mountain climbing

noun

1. mountaineering.

Other Words From

• mountain climber noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of mountain climbing¹

First recorded in 1870–75

Example Sentences

But 60 Minutes reported that he actually visited the village of Korphe a year after the mountain-climbing excursion.

From The Daily Beast

In mountain climbing, however, the almost insuperable difficulty is the weight of the apparatus supplying the oxygen.

From Project Gutenberg

There were sports like swimming, mountain climbing, and skiing.

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If ever there were young women fitted up in the proper styles for mountain climbing they were.

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We did not know that our worst mountain climbing lay beyond the summit of the Rockies, over the rugged Western ranges.

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Named for the Oregon mountain climbing club whose main camp was pitched there in 1905.

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Related Words

• mountaineering
• rock climbing