mountaineering

[ moun-tn-eer-ing ]

noun

1. the sport of climbing mountains.

Word History and Origins

Origin of mountaineering¹

First recorded in 1795–1805; mountaineer + -ing ¹

Example Sentences

"I quit university and my degree to pursue a career in mountaineering and sacrificed friendships, regular teenage life and more, but it was all worth it," the 23-year-old Londoner explained.

From BBC

A foot believed to belong to a British climber who went missing 100 years ago has been found on Mount Everest, in a discovery that may solve one of mountaineering's biggest mysteries.

From BBC

Ms Manners has described her ambition to inspire women to pursue an interest in alpinism and pursue mountaineering as a hobby.

From BBC

Henry Zurkow was an honors student at the University of Colorado in Boulder, a mecca for two of his passions, mountaineering and snowboarding.

From Los Angeles Times

There, National Park Service mountaineering patrol rangers had been treating two climbers from another expedition for frostbite.

From Seattle Times

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