How to Use climber in a Sentence
climber
noun- Chimpanzees are excellent climbers and spend a lot of their lives in trees.
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The friend then called 911 to report the climber missing.
— Gabe Hauari, USA TODAY, 7 Sep. 2023 -
Read on for our list of the 9 best stair climbers to shop this year.
— Talene Appleton, Men's Health, 3 Sep. 2023 -
Keep your posture on point to make the most of the mountain climber.
— Men's Health, 13 Jan. 2023 -
There's no getting around it—many of the best stair climbers are huge.
— Talene Appleton, Men's Health, 3 Sep. 2023 -
As a haven for rock climbers, there are hundreds of routes from both ends of the parks.
— Rachel Chang, Travel + Leisure, 10 June 2024 -
One climber slipped and fell, and the six others were unable to arrest the fall.
— Owen Clarke, Outside Online, 16 Aug. 2022 -
This way, the climber can shimmy up the rope without touching the rock face.
— Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 Nov. 2022 -
One climber, Nepali climbing guide, Anup Rai, died as a result of the slide.
— Dewan Rai, Outside Online, 28 Sep. 2022 -
The guides also took turns carrying the climber on their backs.
— Saleen Martin, USA TODAY, 2 June 2023 -
In one corner, there is the agile climber with steak-knife-like horns.
— Oliver Milman, WIRED, 22 Oct. 2022 -
If that feels a bit over the top, there are also mini trees with 17-inch climbers.
— Christianna Silva, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 Sep. 2023 -
The sheer granite cliffs of El Capitan and Half Dome lure rock climbers from around the world.
— Lindsay Cohn, Travel + Leisure, 4 Mar. 2023 -
The sure-footed climber has been observed hoofing up to 18 miles to get to a salt lick.
— Dino Grandoni, Anchorage Daily News, 17 Oct. 2022 -
The paths to the summit are becoming longer, as climbers have to go around risky cracks and fissures.
— Somini Sengupta, New York Times, 13 Sep. 2023 -
This serves as a great backup for climbers and those who rappel.
— Craig Caudill, Field & Stream, 12 July 2023 -
The unofficial rule for timing the route is that the clock starts when the first climber touches the first wall.
— Jayme Moye, Outside Online, 24 Oct. 2024 -
Camille is now its own prominence, with its own young climbers, but Phan’s still young, too.
— Amy Drew Thompson, Orlando Sentinel, 20 June 2024 -
Alana was the fastest climber, jumping up more than 50 places in rank between last year and the year before.
— Marisa Lascala, Good Housekeeping, 25 Aug. 2022 -
Each set comes with two belt swings, a trapeze swing, a rock climbing wall, a rope climber, a ladder, and a wave slide.
— Lauren Wellbank, Parents, 11 July 2023 -
Thousands of climbers now test themselves on the canyon’s storied quartzite each year.
— Julie Jag, The Salt Lake Tribune, 4 Aug. 2023 -
In some cases, the climbers triumph; in others, they’re slapped back down.
— Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 19 Mar. 2024 -
Dozens of climbers struggled to descend back to camp, but many remained stuck.
— Clay Risen, New York Times, 19 Mar. 2024 -
Tony Curran stars as King James I, the target of the social climbers’ designs.
— Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 Nov. 2023 -
The relationship between rock climbers and the cliff-dwelling birds could have been a fraught one.
— Lisa M. Krieger, The Mercury News, 31 July 2024 -
The climber was one of thousands of people who get lost, hurt or killed in the wilderness every year.
— Sarah Scoles, Scientific American, 9 July 2024 -
Zion Adventures has had climbers as young as 5 and as old as 74 white-knuckle their way along the routes.
— Shoshi Parks, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 Feb. 2024 -
In that time, it’s won over new climbers and long-time trad and multipitch fans alike.
— Sara Coughlin, SELF, 22 July 2024 -
While climbers and hikers prefer the mountain during the warmer months.
— oregonlive, 26 July 2023 -
Their ability to confront fear and push through adversity is what sets them apart as two of the greatest climbers of their generation.
— Tony Bradley, Forbes, 17 Oct. 2024
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