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alpinist
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alpinist
a mountaineer who climbs in medium-sized glaciated mountain areas such as the Alps


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As mountaineers struggled to come to terms with women, nature, and society, they developed a ritualistic approach to the sport of alpinism, as well as a convention for describing the sublime heights of the mountains.
The region affords unique climatic opportunities for recreation, rehabilitation, hunting, alpinism, mountain-skiing and skating.
I decided I wanted to speak French and I really wanted to go to Chamonix because I was very into skiing and climbing, and Chamonix in France is the birthplace of modern alpinism and the heart of extreme skiing before it was big here," he said.
 
 
 
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