alpinist

1. not comparableOf or pertaining to alpinism.

   The group of Warsaw cavers climbed out of several caves in Poland and of Sistema Cheve using alpinist techniques.

   1997, "From the editors," Jaskinie - The Caves (Bulletin of the Caving Commission of Polish Mountaineering Association), no. 7

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   The crowns of taller individuals could only be studied from neighbouring trees (climbed using spikes or alpinist ropes).

   2001, F. J. Sterck, F. Bongers, “Crown development in tropic rain forest trees,”, in Journal of Ecology, volume 89, number 1, page 3

2. not comparablehobbiesPertaining to alpine skiing or downhill skiing.

plural alpinists

1. capitalizedsometimesA mountain climber, especially in the European Alps or in ranges of similar ruggedness and elevation.

   A cross in the sky could have appeared. . . . The famous Alpinist Edward Whymper saw a similar effect on the Matterhorn.

   2000, Oliver Nicholson, “Constantine's Vision of the Cross,”, in Vigiliae Christianae, volume 54, number 3, page 311

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   The Swiss geologist and alpinist, Horace Bénédict de Saussure, the first to make the ascent of Mont Blanc (Aug. 3, 1787), is to have erected in his honor a statue in the village of Chamounix.

   1885, “Notes and News,”, in Science, volume 5, number 124, page 512

2. capitalizedsometimeshobbiesA downhill skier who practises the sport on high mountains.
3. hobbiesSynonym of alpine skier.

   Synonyms: alpine skier