Synonyms for mountaineering

Grammar : Noun

Spell : moun-tn-eer-ing

Phonetic Transcription : ˌmaʊn tnˈɪər ɪŋ

Définition of mountaineering

Origin : c.1600, "dweller in mountains," from mountain + -eer. Verb meaning "to be a mountain-climber" is from 1803.

noun mountain climbing

Example sentences :

Just then Jean's horse, weary and unused to mountaineering, stumbled.
Extract from : « Two Penniless Princesses » by Charlotte M. Yonge

I was in Switzerland two years ago, and am quite accustomed to mountaineering.
Extract from : « Rivers of Ice » by R.M. Ballantyne

Professor McClure's barometer had a notable history in mountaineering.
Extract from : « Mount Rainier » by Various

In mountaineering, all the party share the pleasures and the dangers.
Extract from : « True Tales of Mountain Adventures » by Mrs. Aubrey Le Blond

None of these gentlemen had any experience of mountaineering.
Extract from : « True Tales of Mountain Adventures » by Mrs. Aubrey Le Blond

We dwelt for some time upon the difficulties and dangers of mountaineering.
Extract from : « Post-Impressions » by Simeon Strunsky

It is always a hard climb for those unaccustomed to mountaineering.
Extract from : « The Romance of the Colorado River » by Frederick S. Dellenbaugh

But Father says that mountaineering is not suited to our ages.
Extract from : « A Young Girl's Diary » by An Anonymous Young Girl

The author felt that he had lost his taste for mountaineering.
Extract from : « Kildares of Storm » by Eleanor Mercein Kelly

In about a quarter of an hour the game of mountaineering was in full swing.
Extract from : « Just William » by Richmal Crompton

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