mountaineeringnoun [ U ]
uk/ˌmaʊn.tɪˈnɪə.rɪŋ/us/ˌmaʊn.tənˈɪr.ɪŋ/the sport or activity of climbing mountains
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Mountaineering & rock climbing
- abseil
- bag
- base camp
- bivouac
- bivvy
- bivvy sack
- climb
- climbing
- crampon
- foothold
- footing
- free running
- hold
- mountainboarding
- mountaineer
- Munro-bagging
- rappel
- Sherpa
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Examples from literature
- He got a job in a mountaineering store, and he continued to ski and climb, conquering over 30 of Colorado’s 54 “fourteeners” alone and in winter.