Examples from literature

• But if you climb mountains – if you’re a mountaineer – many people will say you’re taking part in a sport. 
• By triggering these smaller avalanches, the resorts are able to prevent the snow from building up and becoming a danger to skiers and mountaineers. 
• Maybe that’s because mountaineers compete – in other words, they try to do better than other climbers. 
• Our guide was a very experienced mountaineer and showed us a lot of interesting things as we hiked. 
• Some mountaineers used to wear avalanche cords – 15-meter-long red-colored lines that dragged behind them. 
• When his job took him to New Mexico, he joined the local mountain rescue team, gaining valuable training from more experienced mountaineers.