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mountain climbing

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noun

mountaineering.

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mountaineering, alpinism, bouldering, scaling

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Origin of mountain climbing

First recorded in 1870–75

Related formsmountain climber, noun

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019

Examples from the Web for mountain climbing

But 60 Minutes reported that he actually visited the village of Korphe a year after the mountain-climbing excursion.
Another Memoir Meltdown|Howard Kurtz|April 18, 2011|DAILY BEAST
Mountain-climbing was the most interesting pursuit in the world; he would begin tomorrow and exhaust the Alps.
Jerry Junior|Jean Webster
Tobogganing and ski-ing, like mountain-climbing (as a pleasure), have been introduced to Switzerland by visitors.
Switzerland|Frank Fox
"I should say so," laughed Alaric, who had learned a great deal about mountain-climbing in Switzerland.
Rick Dale, A Story of the Northwest Coast|Kirk Munroe

He goes off to Norway, fishing; to the Engadine, mountain-climbing; to this horrid war, risking his precious life.
The Mistress of Shenstone|Florence L. Barclay
She is going to make me the very latest thing in mountain-climbing suits, and she gets all her fashions straight from New York.
The Motor Maids at Sunrise Camp|Katherine Stokes