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mountaineers

  • plural
    of mountaineer.
    mountaineer
    noun
    an inhabitant of a mountainous district.
  • present tense form
    of mountaineer (3rd person singular).
    mountaineer
    noun
    an inhabitant of a mountainous district.

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DNA analysis later confirmed them to be those of two mountaineers who went missing 34 years ago near the Weissmies mountain, police said.

From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026

Shock and grief have hit members of the alpine climbing community with the President of Nepal's National Mountain Guide Association Tul Singh Gurung saying they had "lost a generation of accomplished mountaineers".

From Barron's ● Aug. 5, 2026

The climb was one of the last of the season, meaning that there were few other mountaineers on the peak.

From Barron's ● Jun. 4, 2026

Veteran mountaineers and Everest novices were among those who reached the summit in the last week, and many of them also set new benchmarks with their climbs.

From BBC ● May 22, 2026

Previously, Everest had by and large been the province of elite mountaineers.

From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer