What a mountaineer does (6)

I believe the answer is:

climbs

(Other definitions for climbs that I've seen before include "Ascends a hill or ladder" , "Moves upward slowly" , "Advances" , "Scales" , "Moves upwords" .)

I've seen this clue in The Washington Post.

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