cragsman

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The expert cragsman climbs to attain acrobatic efficiency, and may aim at nothing higher than inspired legs.

From Mountain Meditations and some subjects of the day and the war by Lind-af-Hageby, L. (Lizzy)

He would go out on all-day excursions, enjoying the thrills of clambering up to what appeared to be inaccessible ledges, until eventually he became an expert cragsman.

From The Life of George Borrow by Jenkins, Herbert George

A boyhood spent on the cliffs at Kirkcaple had made me a bold cragsman, and the porphyry of the Rooirand clearly gave excellent holds.

From Prester John by Buchan, John

But now, at the present moment, he was unwilling to make essay of his prowess as a cragsman.

From Aaron Trow by Trollope, Anthony

Once on the summit the successful cragsman can have any wish he may pine for.

From Climbing in The British Isles, Vol. II Wales and Ireland by Hart, H. C.