mountaineering

Definition of mountaineering in English English dictionary: the sport of climbing mountains; Mountaineering is the activity of climbing the steep sides of mountains as a hobby or sport. the sport of climbing mountains. or mountain climbing Sport of attaining, or attempting to attain, high points in mountainous regions, mainly for the joy of the climb. The pleasures of mountaineering lie not only in the conquest of the peak but also in the physical and spiritual satisfactions brought about through intense personal effort, ever-increasing proficiency, and contact with natural grandeur. The greater rewards do not come without considerable risk and danger. The first great peak ascended in modern times was Mont Blanc, in 1786. Other Alpine peaks followed, capped by the ascent of the Matterhorn in 1865. By the 1910s, most peaks of the Andes, the Rockies, and other Western Hemisphere ranges had been climbed, including Mount McKinley (1913). Beginning in the 1930s a series of successful ascents of mountains in the Himalayas occurred; the summits of many of the Himalayan mountains were not reached until the 1950s, however. Of these climbs, the best known is the 1953 ascent of Mount Everest by Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay. In the 1960s mountaineering became an increasingly technical sport, emphasizing the use of specialized anchoring, tethering, and grappling gear in the ascent of vertical rock or ice faces; the activity of climbing a mountain; {i} sport of mountain climbing
mountaineer: someone who climbs mountains for sport or pleasure
mountaineer: one who travels among or climbs mountains for pleasure or exercise
mountaineer: {n} a highlander, rustic, plunderer
mountaineer: {f} climb a mountain, practice the sport of mountain climbing
mountaineer: An inhabitant of a mountain; one who lives among mountains
mountaineer: A mountaineer is a person who is skilful at climbing the steep sides of mountains. someone who climbs mountains as a sport
mountaineer: To live or act as a mountaineer; to climb mountains
mountaineer: A rude, fierce person
mountaineer: someone who lives in a mountainous area
mountaineer: someone who climbs mountains
mountaineer: climb mountains for pleasure as a sport
mountaineer: someone who climbs mountains climb mountains for pleasure as a sport
mountaineer: {i} mountain climber; one who lives in mountains