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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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“Everest: The Other Side,” from filmmakers Jimmy Chin and Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi, follows mountaineers Hilaree Nelson and Jim Morrison as they prepare to climb Everest’s north face and attempt an unprecedented ski descent.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 2026

Some credit Purja for bringing Pakistan onto the radar of mountaineers through his feat of scaling the 14 peaks in just over six months, which was documented in a Netflix film.

From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2026

Pakistan rescue teams resumed a high-altitude search on Saturday for seven climbers missing after a powerful avalanche on one of the world's highest peaks, with the remains of three mountaineers recovered.

From Barron's ● Aug. 1, 2026

Renowned climber Nirmal Purja and nine other mountaineers died in an avalanche while scaling a mountain in Pakistan on Thursday, Purja’s expedition company said Saturday.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 1, 2026

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

From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer