Definition of "alpinism" []

• Mountain climbing, especially in the Alps. (noun)

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• "Mercurial French author Rene Daumal defined "alpinism" as "the art of climbing mountains.""
• "Until august 20, the brazilian artists Gabriel and Tiago Primo will be living like this, in a house mounted on an alpinism wall outside a bulding, right in the center of Rio de Janeiro."
• "Chamonix, France; Courmayeur, Italy; Talkeetna, Alaska have museums that chart the history and evolution of alpinism."