mountaineer
noun
moun·tain·eer
ˌmau̇n-tə-ˈnir 
1
: a native or inhabitant of a mountainous region
2
: a person who climbs mountains for sport
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The ordeal has forced mountaineers and guides to revisit the ethics—or lack thereof—that climbers follow on the world’s highest peak, and to ask themselves how far climbers should go to improve their changes of actually reaching the top, and who belongs on the peak.
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Frederick Dreier, Outside Online, 31 Mar. 2025
In the parlance of mountaineers, those are natural events over which climbers have no control, such as rockfall, that can cost them their lives.
—John Meyer, Denver Post, 25 Mar. 2025
The next day is a real highlight, a hike guided by an expert local mountaineer passing through several traditional Berber villages, with a classic feast-style lunch at the highest one.
—Larry Olmsted, Forbes, 25 Mar. 2025
Permit fees, along with other spending by international mountaineers, are important contributors to Nepal’s economy, according to Reuters.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 30 Jan. 2025
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Frederick Dreier, Outside Online, 31 Mar. 2025
In the parlance of mountaineers, those are natural events over which climbers have no control, such as rockfall, that can cost them their lives.
—John Meyer, Denver Post, 25 Mar. 2025
The next day is a real highlight, a hike guided by an expert local mountaineer passing through several traditional Berber villages, with a classic feast-style lunch at the highest one.
—Larry Olmsted, Forbes, 25 Mar. 2025
Permit fees, along with other spending by international mountaineers, are important contributors to Nepal’s economy, according to Reuters.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 30 Jan. 2025
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“Mountaineer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mountaineer. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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mountaineer
noun
moun·tain·eer
ˌmau̇nt-ᵊn-ˈi(ə)r
1
: a person who lives in the mountains
2
: a mountain climber
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