alpinist

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"If you are only interested in the height of the peak then there are limited mountains to climb," French alpinist and veteran expedition leader Paulo Grobel told AFP.

From Barron's • Oct. 21, 2025

"He's had probably one of the most impressive last six months of climbing of anyone I can think of," veteran alpinist Clint Helander told the Anchorage Daily News in July.

From BBC • Oct. 3, 2025

Another Australian alpinist, Daniel Trevena, has been coming to the region for over 10 years.

From Reuters • Aug. 23, 2023

In 2018, he became a sponsored athlete for The North Face, which connected him with famed alpinist Conrad Anker, who became a mentor.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 15, 2022

In the 1970s, the famed Tyrolean alpinist Reinhold Messner emerged as the leading proponent of gasless climbing, declaring that he would ascend Everest “by fair means” or not at all.

From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer