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alpinist

[al-puh-nist] / ˈæl pə nɪst /
NOUN
mountain climber
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NOUN
mountaineer
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"If you are only interested in the height of the peak then there are limited mountains to climb," French alpinist and veteran expedition leader Paulo Grobel told AFP.

From Barron's • Oct. 21, 2025

Billy Pierson, an experienced alpinist, was in California getting in shape for an upcoming trip to Nepal, according to a comment his brother, Steve Pierson, left on Facebook.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 22, 2025

Ms Manners is an alpinist, a mountain climber who specialises in difficult climbs, and now lives in Chamonix, France.

From BBC • Oct. 6, 2024

Australian alpinist May Cooper called the conditions "terrifying."

From Reuters • Aug. 23, 2023

Stump, an alpinist of world renown who died on Denali in 1992, had just completed a difficult new route on a nearby peak, the Mooses Tooth.

From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer