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They took climbing courses from the Mountaineers Club of Seattle.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026

Whittaker remained connected to the climbing community throughout his life, spending decades in leadership and service with The Mountaineers, an alpine club in Washington founded in 1906.

From BBC • Apr. 8, 2026

Mountaineers say they sometimes get overcome by what's known as summit fever - the desire to reach the top - even if they have concerns about their climb.

From BBC • Feb. 28, 2026

As a senior, he led the Mountaineers to Georgia’s Class 3A quarterfinals for the first time as their starting quarterback.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 1, 2024

Between 1765 and 1802 he wrote as many as forty-three operas, after-pieces and pantomimes, of which the best were The Maid of the Mill, Rosamond, Inkle and Yarico, The Battle of Hexham, The Mountaineers.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 6 "Armour Plates" to "Arundel, Earls of" by Various