- present participle of mountaineer.
mountaineering
Example Sentences
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It is certainly true that tennis requires discipline and sacrifice, but is this country-club sport really more intense than, say, distance running, mountaineering or solo sailing?
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2026
"This is an unthinkable loss for our mountaineering community and for the nation," Fur Gelje Sherpa, the President of Nepal's mountaineering association posted on social media.
From Barron's ● Aug. 2, 2026
Purja, 43, was born in Nepal and went on to join the British Army’s special forces before embracing mountaineering as his passion and career.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 1, 2026
His mountaineering achievements earned him an MBE, a civilian honour, from Queen Elizabeth II in 2018.
From BBC ● Jul. 31, 2026
Hombein’s and Unsoeld’s ascent was—and continues to be— deservedly hailed as one of the great feats in the annals of mountaineering.
From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer
