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.
  • 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
  • Satchel is thirty-one, with a lanky climber’s build and a sleepy smile.
    — Anna Russell, The New Yorker, 13 Jan. 2022
  • Coyotes are good climbers and can scale a 6-foot fence, says Owen.
    — Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 29 Oct. 2024
  • One climber slipped and fell, and the six others were unable to arrest the fall.
    — Owen Clarke, Outside Online, 16 Aug. 2022
  • This way, the climber can shimmy up the rope without touching the rock face.
    — Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 Nov. 2022
  • One climber, Nepali climbing guide, Anup Rai, died as a result of the slide.
    — Dewan Rai, Outside Online, 28 Sep. 2022
  • The guides also took turns carrying the climber on their backs.
    — Saleen Martin, USA TODAY, 2 June 2023
  • In one corner, there is the agile climber with steak-knife-like horns.
    — Oliver Milman, WIRED, 22 Oct. 2022
  • 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
  • That fastest-climber, Raya, could be a reference to Raya and the Last Dragon.
    — Marisa Lascala, Good Housekeeping, 6 May 2022
  • The sure-footed climber has been observed hoofing up to 18 miles to get to a salt lick.
    — Dino Grandoni, Anchorage Daily News, 17 Oct. 2022
  • Take, for instance, the walkout to push-up to mountain climber.
    — SELF, 23 Mar. 2022
  • Ramblers and climber roses should be spaced 6 to 8 feet apart.
    — oregonlive, 26 Sep. 2021
  • 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
  • The unofficial rule for timing the route is that the clock starts when the first climber touches the first wall.
    — Jayme Moye, Outside Online, 24 Oct. 2024
  • 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
  • Alana was the fastest climber, jumping up more than 50 places in rank between last year and the year before.
    — Marisa Lascala, Good Housekeeping, 25 Aug. 2022
  • 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
  • In some cases, the climbers triumph; in others, they’re slapped back down.
    — Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 19 Mar. 2024
  • Dozens of climbers struggled to descend back to camp, but many remained stuck.
    — Clay Risen, New York Times, 19 Mar. 2024
  • British climber Pete Whittaker, for instance, tried to flash Freerider in 2014 but went back down on the first day due to traffic on the route.
    — George Ramsay, CNN, 17 Dec. 2024
  • But Honnold has never free climbed the route—a style that allows climbers to use ropes and climbing gear for protection but not to aid the ascent.
    — Jayme Moye, Outside Online, 9 Dec. 2024

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