mountain climbing
Americannoun
Other Word Forms
- mountain climber noun
Etymology
Origin of mountain climbing
First recorded in 1870–75
Example Sentences
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Also “associated” with bone fractures is playing the game of football, as well as hockey, basketball, gymnastics, skiing, mountain climbing and many other sports.
From Salon • Nov. 5, 2024
News of the death has hit the Kenyan mountain climbing community hard.
From BBC • May 23, 2024
In February, three members of a mountain climbing club from New York perished in an avalanche on a remote peak in the Cascade Mountains of Washington state.
From Seattle Times • Jan. 13, 2024
Instead, the researchers focused on scenarios involving recreational risks like mountain climbing, and social and career-based risks, like moving to a new place to pursue a new job opportunity, finding a reliable link.
From Science Daily • Dec. 14, 2023
“See the panel with Cleopatra, the guy mountain climbing, and the Viking ship sailing across it? That’s for 900 to 999. History and Geography.”
From "Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library" by Chris Grabenstein
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