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mountaineering

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moun·tain·eer·ing  (mountn-rng)
n.
The climbing of mountains for sport, usually incorporating the skills of rock climbing and climbing on ice.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.mountaineeringmountaineering - the activity of climbing a mountain
mount, climb - the act of climbing something; "it was a difficult climb to the top"
Alpinism - mountain climbing (not restricted to the Alps)
abseil, rappel - (mountaineering) a descent of a vertical cliff or wall made by using a doubled rope that is fixed to a higher point and wrapped around the body
aerodontalgia - pain in the teeth that results from a change in air pressure (as in flying or mountain climbing)
Translations
mountaineering [ˌmaʊntɪˈnɪərɪŋ]
A. Nalpinismo m, andinismo m (LAm)
B. CPDmontañero, alpinista

mountaineering [ˌmaʊntɪˈnɪərɪŋ] nalpinisme m
to go mountaineering → faire de l'alpinisme
I go mountaineering → Je fais de l'alpinisme.
mountain goat nchèvre f de montagne
as sure-footed as a mountain goat → agile comme un chamois

mountaineering
nBergsteigen nt
attrBergsteiger-; mountaineering expeditionBergpartie f; mountaineering schoolBergsteigerschule f; mountaineering skillbergsteigerisches Können; learn mountaineering skills with …erlernen Sie das Bergsteigen mit …; in mountaineering circlesunter Bergsteigern

mountaineering [ˌmaʊntɪˈnɪərɪŋ] nalpinismo
to go mountaineering → fare dell'alpinismo
mountaineering [ˌmaʊntɪˈnɪərɪŋ] nalpinismo
to go mountaineering → fare dell'alpinismo

mountaineering تسلق الجبال horolezectví bjergbestigning Bergsteigen ορειβασία alpinismo vuorikiipeily alpinisme planinarenje alpinismo 登山 등산 bergsport fjellklatring alpinistyka alpinismo альпинизм bergsbestigning การไต่เขา dağcılık trò leo núi 登山


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The sensation reminded me of my only experience of mountaineering, and from that I judged the air to be more rarefied than it is now.
So the two assumed complete mountaineering costumes and departed.
Her own inclination (after a month with the Paris dressmakers) was for mountaineering in July and swimming in August.
 
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