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- verb Present participle of
summit .
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Examples
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Further delays past the 10th May deadline could end any prospects of climbers summiting from the Nepali side, according to Ang Tsering Sherpa of the Nepal Mountaineering Association.
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Imagine being mere yards from summiting Everest and your pitons ripping out of the rock face and free-falling in space.
Rex Pickett: The Sideways Publishing Saga -- Part III: Whiplash; Dismay! Rex Pickett 2012
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I take a swig of my own water bottle, knowing nothing will make me feel better except summiting.
Margie Goldsmith: Grouse Grind And Other Adventures In B.C. Margie Goldsmith 2011
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– Jenny Kingsley, summiting without supplemental oxygen.
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As well as joy, the pair felt a sense of relief when they reached the very top, especially as Tenzing had been very close to summiting on an Everest Trek the year before.
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Yet, remarkably, his experience in summiting peaks could have ultimately protected him.
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The Category 2 Col du Noyer, summiting at 145. 5km, 33. 5km from the finish.
RadioShack gets stage 10 Tour de France win with Paulinho; Schleck retains yellow 2010
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Above us we still had a steep, loose snowfield to cross and a large overhanging cornice to surmount before summiting — both of which would prove to be the hardest climbing of the route.
A Long and Slippery Slope Michael J. Ybarra 2010
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Above us we still had a steep, loose snowfield to cross and a large overhanging cornice to surmount before summiting — both of which would prove to be the hardest climbing of the route.
A Long and Slippery Slope Michael J. Ybarra 2010
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The Category 3 Côte des Terrasses, summiting at 98km
RadioShack gets stage 10 Tour de France win with Paulinho; Schleck retains yellow 2010
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