How to Use climber in a Sentence

climber

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  • Chimpanzees are excellent climbers and spend a lot of their lives in trees.
  • Camille is now its own prominence, with its own young climbers, but Phan’s still young, too.
    — Amy Drew Thompson, Orlando Sentinel, 20 June 2024
  • The climber was one of thousands of people who get lost, hurt or killed in the wilderness every year.
    — Sarah Scoles, Scientific American, 9 July 2024
  • The ranger and injured climber were brought to a flat glacier staging area and loaded onto the helicopter.
    — Kerry Breen, CBS News, 27 Apr. 2024
  • The route the climbers were on is a steep technical alpine climb on the mountain’s southeast face, officials said.
    — Phil Helsel, NBC News, 27 Apr. 2024
  • Cardio-strength workouts include pushups, Turkish get-ups, mountain climbers, burpees, air squats, and lunges.
    — Matt Fuchs, TIME, 20 June 2024
  • More great reads California climbers train for Mt. Everest from the comfort of their own beds.
    — Kevinisha Walker, Los Angeles Times, 4 May 2024
  • These non-venomous snakes are typically large, between 42 and 73 inches in length, and are expert climbers.
    — Raven Brunner, Peoplemag, 23 May 2024
  • These venomous arachnids are adept climbers and can be found in various habitats, including desert scrubland, urban areas and suburban neighborhoods.
    — Tiffany Acosta, The Arizona Republic, 18 May 2024
  • The friend then called 911 to report the climber missing.
    — Gabe Hauari, USA TODAY, 7 Sep. 2023
  • Read on for our list of the 9 best stair climbers to shop this year.
    — Talene Appleton, Men's Health, 3 Sep. 2023
  • Keep your posture on point to make the most of the mountain climber.
    — Men's Health, 13 Jan. 2023
  • There's no getting around it—many of the best stair climbers are huge.
    — Talene Appleton, Men's Health, 3 Sep. 2023
  • As a haven for rock climbers, there are hundreds of routes from both ends of the parks.
    — Rachel Chang, Travel + Leisure, 10 June 2024
  • The guides also took turns carrying the climber on their backs.
    — Saleen Martin, USA TODAY, 2 June 2023
  • If that feels a bit over the top, there are also mini trees with 17-inch climbers.
    — Christianna Silva, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 Sep. 2023
  • The sheer granite cliffs of El Capitan and Half Dome lure rock climbers from around the world.
    — Lindsay Cohn, Travel + Leisure, 4 Mar. 2023
  • The paths to the summit are becoming longer, as climbers have to go around risky cracks and fissures.
    — Somini Sengupta, New York Times, 13 Sep. 2023
  • This serves as a great backup for climbers and those who rappel.
    — Craig Caudill, Field & Stream, 12 July 2023
  • Each set comes with two belt swings, a trapeze swing, a rock climbing wall, a rope climber, a ladder, and a wave slide.
    — Lauren Wellbank, Parents, 11 July 2023
  • Thousands of climbers now test themselves on the canyon’s storied quartzite each year.
    — Julie Jag, The Salt Lake Tribune, 4 Aug. 2023
  • Dozens of climbers struggled to descend back to camp, but many remained stuck.
    — Clay Risen, New York Times, 19 Mar. 2024
  • Tony Curran stars as King James I, the target of the social climbers’ designs.
    — Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 Nov. 2023
  • Zion Adventures has had climbers as young as 5 and as old as 74 white-knuckle their way along the routes.
    — Shoshi Parks, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 Feb. 2024
  • While climbers and hikers prefer the mountain during the warmer months.
    — oregonlive, 26 July 2023
  • Famous climbers like Yvonne Chouinard and Alex Honnold once pitched their tents on the 11-acre campground.
    — Carrie Dennis, Travel + Leisure, 26 May 2024
  • The three climbers had not yet fully processed their achievement.
    — John Branch, New York Times, 1 Dec. 2023
  • Shmidt is the second climber to die on El Cajon Mountain within the last eight months.
    — Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Aug. 2023
  • From actual molds that can fit over the ear-to-ear climbers and cuffs in the shape of pins and abstract formations.
    — Kerane Marcellus, Essence, 2 Jan. 2024
  • For years, Leavitt and other climbers were deterred by the landscape.
    — Maura Fox, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Nov. 2023

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