cragsman
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For such work a mountaineer or a cragsman, or Winifred, is needed.'
From Aylwin by Watts-Dunton, Theodore
But now, at the present moment, he was unwilling to make essay of his prowess as a cragsman.
From Aaron Trow by Trollope, Anthony
The expert cragsman climbs to attain acrobatic efficiency, and may aim at nothing higher than inspired legs.
From Mountain Meditations and some subjects of the day and the war by Lind-af-Hageby, L. (Lizzy)
All four men were born mountaineers, good climbers, and they were led by the most expert cragsman I have seen.
From The Ascent of the Matterhorn by Whymper, Edward
Dickson's heart fell, for he did not profess to be a cragsman and had indeed a horror of precipitous places.
From Huntingtower by Buchan, John
The superman is Captain Keith Mallory, a New Zealand mountaineer, "idol of the cragsmen," hero of legendary exploits in the Cretan resistance.
From Time Magazine Archive
Neither of them doubted his own footing, and George was sure that three or four of the men who had come with Sir Robert were equally good cragsmen.
From Two Penniless Princesses by Yonge, Charlotte Mary
La Fauconnaire is, I believe, unclimbable except at one place, at least for those who are not experienced cragsmen or Alpine experts.
From Jethou or Crusoe Life in the Channel Isles by Suffling, Ernest R. (Ernest Richard)
He had heard of many cragsmen who had lost their lives in that way, and his own position was by no means the most favorable to defend himself against attack.
From Harper's Young People, November 11, 1879 An Illustrated Weekly by Various
The natives are expert cragsmen, and much of their time is occupied in collecting birds' feathers.
From Literary Tours in The Highlands and Islands of Scotland by Holmes, Daniel Turner
