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Mountaineer

An inhabitant of a mountain; one who lives among mountains.

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Adventurer 76% connected

One who adventures; as, the merchant adventurers; one who seeks his fortune in new and hazardous or perilous enterprises.

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Ascend 76% connected

To move upward; to mount; to go up; to rise; -- opposed to descend.

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Climb 76% connected

To ascend or mount laboriously, esp. by use of the hands and feet.

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Climber 76% connected

One who, or that which, climbs

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Mount 76% connected

A mass of earth, or earth and rock, rising considerably above the common surface of the surrounding land; a mountain; a high hill; -- used always ins…

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Venturer 76% connected

One who ventures, or puts to hazard; an adventurer.

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Alpinist 76% connected

A climber of the Alps.

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