mountain climbing
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3.2
- noun
- /ˈmaʊntən ˈklaɪmɪŋ/
:
escalada en montaña
- Mountain climbing requires proper safety gear to protect climbers from potential dangers.
- go mountain climbing
- mountain climbing gear
- mountain climbing expedition
So wrestling, mountain climbing, those are sports that, you know, I mean, have a little bit of a bent of like, I'm going to show you that I'm not helpless, right?
- So wrestling, mountain climbing, those are sports that, you know, I mean, have a little bit of a bent of like, I'm going to show you that I'm not helpless, right?
- I thought that this was impossible and today's rock climbing goat, Yanya Garmbret does stuff on the wall much like a mountain climbing goat.
- You know, they got what, Japanese, Sri Lankan, Some dude said he's Sri Lankan and I'm like mountain climbing, repelling.
- But you have to be mountain climbing qualified, scuba qualified, you know, airborne qualified guns and, and everything else.
- Skydiving, mountain climbing, snowmobiling, backpacking, bungee jumping, duck hunting, shooting someone in the asshole with a dart gun off.
Examples
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I decided to go mountain climbing to help my spirits.
Fiction book (2002) -
Herbert is mountain climbing with Pauline, and they are roped together for safety.
Academic text (2001) -
Well, maybe you should look into mountain climbing.
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But I do know about mountain climbing.
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Do you know anything about mountain climbing?
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I was never interested in sports, but I did a lot of swimming, hiking, and later, mountain climbing.
Academic text (1991) -
Recognized extreme sports include mountain climbing, white-water rafting, and skydiving.
Academic text (1999) -
The various exercises included jumping in place, squats, lunges, push-ups, planking, tuck jumps, burpees, and mountain climbing.
Blog text (3) -
The TAS contains 10 items that reflect participation in high-risk sports such as surfing, snow skiing, water skiing, mountain climbing, scuba diving, and parachuting, among others.
Academic text (2007) -
Mountain climbing is a thrilling activity that challenges both your physical strength and mental endurance.
Synonyms
7
4.7
Climbing mountains for sport or adventure
4
2.0
Rising to a higher level, for example a mountain or the temperature
1
9.3
A sport that involves climbing very high mountains, often by hard routes
How Difficult
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'the sport or activity of climbing mountains' is directly and transparently derived from the constituents 'mountain' (a high landform) and 'climbing' (the act of moving upward). This noun + gerund composition follows standard English compounding and is cross-linguistically common, so a B1 learner who knows both words will readily infer the MWE meaning.
Etymology
Mountain climbing comes from the simple image of people using ropes, boots, and other gear to go up a tall mountain by climbing to the top. That's why the phrase now means the 'sport' or 'activity' of going up mountains.