noun
the activity of climbing a mountain
• Syn: ↑mountaineering
• Derivationally related forms: ↑mountaineer (for: ↑mountaineering)
• Members of this Topic: ↑rappel, ↑abseil, ↑aerodontalgia
• Hyponyms: ↑Alpinism
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mountaineering.
[1870-75]
Useful english dictionary. 2012.