n. [ OF. montanier, LL. montanarius. See Mountain. ]
No savage fierce, bandit, or mountaineer. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. i. To live or act as a mountaineer; to climb mountains. [ 1913 Webster ]
You can't go mountaineering in a flat country. H. James. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. Climbing mountains as a sport. [ PJC ]