mountain climber

Synonyms:

mountaineer

Examples:

Sir Edmund Percival Hillary

New Zealand mountaineer who in 1953 first attained the summit of Mount Everest with his Sherpa guide Tenzing Norgay (born in 1919)

Tenzing Norgay

Sherpa mountaineer guide who with Sir Edmund Hillary was one of the first to attain the summit of Mount Everest (1914-1986)

Types:

alpinist

a mountain climber who specializes in difficult climbs

Type of:

adventurer, venturer

a person who enjoys taking risks

climber

someone who climbs as a sport; especially someone who climbs mountains