(1) The three climbers – Ueli Steck from Switzerland, Italy's Simone Moro and British alpinist Jon Griffith – had been moving without ropes more than 7,000m (23,000ft) up the mountain's Lhotse face, which leads to the South Col, acclimatising for a later attempt on a new route.
(2) Blood was sampled at rest and after exposure to submaximal workload on the treadmill on three occasions: before and after 6 months physical conditioning (moderate physical activity), and after 6 weeks of an alpinistic expedition (strenuous physical activity).
(3) Between 1983 and 1984, 9 of 14 alpinists (6 male, 3 female) were subjected to the study at high altitude, that is, at Mt.
(4) (3) A female alpinist was discovered at the very end of the glacier after 29 years; it was concluded that the accident must have happened in the accumulation area.
(5) The variability in sensitivity to acute mountain sickness among individuals is a phenomenon well known to physicians and high altitude alpinists.
(6) Griffith said that without the bravery of half a dozen other climbers at Camp 2, he and his two partners – the Swiss alpinist Ueli Steck and the Italian Simone Moro – would have been killed in the incident on Saturday.
(7) The purpose of this study is to record continuously electrocardiograms of alpinists during different activities practiced in mountaineering, compare heart rate and QT interval at high altitude with those at sea level, and compare alpinists with nonalpinists.
(8) Keen believes there has been a shift from "solo Alpinists" to a system designed to underpin consistent success.
(9) Forty-two alpinists with a home residence of 800 to 1000 m served as control.
(10) The valuation of practicing alpine sport for diabetics has to be performed individually and depends always not only on the type of the alpinistic burden (kind and volume of the project) but also on the individual situation of metabolism and the according therapy.
(11) Readings of peak-expiratory flow rate (PEFR) in twelve healthy alpinists at sea level (Lima) and at 3800 m (Yanganugo) show a significant slight fall with altitude (p less than 0.05).
(12) Matt Helliger, alpinist and mountain guide, is Patagonia's alpine ambassador ( patagonia.com ) • Exodus ( exodus.co.uk ) offers an eight-day trek, including climbing Mont Blanc, from £1,999 including flights, accommodation and most meals Manaslu, Nepal, Edurne Pasaban Edurne Pasaban Over the years I have been on many expeditions to the Himalayas, and, having climbed the 14 eight-thousanders, I have been able to do a lot of trekking through different areas of these mountains.
(13) The circadian rhythm of the heart rate disappeared at extremely high altitude in several alpinists.
(14) Maximal oxygen uptake with extremely low piO2 decreases in high-trained Alpinists less than the working capacity which under conditions of extremely low piO2, is, mainly, limited by decreased potentiality to utilize oxygen by cardiac and skeletal muscles because of paO2 and pvO2 fall below critical values.
(15) A group of 12 amateur alpinists have been tested for mental performance at 4560 m and two months later at sea level.
(16) For Keen, who coached Chris Boardman to gold in 1992, it has changed the nature of British sport: "My career in sport, pre-lottery, was that of a classic Alpinist.
(17) Analysis was attempted on 14 alpinists (9 male, 5 female, ages 26-45) to determine changes in heart rate and QT interval using continuous ambulatory electrocardiograms recorded at sea level and high altitude.
(18) in contrast to the situation at high altitude, at medium height tourists from lowlands are not at higher risk of AMS than other alpinists.
(19) A group of 138 male alpinists has been explored before their departure to a high altitude expedition using an hypoxic gas mixture (equivalent altitude = 4.800 m), at rest and at exercise (5 minutes at 50 p. 100 maximal O2 consumption).
(20) In the years 1960-1985 psychiatric and psychological research was conducted among a group of 80 Polish alpinists.
Climber
Definition:
(n.) One who, or that which, climbs
(n.) A plant that climbs.
(n.) A bird that climbs, as a woodpecker or a parrot.
(v. i.) To climb; to mount with effort; to clamber.
Example Sentences:
(1) At least 300 foreign climbers and hundreds more Sherpas had been on the mountain, or close to it, when the disaster struck.
(2) His greatest passion on the trek up, apart from finding a 3G signal and playing rap music from a speaker on the back of his pack, was playing Tigers and Goats, a local version of chess, taking on all-comers – climbers, Sherpas, trekkers, random elderly porters passing through the lodges.
(3) Mountaineering officials say nine Nepalese guides have reached the peak of Mount Everest , becoming the first climbers in two years to conquer the world’s highest mountain following two years of disasters.
(4) In animals identified as "non-climbers" using the screening dose of apomorphine, only L-dopa induced a marked climbing response.
(5) Every year about 600 climbers come to Nepal hoping to reach the summit, creating a multimillion-pound industry and bringing problems of overcrowding.
(6) It feels like most people who are climbing Everest are having a film crew follow them.” Sherpa review – peril in the shadow of Everest Read more Since April’s earthquake, the Nepalese government have limited access to permits to experienced climbers, hoping that will address concerns about safety and overcrowding.
(7) Ang Tshering, who headed a government committee to review mountain tourism in Nepal, said the government plans to more strictly monitor climbers to make sure they bring down all their climbing gear, food wrappings and oxygen cylinders.
(8) Hiroki Ogawa, 31, from Japan, and Nicole Sutton, 29, from New Zealand, were part of a group of climbers who reached the summit of Mount Taranaki on Saturday before encountering bad weather on the descent, police said.
(9) Seven climbers (elite climbers, AE) had previously ascended to 8,000 m or more above sea level, and 9 (A) had never achieved such extreme altitude.
(10) All right, Lego, maybe it's not your job to dictate culture and produce female mountain climbers.
(11) This can be a good move,” Ang Tshering said, pointing out that China did not allow climbers below 16 years of age or older than 75 to climb Everest from the northern side.
(12) The three climbers – Ueli Steck from Switzerland, Italy's Simone Moro and British alpinist Jon Griffith – had been moving without ropes more than 7,000m (23,000ft) up the mountain's Lhotse face, which leads to the South Col, acclimatising for a later attempt on a new route.
(13) 466 Climbers, mostly recreational: 47 at 2850 m, 128 at 3050 m, 82 at 3650, and 209 at 4559 m.
(14) More than half of the injured climbers had been treated by a physician for their injury.
(15) Nearly 4,000 climbers have reached the top of Everest since the pioneering May 1953 climb, while 240 have lost their lives on its slopes.
(16) Officials said 12 bodies had so far been recovered and ferried to base camp, while a further three injured climbers were being taken to Kathmandu.
(17) An additional eye of one of these climbers had a central retinal vein occlusion with vitreous hemorrhage, which reduced visual acuity to counting fingers.
(18) Romanian climber Alex Gavan, who was in the base camp and survived by running from his tent, posted a desperate appeal on Twitter on Saturday.
(19) It was the most deadly accident on any major mountain for several years, and the fact that it hit Sherpa climbers, not westerners, was not a coincidence.
(20) The National Park Service rescued 27% of the climbers.