the name change.
—Jayme Moye, Outside Online, 24 Jan. 2025
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.
—Sara Lieberman, Travel + Leisure, 21 Jan. 2025
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Emily Blackwood, People.com, 16 Jan. 2025
Opus Hutu Located between Telluride and Silverton near the top of Ophir Pass in the San Juan Mountains, the Opus Hut was built for backcountry skiers, mountaineers, hikers and mountain bikers.
—Margaret Jackson, The Denver Post, 13 Nov. 2024
Why Alaskans Prefer the Name Denali The guides and mountaineers who spoke to Outside for this story expressed dismay at the name change.
—Jayme Moye, Outside Online, 24 Jan. 2025
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.
—Sara Lieberman, Travel + Leisure, 21 Jan. 2025
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Start between 8:30-9:15 a.m. March 15, Blue Jacket Park, 2501 General Rees Ave., Orlando, $4 per person, free for walkers ages 12 or younger who do not want credit, midfloridamilers.org, 808-342-8584, midfloridamilers.org. History Group: Presented by the University Club of Winter Park.—
Joe Rassel,
Orlando Sentinel,
5 Mar. 2025
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Drivers struck and killed more than 3,300 walkers in the United States during the first six months of 2024.—
Tanya Mohn,
Forbes,
5 Mar. 2025
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And this, after all, was Denali, a prize many climbers still sought.—
Cassidy Randall,
Forbes,
6 Mar. 2025
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The climber's best friend Megan Griffiths was appreciative of everyone's efforts to save her, BBC reported.—
Skyler Caruso,
People.com,
5 Mar. 2025
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And compared with something more pedestrian, like the Apple iMac, which uses a standard M4 processor, the difference in multicore processing performance is vast.—
PCMAG,
PCMAG,
11 Mar. 2025
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The pedestrian had been standing and walking on the outside shoulder of the eastbound lanes of Interstate 70, near the exit ramp to The Paseo, when an unknown car hit them, Gonzalez said.—
Ilana Arougheti,
Kansas City Star,
11 Mar. 2025
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“Mountaineer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mountaineer. Accessed 19 Mar. 2025.
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