mountaineering

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"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

He was active in Boy Scouts and as a teenager joined a mountaineering club that sponsored climbs on the nearby Olympic and Cascade ranges.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026

The peak requires hiking and mountaineering skills, it's also difficult to navigate, especially in poor weather.

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

During my thirty-four-year tenure as a climber, I’d found that the most rewarding aspects of mountaineering derive from the sport’s emphasis on self-reliance, on making critical decisions and dealing with the consequences, on personal responsibility.

From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer