| CLIMACTIC | Weather's enveloping first of climbers reaching the peak |
| AMIDST | Surrounded by a fog enveloping first bit of descent |
| POPLAR | Describing cold weather enveloping top of pine tree (6) |
| CLEVEREST | Most skilful leaders among climbers reaching their ultimate goal? |
| PLAYED | What the sporting mountaineer who risked all on reaching the peak did? (6,3,4,6) |
| FORHIGHSTAKES | What the sporting mountaineer who risked all on reaching the peak did? (6,3,4,6) |
| CLIMBINGDOWN | What one is doing after reaching the peak, admitting defeat (8,4) |
| DOWNHILL | Only way to go after reaching the peak (8) |
| TRELLIS | Framework used in the training of climbers (7) |
| GUIDE | Mountaineer in charge of a group of climbers (5) |
| CRESTED | Foremost of climbers, no longer tired, reached the top (7) |
| ROPES | Strings of pearls or onions; or, parties of climbers joined together (5) |
| FOCAL | Footprints of climbers all leading initially towards the centre (5) |
| CHICHENITZA | Owing to wear and tear from millions of climbers over the years, Mexican officials banned scaling this site's famous pyramid in 2006 |
| WAVINESS | Undulating tendency of climbers was about to find direction (8) |
| CREVASSE | Leader of climbers always upset when fool falls in this? (8) |
| ROPED | (Of climbers) connected together by line |
| JACKANDJILL | A couple of climbers in nursery, needing water, suffering damage |
| IVIED | I competed with lots of climbers (5) |
| HIGHCAMP | Affected behaviour in tents of climbers (4,4) |
