cragsman

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"Not the hardiest cragsman, not my son himself," she said, "could venture on such a morning to guide you to—" "Whither, gracious dame?" asked Theurdank, half smiling.

From The Dove in the Eagle's Nest by Yonge, Charlotte Mary

All four men were born mountaineers, good climbers, and they were led by the most expert cragsman I have seen.

From The Ascent of the Matterhorn by Whymper, Edward

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

With this new danger menacing him, the young cragsman lay flat down on the rock, and remained motionless, while he offered up an earnest prayer to Heaven that the bird might not discover him.

From Harper's Young People, November 11, 1879 An Illustrated Weekly by Various