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mountaineering

[moun-tn-eer-ing] / ˌmaʊn tnˈɪər ɪŋ /
NOUN
mountain climbing
Synonyms
STRONGEST
STRONG
WEAK
hill-climbing rock-climbing


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In Nepal, she traveled to Everest Base Camp to write a dispatch for the Christian Science Monitor on the country's attempts to more closely regulate the mountaineering industry.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 12, 2026

News of his miraculous survival made international headlines and sent shockwaves throughout the mountaineering community.

From BBC Jun. 10, 2026

"This is another milestone in Nepal's mountaineering history," Himal Gautam, spokesperson for Nepal's Tourism Department, told AFP.

From Barron's May 17, 2026

Members of the co-op mainly bought mountaineering equipment imported from Europe.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 15, 2026

His father is a respected climbing Sherpa who taught him the basics of mountaineering at an early age so tThe sirdar is the head Sherpa.

From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer




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