Noun
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an iron spike attached to the shoe to prevent slipping on ice when walking or climbing
- climbing iron -
someone who climbs as a sport
especially someone who climbs mountains
"the lead climber looked strong still but his partner often slumped in his ropes"
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someone who ascends on foot
"a solitary mounter of the staircase"
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someone seeking social prominence by obsequious behavior
- social climber -
a vine or climbing plant that readily grows up a support or over other plants