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Definition of Alpinism
1. Noun. Mountain climbing (not restricted to the Alps).
Definition of Alpinism
1. Noun. (context: sometimes capitalized) Mountain climbing, especially in the Alps. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Alpinism
1. mountain climbing [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Alpinism
Literary usage of Alpinism
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Directory of International and Regional Organizations Conducting Standards edited by Maureen Breitenberg (1993)
"... related to alpinism. o To encourage alpinism on an international level and to
organize meetings between alpinists. o To protect the alpine environment. ..."
2. Who's who in New England by Albert Nelson Marquis (1909)
"Congress of alpinism, Paris, 1900. One of founders Am. Alpine Club: mem. Nat.
Geog. Soc. Baptist. Lectures on subjects of Greek ..."
3. The Valley of Aosta: A Descriptive and Historical Sketch of an Alpine Valley by Felice Giovanni Ferrero (1910)
"These guides belonged to the Heroic Age of alpinism, when a new ... Now alpinism
has become a somewhat tamer and almost commonplace sport, and the guide ..."
4. Around the World by Angelo Heilprin (1894)
"THE DANGERS OF alpinism. ... takes up the defense of alpinism against the charge
that it is an unnecessary and all but useless exposure of body to accident, ..."
5. Appalachia by Appalachian Mountain Club (1908)
"Tenacious it was, and rash it might seem when one considers that he lacked
experience in alpinism and had no guides nor experienced companion. ..."
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