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alpinist

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al·pin·ism also Al·pin·ism  (lp-nzm)
n.
Mountain climbing, especially in the Alps.
alpin·ist n.
alpinist
Noun
a mountain climber
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Noun1.alpinistalpinist - a mountain climber who specializes in difficult climbs
mountain climber, mountaineer - someone who climbs mountains
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Along the way he became respected as a professional alpinist and became only the fourth person to scale the highest peaks on all seven continents.
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Of course, the former alpinists continue to work without any scaffolding, even in winter, working stoically in the biting frost.
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The latest expression of architectural Calvinism, prevalent in Holland at the moment, is to be found at its most exquisite in Koen van Velsen's house for an alpinist in the eastern docklands of Amsterdam.
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