How to Use mountaineering in a Sentence

mountaineering

noun
  • When will the ski mountaineering events take place?
    — Stephen J. Beard, USA Today, 19 Feb. 2026
  • Howitt has assumed this role in the mountaineering realm for nearly two decades.
    — Nick Heil, Outside Online, 12 July 2018
  • In ski mountaineering, competitors race through a course by ski and on foot.
    — Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 2 Feb. 2026
  • No, a man walking by said, there are people who climb to make mountaineering films.
    — John Meyer, The Denver Post, 28 May 2024
  • The sport, also known as skinning or ski mountaineering, has been around for awhile.
    — Los Angeles Times, 17 Dec. 2020
  • On the athletes' feet will be brown suede mountaineering boots with red laces for the outdoor opening.
    — USA TODAY, 22 Jan. 2018
  • Within her first two decades of life, Darke had already carved out her place in the mountaineering world.
    — Mélissa Godin, Time, 28 Feb. 2020
  • This is ski mountaineering — or skimo — the newest Olympic event.
    — Sean Nevin, NBC news, 19 Feb. 2026
  • This is ski mountaineering — or skimo — the newest Olympic event.
    — Evan Bush, NBC news, 15 Feb. 2026
  • In the winter, it should be considered a mountaineering trip.
    — Brenton Blanchet, Peoplemag, 11 Sep. 2023
  • In all of your years of mountaineering, were any groups training to sneak into other countries?
    — Nate Erickson, Esquire, 13 Mar. 2018
  • To push the envelope of what’s possible in ski mountaineering, the stars have to align.
    — Jake Stern, Outside Online, 24 Oct. 2024
  • The first ski mountaineering race was held in Italy in 1933, about four hours west of here.
    — Zak Keefer, New York Times, 19 Feb. 2026
  • The rugged Welsh peak is described as a mix between hiking and mountaineering.
    — Skyler Caruso, People.com, 5 Mar. 2025
  • In the new Olympic sport of ski mountaineering, Harrop is the current star.
    — Denny Alfonso, New York Times, 2 Feb. 2026
  • Why is ski mountaineering is being added to an Italian Olympics?
    — New York Times, 19 Feb. 2022
  • My Helly Hansen Odin mountaineering pants tell their own story.
    — Kevin Sintumuang, Outside, 11 Nov. 2025
  • Velebit is the symbol of Croatian mountaineering and trekking here is zen.
    — Alex Crevar, WSJ, 24 Apr. 2018
  • In his ski mountaineering debut, Cam Smith was the biggest goober on the course.
    — Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 1 Feb. 2026
  • Walking the half-mile path down to the edge of the lagoon from the park’s small mountaineering lodge is an exhausting task.
    — Mark Johanson, chicagotribune.com, 6 June 2019
  • Much as with mountaineering, the key is to find the right pace and just keep going—and we've been focused precisely on that.
    — Gemma A. Williams, Forbes, 12 Mar. 2025
  • The new must-watch sport of ski mountaineering (skimo) finished with the mixed relay, which was won by France.
    — Los Angeles Times, 22 Feb. 2026
  • The news prompted a flood of criticism, much of it focused on ethics and mountaineering culture.
    — Alex Hutchinson, Outside, 15 Sep. 2025
  • The roots of competitive ski mountaineering sprang from the Alps.
    — John Meyer, Denver Post, 16 Feb. 2026
  • Along with all the usual winter mountaineering equipment, Riza also had a pair of skis.
    — Jack Dolan, Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2023
  • Park mountaineering rangers plan to continue aerial searches for signs of the climbers over the next few months, the statement said.
    — Becky Bohrer, Anchorage Daily News, 11 May 2023
  • There are plenty of lighter-weight boots for mountaineering, but none that are designed to also scale steep, frozen waterfalls.
    — The Editors, Outside Online, 27 Mar. 2021
  • The Army used those mountains to train troops in alpine and nordic skiing, winter survival, and mountaineering.
    — Outside Online, 4 Oct. 2022
  • Zermatt, an idyllic, car-free town in the Swiss Alps, is known for skiing and mountaineering.
    — Lauren David, Travel + Leisure, 29 May 2026
  • Like the Freshette, the SheWee would work well while mountaineering and takes up a little less room.
    — Anna Callaghan, Outside Online, 6 June 2018

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